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Snake's Venom
Snake's Venom () is a 1982 Czechoslovak drama film directed by František Vláčil. It stars Josef Vinklář. The film focuses on theme of alcoholism. The film follows 18-years student Vlaďka who tries to help her father Jan Veselý with alcoholism. Plot The film follows young student Vlaďka. Her mother recently died and she never met her father. She decides to meet him. She finds him on Geologic research where he lives in a caravan. She reveals to him that she is his daughter. Father isn't enthusiastic, but they grow closer to each other. Vlaďka stays and meets her father's friends and environment he lives in. She finds out that her father has problems with alcohol and often changes partners. His reputation is not good. He is a broken man who lost all illusions and ideals. She tries to help him to change his lifestyle, but he is unable to overcome his problems with alcohol. It leads to arguments between them and Vlaďka leaves. She leaves a note saying that they can meet again w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
František Vláčil
František Vláčil (19 February 1924 – 27 January 1999) was a Czech film director, painter, and graphic artist. From 1945 to 1950, he studied aesthetics and art history at Masaryk University in Brno. Later, he worked in various groups and ateliers (e.g. on animated films), but his main focus became played film. His films are well known for high art quality. Vláčil was awarded many film prizes like the Prize of the International Film Festival 1998 in Karlovy Vary or the Czech Lion Prize for his longstanding contribution to world film culture. In 1998 Vláčil was voted the greatest Czech director of all time by a poll of Czech film critics. His film '' Marketa Lazarová'' is considered by some critics to be the best Czech film ever made. Biography Early life He spent childhood in north Moravia. He shortly studied Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague but switched to the faculty of Arts at Masaryk University. He finished his studies in 1951. He was intere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |