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Jana Brejchová
Jana Brejchová (born 20 January 1940) is a Czech film actress. She has appeared in more than 70 films since 1953. She was married to director Miloš Forman and later actor Vlastimil Brodský. Her younger sister Hana Brejchová, Hana was also an actress who has appeared in the Miloš Forman films ''Loves of a Blonde'' and ''Amadeus (film), Amadeus''. Selected filmography * ''Wolf Trap (film), Wolf Trap'' (1957) * ''Desire (1958 film), Desire'' (1958) * ''Suburban Romance'' (1958) * ''Higher Principle'' (1960) * ''The Fabulous Baron Munchausen'' (1961) * ''Gripsholm Castle (film), Gripsholm Castle'' (1963) * ''The House in Karp Lane'' (1965) * ''The Pipes'' (1966) * ''The Return of the Prodigal Son (1966 film), The Return of the Prodigal Son'' (1966) * ''End of a Priest'' (1969) * ''Noc na Karlštejně'' (1974) * ''The Young Man and Moby Dick'' (1979) * ''Scalpel, Please'' (1985) * ''The Conception of My Younger Brother'' (2000) * ''Beauty in Trouble'' (2006) References Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague
Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its Prague metropolitan area, metropolitan area is home to approximately 2.3 million people. Prague is a historical city with Romanesque architecture, Romanesque, Czech Gothic architecture, Gothic, Czech Renaissance architecture, Renaissance and Czech Baroque architecture, Baroque architecture. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV (r. 1346–1378) and Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II (r. 1575–1611). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austria-Hungary. The city played major roles in the Bohemian Reformation, Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Return Of The Prodigal Son (1966 Film)
''The Return of the Prodigal Son'' () is a 1966 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Evald Schorm. The film won Special Mention at Locarno International Film Festival in 1967. Synopsis Cast * Jan Kačer as Jan Šebek * Jana Brejchová as Jana Šebková * Jiří Menzel as Jiří * Milan Morávek as Doctor * Dana Medřická as Olga * Anna Lebedová as Jana's mother * Antonín Lebeda as Jana's father * Jiřina Třebická as Nurse * Jiří Kylián as Dancer Zdeněk * Nina Divíšková as Young patient Release in 2012, the film was released on DVD by The Criterion Collection as a part of the Eclipse (DVD brand), Eclipse Series compilation ''Pearls of the Czech New Wave''. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Return of the Prodigal Son, The Czech drama films Czechoslovak drama films 1967 drama films 1967 films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Films directed by Evald Schorm Czech independent films 1960s Czech-language films 1960s Czech films Films scored by Jan Klus� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Czech Actresses
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Czech Film Actresses
Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surname) *Czech, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland *Czechville, Wisconsin, unincorporated community, United States See also * Čech, a surname * Czech lands * Czechoslovakia * List of Czechs * * * Check (other) * Czechoslovak (other) * Czech Republic (other) The Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and ... * Czechia (other) {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actresses From Prague
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1940 Births
A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *January 4 – WWII: Luftwaffe Chief and Generalfeldmarschall Hermann Göring assumes control of most war industries in Nazi Germany, Germany, in his capacity as Plenipotentiary for the Four Year Plan. *January 6 – WWII: Winter War – General Semyon Timoshenko takes command of all Soviet forces. *January 7 – WWII: Winter War: Battle of Raate Road – Outnumbered Finnish troops decisively defeat Soviet forces. *January 8 – WWII: **Winter War: Battle of Suomussalmi – Finnish forces destroy the 44th Rifle Division (Soviet Union), Soviet 44th Rifle Division. **Food rationing in the United Kingdom begins; it will remain in force until 1954. *January 9 – WWII: British submarine is sunk in the Heligoland Bight. *January 10 – WWII: Mechele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauty In Trouble
''Beauty in Trouble'' () is a 2006 Czech tragicomedy directed by Jan Hřebejk. Eddie Cockrell, writing in '' Variety'', said the " tle comes from the Robert Graves poem, itself adapted into a Czech popular song in the 1980s, and performed in the film by homegrown thrush Radůza. Germ of the pic's idea was the first line, 'Beauty in trouble flees to the good angel/On whom she can rely...'" Plot The script is based on Robert Graves's enigmatic poem "Beauty in Trouble", and it begins with these words sung by a chanteuse who accompanies herself on the accordion. The film is a naturalistic love story about the sex life of a beautiful woman, Marcela, and her concurrent relationships with three men; Jarda, her abusive husband, Risha, her abusive step-father, and Evžen, a dashing, older man she meets shortly after the film begins. With her husband, Jarda, she enjoys lustful sex and his physical abusiveness is an extension of a chauvinism that powers strong sexual encounters, but he is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Conception Of My Younger Brother
''The Conception of My Younger Brother'' () is a 2000 Czech drama film directed by Vladimír Drha. It was entered into the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Dana Vávrová as Marie * Jiří Bartoška as Josef Plachý * Vladimír Dlouhý * Miroslav Ballek as Tonda * Jana Brejchová * Marie Durnová as Zdena Plachá * Antonie Hegerlíková * Jirí Hálek * Jirí Hána as Bridegroom *Martha Issová *Vítězslav Jandák as Narrator *Jitka Jezková as Bride * Jaroslava Obermaierová *Filip Rajmont as Postman *František Řehák * Miroslav Simunek * Jirí Sláma *Lenka Termerová Lenka Termerová (born 12 July 1947) is a Czech film, stage and television actress. She won the Czech Lion award for Best Supporting Actress in 2008 for her role in the film '' Děti noci''. She is the mother of actress Martha Issová. Acting c ... References External links * 2000 films 2000 drama films 2000s Czech-language films Czech drama films 2000s Czech films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scalpel, Please
''Scalpel, Please'' () is a 1985 Czech psychological drama film directed by Jiří Svoboda. It was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Czechoslovakia entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Miroslav Macháček as Professor * Jana Brejchová as Jitka * Radoslav Brzobohatý as Krtek * Barbara Brylska as Med. assistant * Marie Durnová as Zita * Jana Krausová as Helena * Jakub Zdenek as Uzlik See also * List of submissions to the 58th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ... * List of Czechoslovak submissions for the Academy Award f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
