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Jaroslav Kučera
Jaroslav Kučera (6 August 1929 – 11 January 1991) was a Czech cinematographer. He worked on many Czech New Wave movies. Life He studied at FAMU in 1948–1952. He frequently worked with directors Vojtěch Jasný, Karel Kachyňa and his wife Věra Chytilová. He received Technical Grand Prize at Cannes film festival for ''The Cassandra Cat''. Martin Frič called him ''"the most extraordinary cameraman this country zechoslovakiahas ever had."'' He married director Věra Chytilová. Their daughter Tereza Kučerová (born 1964) is an art director. Their son Štěpán Kučera (born 1968) is a cinematographer. Selected filmography * ''September Nights'' (1957) * ''Desire'' (1958) * ''I Survived Certain Death'' (1960) * ''Pilgrimage to the Virgin Mary'' (1961) * ''Deštivý den'' (1962) * ''The Cassandra Cat'' (1963) * '' Diamonds of the Night'' (1963) * '' Cry'' (1964) * ''A Boring Afternoon'' (1964) * ''Pearls of the Deep'' (1965) * '' Daisies'' (1966) * ''Dita Saxová'' ... [...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] |
Desire (1958 Film)
''Desire'' () is a 1958 Czech anthology film directed by Vojtěch Jasný. It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. The film consists of four stories – ''About a Boy Who Searched for the End of the World'', ''People on Earth and Stars in the Skies'', ''Anděla'' and ''Mum'' Cast * Jan Jakeš as Joska Malina * Václav Babka as Joska's father * Věra Bublíková as Joska's mother * Vlastimil Brodský as Novosad * Jana Brejchová as Lenka * Jiří Vala as Jan * František Vnouček as Lenka's father * Otto Šimánek as Brother-in-law * Eva Blažková as Tonča * Věra Tichánková as Anděla * Václav Lohniský as Michal * Zdeněk Kutil as Pavelka * Vladimír Brabec as Municipal office employee * Vladimír Menšík as Combine driver References External links * 1958 films Czech anthology films 1950s Czech-language films Czechoslovak black-and-white films Films directed by Vojtěch Jasný 1950s Czech films {{1950s-CzechRepublic-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 Births
This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic Counter-revolutionary, counter-revolution in Mexico. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, a British high court, ruled that Canadian women are persons in the ''Edwards v. Canada (Attorney General)'' case. The 1st Academy Awards for film were held in Los Angeles, while the Museum of Modern Art opened in New York City. The Peruvian Air Force was created. In Asia, the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China and the Soviet Union engaged in a Sino-Soviet conflict (1929), minor conflict after the Chinese seized full control of the Manchurian Chinese Eastern Railway, which ended with a resumption of joint administration. In the Soviet Union, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, General Secretary Joseph S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Mermaid (1976 Czech Film)
''The Little Mermaid'' () is a 1976 Czechoslovak fantasy film directed by Karel Kachyňa based on the fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen. The film won the Main Prize at 1977 Gijón International Film Festival. The plot follows Andersen's story faithfully, with the primary difference being that mermaids are not portrayed with fish tails instead of legs, but as sea nymphs who appear to have strong disdain for humanity. Plot The little mermaid, one of the daughters of the King of the Seas, is waiting for her birthday on which she will be able to swim above the sea surface and see the world above. Her grandmother tells her stories about the surface world and warns her to never kiss a human. During the little mermaid's birthday, she sees a prince on a ship that soon sinks in a storm. Having fallen for him, she saves the prince's life, gets him safely to the shore and leaves. There, the prince is found by a young princess he falls in love with, thinking it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jáchyme, Hoď Ho Do Stroje!
''Jáchyme, hoď ho do stroje!'' (lit. Joachim, Put It in the Machine!) is a 1974 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Oldřich Lipský. Cast * Luděk Sobota - František Koudelka * Marta Vančurová - Blanka * Věra Ferbasová - František's aunt * Josef Dvořák - Bedřich Hudeček * Ladislav Smoljak - Karfík * Zdeněk Svěrák - Klasek * Karel Novák - Innkeeper * Václav Lohniský - Doctor Chocholoušek * Eva Fiedlerová - Mrs. Nevyjelová * František Husák - Attendant Arnošt * Josef Hlinomaz - Attendant Arnošt * Miroslav Homola - Speaker * Lubomír Lipský - Gate-keeper * Petr Nárožný - Car racer Volejník * Eva Svobodová Eva or EVA may refer to: * Eva (name), a feminine given name Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Eva (Dynamite Entertainment), a comic book character * Eva (''Devil May Cry''), in the ''Devil May Cry'' video game series * ... - František's mother References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jachyme, Hod Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Night At Karlstein
''A Night at Karlstein'' () is a 1973 Czech historical musical film directed by Zdeněk Podskalský Zdeněk Podskalský (18 February 1923 – 29 October 1993) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He is one of the most successful Czech directors of comedies and musical films. Life Zdeněk Podskalský was born on 18 February 1923. He was ..., based on an 1884 play by Jaroslav Vrchlický. Plot The young queen Elizabeth of Pomerania waits in vain for her husband Emperor Charles IV at the Prague Castle. She travels to Karlštejn castle to meet him. There she finds out that women are banned from Karlštejn. She disguised herself as a young man so she can sneak inside the castle. Cast * Vlastimil Brodský as Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV * Jana Brejchová as Elizabeth of Pomerania, Elisabeth of Pomerania * Karel Höger as Arnošt of Pardubice * Waldemar Matuška as Peter I of Cyprus * Miloš Kopecký as Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria * Jaroslav Marvan as Burgr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
