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Michael Kocáb
Michael Kocáb (born 28 July 1954) is a Czech composer, singer, and political activist. He is the leader of Pražský výběr, a popular music band suppressed by the Czechoslovak communist regime in the 1980s. At the spring 1989 Kocab with Michal Horacek founded the "Bridge" initiative; after founding of Civic Forum (CF) on November 19, 1989, he organized together with Horacek all negotiations of CF with the communist Prime Minister and his cabinet. On behalf of CF, Kocab was also responsible for negotiations with representatives of the Czechoslovak army. Using the significant political influence, he managed with several people to put through Vaclav Havel as the sole candidate of CF for the duty of the president – as Havel spoke of this in February 1990 in his speech to the US Congress in 1990. From 1990 to 1992 he was a member of the Federal Assembly of the CSSR and the CFSR. In his first speeches during joint meetings of the House of Commons and the Chamber of Nations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirek Topolánek
Mirek Topolánek (, born 15 May 1956) is a Czech Republic, Czech politician and business manager who served as the prime minister of the Czech Republic from 2006 to 2009 and the leader of the Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic), Civic Democratic Party (ODS) from 2002 Civic Democratic Party leadership election, 2002 to 2010. Between 2006 and 2009, Topolánek was the member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, Chamber of Deputies (MP) and Senate of the Czech Republic, senator from Senate district 70 – Ostrava-City, Ostrava from 1996 until 2004. After leaving politics in 2010, Topolánek has been active in the electric power industry as a vocal lobbyist for the fossil fuel industry. On 24 March 2009, Topolánek resigned as prime minister after he lost a Czech Republic Government Vote of No Confidence, 2009, no-confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, Chamber of Deputies. He remained in office until 8 May, at which point Jan Fischer (Czech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Krejčík
Jiří Krejčík (; 26 June 1918 – 8 August 2013) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. Born in 1918 in Prague, he began his film career as an extra for Barrandov Studios, during World War II. He then began creating short films and commercials. His first directorial feature film was 1947's ''A Week in the Quiet House (Týden v tichém domě)'', in which he wrote the screenplay based on the short stories of Jan Neruda. In 1948, he directed ''Border Village (Ves v pohraničí)'' about a coal-mining village on the Czech border after World War II. He also wrote and directed different segments of the 1959 film ''Of Things Supernatural (O věcech nadpřirozených)'', which won him Special Mention at the Locarno International Film Festival. His other films of note are ''The Emperor and the Golem (Císařův pekař a pekařův císař)'' (1951), from which he was replaced, and '' Divine Emma (Božská Ema)'' (1979), which would be considered for the list of submissions to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Rock Singers
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) * Czechia (other) Czechia is the official short form name of the Czech Republic. Czechia may also refer to: * Historical Czech lands *Czechoslovakia (1918–1993) *Czech Socialist Republic (1969–1990) *Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (1939–1945) See also ... {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Václav Láska (lawyer) (born 1974), Czech politician
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Václav Láska may refer to: * Václav Láska (mathematician) (1862–1943), Czech astronomer, geophysicist, and mathematician * Václav Láska (politician) Václav Láska (born 4 August 1974) is a Czech politician and head of the Senator 21 party, which he founded in 2017. He was elected to the Czech Senate during the 2020 election. Láska ran as independent with the support of Czech Pirate Party. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Kratochvíl
Martin Kratochvíl (born 22 May 1946) is a Czech jazz / jazz fusion keyboardist and businessman born in Prague. He cofounded the Jazz Q quartet in 1964. During his career, he has performed in various countries around the world, launched his own record label, opened a recording studio, and released numerous albums both as a solo artist and with other musicians. Career In 1964, Kratochvíl cofounded the band Jazz Q with flautist Jiří Stivín; the group was later rounded out by guitarist Luboš Andršt and bassist Vladimír Padrůněk during their most successful era. In 1970, they collaborated with the rock band Blue Effect on the fusion album ''Coniunctio''. Kratochvíl has also performed and released a number of albums with American guitarist Tony Ackerman. Being a successful musician both in Czechoslovakia and overseas, Kratochvíl saved enough money so that when the communist regime collapsed in 1989, he became a successful businessman, owner of an airport, several factori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Investment is traditionally defined as the "commitment of resources into something expected to gain value over time". If an investment involves money, then it can be defined as a "commitment of money to receive more money later". From a broader viewpoint, an investment can be defined as "to tailor the pattern of expenditure and receipt of resources to optimise the desirable patterns of these flows". When expenditures and receipts are defined in terms of money, then the net monetary receipt in a time period is termed cash flow, while money received in a series of several time periods is termed cash flow stream. In finance, the purpose of investing is to generate a return on the invested asset. The return may consist of a capital gain (profit) or loss, realised if the investment is sold, unrealised capital appreciation (or depreciation) if yet unsold. It may also consist of periodic income such as dividends, interest, or rental income. The return may also include currency gains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krysař
''The Pied Piper'' is a 1986 Czechoslovakian Animated film, animated dark fantasy, dark fantasy film directed by Jiří Barta. Its original Czech title is ''Krysař'', which means "The rat catcher". The story is an adaptation of the ''Pied Piper of Hamelin'', a fairy tale originated in medieval Germany. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival Plot The film starts with the image of a mechanism beginning to work - as the gears move (behind the scenes), the sun slowly rises up over a town and a new day begins. The town, Hamelin, is shown to be one which is full of miserly and petty people, where everything is wasted and money and social rank are the first priority. The waste leads to an enormous rat infestation at night, stealing food and valuables, that spills out into the streets the next day. As the rats wreak havoc in the town, a tall hooded figure watches from afar, then makes his way towards the town. As the town leaders meet to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Hus (2015 Film)
''Jan Hus'' is a 2015 Czech historical television film directed by Jiří Svoboda. It is based on the life of Jan Hus. It consists of three parts. ''Jan Hus'' is one of the most expensive projects of Czech Television. Plot The film starts when Czech king Wenceslaus IV is imprisoned by his brother Sigismund. Sigismund's troops pillage Bohemian territory. Jan Hus criticises the new order during his sermons. He also starts to criticise conditions in the Church which earns him hatred from other priests. Pope imposes Prague to an Interdict and Hus has to leave Prague. He is not safe in his hometown Husinec but Jidnřich offers him hideout. Hus is invited to Kostnice to defend his teachings. He agrees but is arrested on his way. He is executed on 6 June 1415. Cast *Matěj Hádek as Jan Hus *Milan Kňažko as Dominikán *Jan Dolanský as Štěpán Paleč *Vladimír Javorský as Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia * Michal Dlouhý as Sigismund of Luxemburg * Jan Plouhar as Jeroným Pražský *Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Fíla
Ivan Fíla, alternate name Ivan Fila, is a Czech film director, screenwriter and producer. Life and work Fíla was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He moved to Germany in 1977 where he received a directing and scriptwriting degree at the Film Department of the university in Cologne. Fíla shot documentaries and shorts before making his feature debut with Lea. The feature premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 1996 and won the OCIC-Award. Lea was also nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globes and for best young film at the European Film Awards. At the Brussels International Film Festival, ''Lea'' won both the Audience Award and the Crystal Star for Best European Feature. ''Lea'' also won the Satyajit Ray Award for best film at the London Film Festival and many others including two Czech Lions. ''Lea'' brought Fíla to Hollywood where he was hired by Steven Spielberg to rewrite and direct ''The Betty Schimmel Story''. Fíla's follow-up '' King of thieve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Of Thieves (2004 Film)
''King of Thieves'' is a 2004 German film directed by Ivan Fíla, starring Lazar Ristovski, Jakov Kultiasov, Katharina Thalbach, Paulus Manker, Birol Ünel and Werner Daehn.:de:König der Diebe Plot Barbu is a young boy growing up in a remote area of Ukraine. He and his older sister Mimma perform circus acts for their village. Barbu and Mimma are sold by their parents to Caruso, a German circus master to supposedly become part of his circus act in Berlin. On their arrival to Germany, Barbu is taken to the circus, in reality being a training camp of young thieves, and Mimma is sold to Cardinal for prostitution in his brothel. Barbu develops a bond with Caruso and Julie, Caruso's wife, and they feel he is the son they never had. Barbu is trained to Pickpocketing, pickpocket by Marcel, an older Albanians, Albanian boy. Caruso eventually discovers that Marcel is keeping a small amount of the cash that he steals, resulting in having him lashed and then sold. Now working on his own, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Édouard Molinaro
Édouard Molinaro (13 May 1928 – 7 December 2013) was a French film director and screenwriter. Biography He was born in Bordeaux, Gironde. He is best known for his comedies with Louis de Funès (''Oscar (1967 film), Oscar'', ''Hibernatus''), ''Mon oncle Benjamin, My Uncle Benjamin'' (with Jacques Brel and Claude Jade), ''Dracula and Son'' (with Christopher Lee), and the Academy Award-nominated ''La Cage aux Folles (film), La Cage aux Folles'' (with Michel Serrault and Ugo Tognazzi). Molinaro was active as a director until a few years before his death, although after 1985 he had almost exclusively been producing works for television. In 1996, his cinematic work was awarded the René Clair Award, a prize given by the Académie Française for excellent film work. Molinaro died of a Respiratory failure, respiratory insufficiency in 2013 at the age of 85. Filmography (as director) *''Les Alchimistes'' (1957, short) *''Back to the Wall (film), Back to the Wall'' (1958) — based o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
