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Dobří Holubi Se Vracejí
''Dobří holubi se vracejí'' is a Czech dark comedy from the Alcohol Treatment Centre. It was directed by Dušan Klein, released in 1987. Plot Cast * Milan Kňažko as Miloš Lexa * Rudolf Hrušínský as Masák * Alicja Jachiewicz as Soňa Landová * Vladimír Menšík as Honzíček * Pavel Zedníček as Mutzlinger * Jiří Hálek as Čtvrtečka * Marián Labuda as Dorenda * Zdeněk Řehoř as Zlámal * Radan Rusev as Janošík * Rudolf Hrušínský ml. as Obuli * Jan Přeučil as Doctor Vonka * Josef Somr as senior doctor Dorotka * Evelyna Steimarová as Irena * Petr Čepek as Uncle Karel * Oldřich Navrátil as Doctor Křížek * Josef Somr Josef Somr (14 April 1934 – 16 October 2022) was a Czech actor. He was noted for starring in the Oscar-winning 1966 film '' Closely Watched Trains'', as well as in '' The Joke''. Early life Somr was born in Vracov, Czechoslovakia, on 14 Ap ... as Dobrotka * Eva Vejmělková External links * 1987 films 1980s Czech-language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dušan Klein
Dušan Klein (born Július Klein; 21 June 1939 – 9 January 2022) was a Czech film director and screenwriter of Slovak-Jewish origin. His most notable work is the comedic hexalogy "Poets". From 1990 to 2002, he was an university teacher. Biography Dušan Klein was born Július Klein on 21 June 1939 in Michalovce in the Slovak part of Czechoslovakia. He was from a Jewish family and had two older brothers. During the war, he hid in a monastery for orphans and was given the code name Dušan Ružiak. He kept the first name Dušan and adopted it as his own. After revealing their hiding place in December 1944, he and his brothers were send to the Theresienstadt Ghetto, but thanks to the end of World War II, they were not deported to extermination. The house of Dušan's family burned down during the war, so the family moved to Bratislava after the war. In 1952, they moved to Ostrava. In the 1950s, Klein performed in amateur theatre. He had his first experiences with film as an actor in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan Kňažko
Milan Kňažko (born 28 August 1945) is a Slovak actor and politician. He was one of the leading personalities of the Public against Violence movement in November 1989 and one of the most popular faces of the Velvet Revolution in Slovakia. Acting Kňažko starred in '' Devět kruhů pekla'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. He had a key supporting role in the 2007 horror film '' Hostel: Part II'', where he portrayed Sasha, the leader and manager of the Elite Hunting Club. From 2016–2019 he starred in a Czech translation of the play ''Shylock'' by Canadian playwright Mark Leiren-Young at Divadlo Na Jezerce in Prague. The play was filmed and shown as a television special on Czech TV. Selected filmography * '' Zánik samoty Berhof'' (1983) * '' Dobří holubi se vracejí'' (1987) * '' Devět kruhů pekla'' (1988) * '' The Last Butterfly'' (1990) * '' Normal'' (2009) * ''Jan Hus'' (2015) Awards On 19 November 2024, Knaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Brožek
Jiří Brožek (born 11 March 1947) is a Czech film editor. Biography During 1967‒1973 he attended Editing and Directing at FAMU. Then he started to work in Barrandov Movie Studios, from 1976 Brožek is self-employed. During the career he edited more than 100 feature films, variety of the TV production and many TV series. He cooperated with Ladislav Smoljak (''Ball Lightning'', '' Waiter, Scarper!'', ''Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping'') Karel Kachyňa ('' Love Between the Raindrops'', '' Forbidden Dreams''), Jiří Menzel (''Cutting It Short'', '' The Snowdrop Festival'', '' My Sweet Little Village''), Věra Chytilová ('' Calamity'', '' Wolf's Hole'') or Václav Havel ('' Leaving)''. Jiří Brožek was awarded nine Czech Lions for films '' Krvavý román'' (1993), '' Sekal Has to Die'' (1998), '' Anděl Exit'' (2000), '' Boredom in Brno'' (2003), '' The City of the Sun'' (2005), '' Pleasant Moments'' (2006), '' ...a bude hůř'' (2007), '' Leaving'' (2011) and '' Filth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Comedy
Black comedy, also known as black humor, bleak comedy, dark comedy, dark humor, gallows humor or morbid humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discuss, aiming to provoke discomfort, serious thought, and amusement for their audience. Thus, in fiction, for example, the term ''black comedy'' can also refer to a genre in which dark humor is a core component. Black comedy differs from ribaldry#Blue comedy, blue comedy—which focuses more on topics such as nudity, Human sexual activity, sex, and body fluids—and from obscenity. Additionally, whereas the term ''black comedy'' is a relatively broad term covering humor relating to many serious subjects, ''gallows humor'' tends to be used more specifically in relation to death, or situations that are reminiscent of dying. Black humor can occasionally be related to the grotesque genre. Literary critics h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Hrušínský
Rudolf Hrušínský (17 October 1920 – 13 April 1994) was a Czech actor. He was one of the most popular Czech actors. Many of his movies such as ''The Good Soldier Švejk'', '' The Cremator'' or '' Capricious Summer'' are considered classics of the Czech cinema. He was awarded the Legion of Honor by France and title ''National Artist'' in Czechoslovakia. Jiří Menzel once described him as "the Czech Jean Gabin." Biography He was born back stage at the theatre in Nová Včelnice on 17 October 1920. His parents were Hermina Červičková and Rudolf Hrušínský (born Rudolf Böhm). His family moved from place to place, but eventually settled in Prague. He studied law school, but dropped out of to pursue acting. Initially he starred in minor plays, but managed to escalate to famous film roles, many of which won him fame abroad. He spent most of his theatrical career in Czech National Theatre. In 1968 he signed The Two Thousand Words manifesto. As a result he was not allowed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimír Menšík
Vladimír Menšík (9 October 1929 – 29 May 1988) was a Czech actor and entertainer. He is considered one of the greatest Czech comedians, storytellers and improvisers. Life Vladimír Menšík was born on 9 October 1929 in Ivančice, Czechoslovakia as Vladislav Menšík. The year 1924 was listed during his lifetime, after Menšík falsified his documents for fun. He also once stated that he did it so he could "retire early". The fraud was discovered in 1988, shortly before his death. Despite suffering from asthma, he was a keen athlete and played handball competitively. In 1949, he graduated from the secondary mechanical engineering school in Brno. In 1953, he graduated from the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in Brno. He learned to sing and to play the clarinet, piano and mandolin. He then moved to Prague and started working in theaters there. In 1954–1958, he played in E. F. Burian Theatre and was a guest in other theatres. Because he did not enjoy performing on a da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Zedníček
Pavel Zedníček (born 1 November 1949 in Hoštice-Heroltice) is a Czech actor. He appeared in more than sixty films between 1976 and 2011. Filmography External links Official website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zednicek, Pavel 1949 births Living people Czech male film actors Czech male television actors Czech male voice actors People from Vyškov District Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts alumni 20th-century Czech male actors 21st-century Czech male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marián Labuda
Marián Labuda (28 October 1944 – 5 January 2018) was a Slovak actor. He was born in Hontianske Nemce. In 1964, he graduated from the ''Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava'' (VŠMU). He became a member of the Slovak National Theatre (SND) in Bratislava. In 1967, he moved to the theatre ''Divadlo na Korze'' in the same city. Following its closure in 1971 he joined ''Nová scéna'' in Bratislava. In 1990, he returned to SND. He portrayed more than a hundred characters on stage. He also regularly appeared in both Slovak and Czech films. As a singer, he recorded the album Silvester 68 with several well-known personalities in Slovakia. The song "Pichni" from the album was written and sung by himself. Labuda died in Bratislava on 5 January 2018, aged 73. Selected performances *2005 - Tiso in ''Tiso'', Divadlo Aréna (received Dosky Award) *2005 - Leon in '' The Workroom'' by Jean-Claude Grumberg, Vinohrady Theatre, Prague *1968 - Estragon in ''Waiting for Godot'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Somr
Josef Somr (14 April 1934 – 16 October 2022) was a Czech actor. He was noted for starring in the Oscar-winning 1966 film '' Closely Watched Trains'', as well as in '' The Joke''. Early life Somr was born in Vracov, Czechoslovakia, on 14 April 1934. He studied at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts, graduating in 1956. Career Somr started his acting career at various regional theatres, before becoming a part of The Drama Club in Prague. There, he received roles in productions directed by Ladislav Smocek, Jan Kačer, and Jiří Menzel. He began acting in films starting in the mid-1960s, making his film debut in '' Accused'' (1964). His following role saw him play the libidinous train dispatcher Hubička in '' Closely Watched Trains'' by Menzel. Film critic John Simon described Somr's performance as "so spontaneous, unconcerned, and complete ... that it affects our entire sensorium – finger tips, nostrils, and palate no less than eyes and ears". T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petr Čepek
Petr Čepek (16 September 1940 – 20 September 1994) was a Czechs, Czech actor. He was among the founders of The Drama Club theatre in Prague, where he played from 1965 until his death. He also had dozens of film roles, and he won the Czech Lion Award for Best Actor in Leading Role for his dual role in ''Faust (1994 film), Faust'' (1994). His appearance often led him to play negative roles. Life Petr Čepek was born on 16 September 1940 in Prague. His mother had a musical education and his father loved theatre. In 1942, his brother Karel was born, who later also became a theatre actor. Petr Čepek spent his childhood and adolescence in Ostrava, where his family moved after his father's death. At the age of thirteen, he made his first appearance in the theatre, in an amateur performance. Čepek studied acting at Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU) at the same class as Ladislav Mrkvička, Josef Abrhám and Jiří Krampol. He left school shortly before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldřich Navrátil
Oldřich Navrátil (born 21 October 1952) is a Czech stage, film and television actor. He has appeared in 75 films and television shows since 1976 and starred in the 1982 film ''Incomplete Eclipse'', which was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival, but was not accepted as a nominee. In recent years Navrátil has become a well-known, albeit reclusive, soap opera star.Pivodová, K."Oldřich Navrátil: Někam odjedu, tam budu a ani se nehnu" ''Týden'', 11 July 2015. On 6 February 2018, Navrátil announced his candidacy for Senate at Třebíč district, his birthplace. He is a candidate of TOP 09. Selected filmography * ''Incomplete Eclipse'' (1982) * ''How the World Is Losing Poets'' (1982) * ''Povídka s dobrým koncem'' (1986) * ''Dobří holubi se vracejí'' (1987) * ''Lotrando a Zubejda'' (1997) * ''Jak básníci neztrácejí naději'' (2004) * ''The City of the Sun (film), The City of the Sun'' (2005) * ''Rafťáci'' (2006) * ''Ďáblova lest'' (2009) Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1987 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Nine popular films ('' The Color Purple'', '' Hannah and Her Sisters'', '' The Aristocats'', '' Make Mine Music'', '' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'', '' Melody Time'', '' Apocalypse Now'', '' Cinderella'' and '' The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad'') were re-released in theaters. Paramount Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1987. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1987 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 31 – '' The Cure for Insomnia'' premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois, to officially become the world's longest film according to Guinness World Records. * February - Blue Sky Studios is founded by Chris Wedge. * May 23 – is held in Los Angeles, California, the first officially sponsored Star Wars conve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
