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Petr Jarchovský
Petr Jarchovský (born 6 October 1966 in Prague) is a Czech screenwriter, whose writing credits include ''Big Beat (film), Big Beat'' (1993), ''Cosy Dens'' (1999), and ''Divided We Fall (film), Divided We Fall'' (2000). Jarchovský is a frequent and long-term collaborator with director Jan Hřebejk. Career Jarchovský attended high school in Prague and then, from 1987 to 1991, at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, alongside his high school classmate and future creative collaborator Jan Hřebejk. His screenwriting debut was a collaboration with another classmate, Igor Chaun, on a project entitled ''Very Believable Stories''. Around this time, Jarchovský and Hřebejk also co-wrote a film based on Hřebejk's experiences of socialist summer camps, entitled ''Let's All Sing A Song'', which was later made into a feature film by Ondřej Trojan in his directorial debut. Jarchovský and Hřebejk's breakthrough came in 1993 with the film ''Big Beat (film), ... [...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] |
Up And Down (2004 Film)
''Up and Down'' () is a 2004 Czech comedy film directed by Jan Hřebejk. The film first premiered in France at the Cannes Film Market on May 19, 2004. The film was the Czech Republic's submission to the 77th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. Plot Milan and Goran are two criminals who smuggle illegal immigrants. One night after they complete a smuggle, they discover that one of the immigrants has left a baby behind. Milan and Goran decide to sell the baby to Lubos and Eman, who are responsible for running an illegal baby adoption center. Lubos and Eman make attempts to sell the baby to Miluska and Frantisek, a barren couple. Concurrently a university professor is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, setting into action a complicated train of family reunions, partings, and conflicts. Cast Awards and nominations Czech Lion *Won, "Best Actress" - ''Emília Vášáryová'' *Won, "Best Director" - ''Jan Hře ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Births
Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is deposed by a military coup in the Republic of Upper Volta (modern-day Burkina Faso). * January 10 ** Pakistani–Indian peace negotiations end successfully with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, a day before the sudden death of Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. ** Georgia House of Representatives, The House of Representatives of the US state of Georgia refuses to allow African-American representative Julian Bond to take his seat, because of his anti-war stance. * January 15 – 1966 Nigerian coup d'état: A bloody military coup is staged in Nigeria, deposing the civilian government and resulting in the death of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. * January 17 ** The Nigerian coup is overturned by another faction of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Teacher (2016 Film)
''The Teacher'' () is a 2016 Slovak-Czech black comedy film directed by Jan Hřebejk which premiered at the 2016 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where Zuzana Mauréry received an award for best actress. Plot The film is set in 1983, Czechoslovakia. Mária Drazdechová becomes a teacher at a suburban school near Bratislava. She uses her position to blackmail parents of her students to get benefits from them. Students whose parents disobey are bullied and given bad grades. The head teacher is afraid to intervene as Drazdechová is chairperson of the school Communist Party branch. One of Drazdechová's students attempts suicide as a result of the bullying. This induces the school principal to call the parents for a meeting about a petition to remove Drazdechová from the school. There are parents whose children were bullied by Drazdechová and others who support her. Most of the parents are afraid of the teacher's connections and do not want to sign. The meeting ends in f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honeymoon (2013 Film)
''Honeymoon'' () is a 2013 Czech drama film directed by Jan Hřebejk. It was nominated for the Crystal Globe at the 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where Hřebejk won the Best Director Award. The film was also screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film forms a loose trilogy with Hřebejk's previous films '' Kawasaki's Rose'' and ''Innocence'', themed around guilt and forgiveness. Plot Cast * Anna Geislerová as Tereza * Stanislav Majer as Radim * Jiří Černý as Benda * Bořivoj Čermák as Filip * Daniela Choděrová as Filip's mother * David Máj as Milan * Kristýna Nováková as Renata * Juraj Nvota as Priest * Jiří Šesták as Karel * Matěj Zikán Matej is a given name that originates from the Slavic nations of Central and Eastern Europe. It is one of the most common male names in Slovakia and Slovenia, and is also common in Croatia. The name is originally derived from Matthias the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innocence (2011 Film)
''Innocence'' () is a 2011 Czech drama film directed by Jan Hřebejk. Along with ''" Kawasaki's Rose"'' and ''"Honeymoon"'', ''Innocence'' is part of Hrebejk's loose trilogy of films in which shadows from the past already came to haunt the present of its characters. Cast *Anna Geislerová as Lída * Ondřej Vetchý as Tomáš *Hynek Čermák as Láďa *Zita Morávková as Milada * Anna Linhartová as Olinka *Luděk Munzar as Mr. Walter *Miroslav Hanuš as Petr *Daniel Czeizel as Štěpán *Alena Mihulová as Kamila *Rebeka Lizlerová as Tereza * Věra Hlaváčková as Zdravotnf sestra * Jiří Šesták as Sexuolog Awards ''Innocence'' picked up two awards at the 2011 Czech Film Critics' Awards, with recognition going to Anna Geislerová for Best Actress and Hynek Čermák Hynek Čermák (born 19 February 1973) is a Czech actor. Selected filmography Film * '' Little Knights Tale'' (2009) * '' Kajínek'' (2010) * '' Men in Hope'' (2011) * '' Innocence'' (2011) * '' Gangster K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Identity Card (2010 Film)
''Identity Card'' () is a 2010 Czech comedy film by Ondřej Trojan based on a story by Petr Šabach. The film premiered on 21 October 2010. The story, which takes place in Prague in the years 1974–77, tells about a group of fellow students: Peter (Petr), Cinderella (Popelka), Ales (Aleš) and Mita (Míťa). The film begins when Peter receives his identity card An identity document (abbreviated as ID) is a documentation, document proving a person's Identity (social science), identity. If the identity document is a plastic card it is called an ''identity card'' (abbreviated as ''IC'' or ''ID card''). ... on his fifteenth birthday. References External links * * Občanský průkaz' at CSFD.cz * Občanský průkaz' at cfn.cz 2010 films 2010s Czech-language films 2010 comedy films Films set in the 1970s Czech Film Critics' Awards winners Czech comedy films {{2010s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawasaki's Rose
''Kawasaki's Rose'' () is a 2009 Czech drama film directed by Jan Hřebejk. The film was selected in the Czech Republic as the Czech entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. It had already won two prizes from independent juries at the ''Berlinale'', as well as the Golden Kingfisher and viewers' prizes at the Czech festival ''Finale Plzen''. The film is a study of memory, the repressive Communist era, and reconciliation. Along with ''Honeymoon'' (Líbánky), and ''Innocence'', with this film Hrebejk presents a loose trilogy of films in which shadows from the past come to haunt the present of its characters. Cast * Lenka Vlasáková as Lucie * Milan Mikulčík as Luděk * Martin Huba as Pavel * Daniela Kolářová as Jana * Antonín Kratochvíl as Bořek (as Antonín Kratochvíl) * Anna Simonová as Bára * Petra Hřebíčková as Radka * Ladislav Chudík as Kafka * Ladislav Smoček as Dr. Pešek * Vladimír K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
