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Karel Kachyňa
Karel Kachyňa (1 May 1924 – 12 March 2004) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. His career spanned over five decades. Early life He was born on May 1, 1924, in Vyškov, Czechoslovakia. His father was a government officer. His mother was an art teacher. After spending first 4 years of his life in Vyškov, he moved with his family to Dačice and then Kroměříž. Kachyňa studied at Baťa School of Art in Zlín. During the WWII he was forced to work in a German factory Walter Georgi in Bernsbach. After the war he was able to finish high school and work on commercials at the Baťa film studios in Zlín. Kachyňa was then accepted at newly founded Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU) to study cinematography and directing. His fellow students were Vojtěch Jasný, Zdeněk Podskalský and Antonín Kachlík. Career After the graduation he directed socialist realist propaganda documentaries with Jasný. Throughout the 1950s they both wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vyškov
Vyškov (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 21,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Vyškov consists of 13 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Vyškov-Město (1,778) *Vyškov-Předměstí (6,275) * Brňany (1,744) * Dědice (5,668) * Hamiltony (367) * Křečkovice (1,111) * Lhota (368) * Nosálovice (1,383) * Nouzka (338) * Opatovice (380) * Pařezovice (35) * Pazderna (281) * Rychtářov (576) Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Vyšek or Výšek. Geography Vyškov is located about east of Brno. It lies mostly in the Vyškov Gate. The northwestern part of the municipal territory extends into the Drahany Highlands and includes the highest point of Vyškov, the Kuchlov hill at above sea level. The Haná River, formed by the confluence of the Velká Haná and Malá Haná streams in Dědice, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Procházka (writer)
Jan Procházka (4 February 1929 – 20 February 1971) was a Czechoslovak writer, screenwriter and producer. He wrote films including '' Ucho'', '' Fetters'', '' Slasti Otce vlasti'' and ''On the Comet ''Na kometě'' (literally ''On the Comet'') is a 1970 Czech film directed by Karel Zeman, based on Jules Verne's 1877 novel ''Off on a Comet''. The film is a combination of animated and live action film. Animation is based on illustrations for V ...''. Procházka was also involved in films such as '' A Report on the Party and the Guests'' and '' Diamonds of the Night''. Biography Jan Procházka came from a peasant family. He studied at the Higher Agricultural School in Olomouc and after graduation, he began working in the border areas as the head of the State Youth Farm on the Stavovské panství Bruntál (1945–1949). He processed his experiences from this time in his book "Green Horizons". A year later, he moved to Prague, where he organized youth brigades to the border re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At That Time, At Christmas
AT or at may refer to: Geography Austria * Austria (ISO 2-letter country code) * .at, Internet country code top-level domain United States * Atchison County, Kansas (county code) * The Appalachian Trail (A.T.), a 2,180+ mile long mountainous trail in the Eastern United States Elsewhere * Antigua and Barbuda, World Meteorological Organization country code * Ashmore and Cartier Islands (FIPS 10-4 territory code, and obsolete NATO country code) * At, Bihar, village in Aurangabad district of Bihar, India * Province of Asti, Italy (ISO 3166-2:IT code) * Australia, LOC MARC code Politics * Awami Tahreek a left-wing Pakistani political party Science and technology Computing * @ (or "at sign"), the punctuation symbol now typically used in e-mail addresses and tweets) * at (command), used to schedule tasks or other commands to be performed or run at a certain time * IBM Personal Computer/AT ** AT (form factor) for motherboards and computer cases ** AT connector, a five-pin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lost Track
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Everything Ends Tonight
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Hradčany
Hradčany (; ), is the district of the city of Prague, Czech Republic surrounding Prague Castle. The castle is one of the biggest in the world at about in length and an average of about wide. Its history stretches back to the 9th century. St Vitus Cathedral is located in the castle area. Most of the district consists of noble historical palaces. There are many other attractions for visitors: romantic nooks, peaceful places and beautiful lookouts. Hradčany was an independent borough until 1784, when the four independent boroughs that had formerly constituted Prague were proclaimed a single city. The other three were Malá Strana (, Lesser Quarter), Staré Město (, Old Town) and Nové Město (, New Town). Demographics References External links Official Website of the City of PragueHradčany - Prague-wiki Photo gallery NearPrazhskyHrad.jpg, The architecture of Hradčany Neighborhood Hradcany11.jpg, In a quiet corner of Hradčany neighborhood. Hradcany1927.JPG, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czernin Palace
The Czernin Palace () is the largest of the baroque palaces of Prague, which has served as the offices of the Czechoslovak and later Czech foreign ministry since the 1930s. It was commissioned by the diplomat Humprecht Jan Czernin, the Habsburg imperial ambassador to Venice and Rome, in the 1660s. The palace features stuccos by Italian artists.Mojmír Horyna, Pavel Zahradník, Pavel Preiss ''Czernin Palace in Prague'' 2001 Page 23 "... working so hard it could be hoped that they would finish before the Count's arrival in Prague. This was the first time the two stucco makers working at the palace were actually named – Giovanni Bartolommeo Cometa and Giovanni Maderna." History In 1666, Humprecht Jan Czernin purchased a part of the debt loaded property of the House of Lobkowicz, including a building plot with gardens located in the centre of Prague. In 1668, he commissioned Francesco Caratti, a Swiss-Italian architect, and assigned him to develop the project of his new pala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sestřičky
''The Nurses '' () is a 1984 Czech language, Czech comedy film directed by Karel Kachyňa based on the novel by Adolf Branald. Cast * Alena Mihulová as Nurse Marie Sahulová * Jiřina Jirásková as Old Nurse * Ondřej Vetchý as Horsekeeper Petr * Oldřich Vízner as Ambulance driver Arnošt * František Husák as Physician * Jiří Růžička (actor), Jiří Růžička as Gamekeeper Krákora References External links Czechoslovak comedy films Czech comedy films 1984 comedy films 1980s Czech films Films scored by Luboš Fišer {{1980s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution () or Gentle Revolution () was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 28 November 1989. Popular demonstrations against the one-party government of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia included students and older dissidents. The result was the end of Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, 41 years of one-party rule in Czechoslovakia, and the subsequent dismantling of the command economy and conversion to a parliamentary republic. On 17 November 1989 (International Students' Day), riot police suppressed a Student activism, student demonstration in Prague. The event marked the 50th anniversary of a violently suppressed demonstration against the Nazi storming of Prague University in 1939 where 1,200 students were arrested and 9 killed (see International Students' Day#Origin, Origin of International Students' Day). The 1989 event sparked a series of demonstrations from 17 November to late December and turned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ear
''The Ear'' () is a Czech language film by Karel Kachyňa, completed in 1970. This film was banned by the nation's ruling Communist party (who were supported by the occupying Soviet forces). It wasn't released until the fall of the communist regime in 1989. Plot The film is about a bitter married couple that consists of Ludvík, a senior official of Prague's ruling Communist regime, and his alcoholic wife Anna. They return home after attending a political party dinner and notice their home has been broken into. Several strange occurrences, including the disappearance of their spare house keys and dead phone lines, lead them to believe that they are under surveillance by their own government. As the night progresses, the flaws of their marriage and of each other are exposed. Cast * Radoslav Brzobohatý as Ludvík * Jiřina Bohdalová as Anna * Jiří Císler as Standa * Miroslav Holub as Russian general * Milica Kolofiková as Woman at the party * Jaroslav Moučka as Vagera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nun's Night
''The Nun's Night'' () is a 1967 Czechoslovak film directed by Karel Kachyňa adapted from a novel by Jan Procházka. Set in a Moravian village in the early 1950s, a time of collectivisation as well as mass closures of monasteries and convents by the Stalinist regime, the film is an evocative critique of religious fanaticism and political ideology. Cast *Jana Brejchová as Nun * Mnislav Hofmann as Chairman Picin * Gustáv Valach as Village idiot Ambrož *Josef Kemr as Priest * Josef Elsner as Farmer Jan Šabatka *Čestmír Řanda as Farmer Alois Skovajs *Jaroslav Moučka as Farmer Vitásek * Josef Větrovec as Farmer Josef Bařina * Valerie Kaplanová as Filipa, Picin's wife *Libuše Havelková Libuše Havelková (11 May 1924 – 6 April 2017) was a Czech actress. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coach To Vienna
''Coach to Vienna'' (; in USA released as ''Carriage to Vienna'') is a 1966 Czechoslovak war drama directed by Karel Kachyňa. The film was awarded the third prize at Karlovy Vary Film Festival in 1966, however it was also denounced as "disgraceful ideological mischief", anti-Czech, anti-German and anti-partisan by some critics. The film was banned from distribution after Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. Plot In Czechoslovakia at the beginning of May 1945, retreating German forces hang the husband of Krista for a petty offence. After the funeral, a German deserter named Hans orders her at gunpoint to take him and Günther, his dying comrade, south through the forests to Vienna. In her horse-drawn wagon she drives them along a network of tracks that eventually lead north towards the advancing Russians. Though Hans tries to be friendly, she treats him with contempt and whenever she sees an opportunity she throws the men's weapons into the brush, until all they have le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
