The Watchmaker's Apprentice
''Watchmaker's Apprentice'' (Czech: ) is a 2019 Czech fairytale film directed by Jitka Rudolfová and starring Michael Balcar and Viktor Preiss. Plot Three ''sudički'', Rodovoj, Rodovít and Lichoradka, come to Urban's cradle. Rodovoj and Rodovít wish him a happy life but Lichoradka makes a wish that Urban will become an orphan and live in poverty and unhappiness. Rodovoj and Rodovít then wish that all his difficulties will be temporary and he will ultimately live a happy life. Rodovoj and Rodovít then bet with Lichoradka whose wish will win and come true. As Lichoradka wished, Urban's mother soon dies and Urban becomes an orphan. When he is a bit older, Rodovoj and Rodovít give Watchmaker a dream that Urban will get a treasure when he gets married. Watchmaker decides to take care of Urban as he plans to have him marry his daughter Laura and seize the treasure. Urban becomes Watchmaker's apprentice and lives with Watchmaker's family. When he grows up, Watchmaker suggests th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jitka Rudolfová
Jitka is a Czech female given name. It is nickname of Hebrew name Judith, meaning ''He will be praised'' or ''woman of Judea''. The old Czech form is Jutka, derived the German name Jutta. Name day celebrate 5 December. Pronounced "YIT-kah". Famous bearers * Jitka ze Svinibrodu - Czech princess * Jitka Babická - Czech figure skater * Jitka Čechová - Czech actress * Judita Čeřovská - Czech jazz and swing singer * Jitka Čvančarová - Czech actress * Jitka Harazimova - Czech professional bodybuilder * Jitka Janáčková (born 1973, Mladá Boleslav), a Czech-Czechoslovak sprint canoer * Jitka Kocurová - Czech model * Jitka Landová - Czech Biathlete * Jitka Legatová, a Czechoslovak slalom canoer * Jitka Licenik - Czech-Canadian journalist * Jitka Molavcová - Czech actress and singer * Jitka Němcová - Czech director * Jitka Obzinová - Czech journalist * Jitka Seitlová - Czech politician * Jitka Schneiderová - Czech actress * Jitka Bartosová - Czech linguist * Jitk ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Viktor Preiss
Viktor Preiss (born 13 March 1947 in Prague) is a Czech actor. He popularly known for his roles in '' Hospital at the End of the City'' or '' Give the Devil His Due''. He starred in dozens of Czech films and television programs, including the film '' Operace Silver A'' under director Jiří Strach in 2007. Selected filmography * '' Lovers in the Year One'' (1973) * '' Hospital at the End of the City'' (1978, TV) * '' Give the Devil His Due'' (1985) * '' The Territory of White Deer'' (1991, TV) * ''Dark Blue World ''Dark Blue World'' ( cs, Tmavomodrý svět) is a 2001 film by Czech director Jan Svěrák, the Academy Award-winning director of '' Kolya'', about Czech pilots who fought for the British Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. The s ...'' (2001) * '' Operace Silver A'' (2007) *''Duch nad zlato'' (2013) *''Případ pro malíře'' (2016) *''Každý milion dobrý'' (2016) *'' Angel of the Lord 2'' (2016) References External links * Czech male film a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michael Balcar
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= * Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dana Droppová
Dana may refer to: People Given name * Dana (given name) Surname * Dana (surname) * Dana family of Cambridge, Massachusetts ** James Dwight Dana (1813–1895), scientist, zoological author abbreviation Dana Nickname or stage name * Dana International, stage name of singer Sharon Cohen * Dana Shum, the Shaw Brothers Hong Kong actress from 1973 to 1979 * Dana, stage name of Dana Rosemary Scallon (born 1951), Irish singer and former politician * Dana (South Korean singer) (born 1986), South Korean pop singer Places Ancient world * Ancient Dana or Tyana in Cappadocia, capital of a Neo-Hittite kingdom in the 1st millennium BC * Ancient Dana possibly associated with Tynna in Cappadocia Canada * CFS Dana, a former military radar installation in Saskatchewan, Canada * Dana Lake, a lake in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, Quebec, Canada Ethiopia * Dana, Ethiopia, a village Iran * Dana County, an administrative subdivision of Iran * Dana Rural District, an admini ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Deities And Fairies Of Fate In Slavic Mythology
Rozhanitsy, narecnitsy, and sudzhenitsy are invisible spirits or deities of fate in the pre-Christian religion of the Slavs. Related to pregnancy, motherhood, marriage and female ancestors. Often quoted together with Rod. They are usually mentioned three together, but sometimes up to 9 together, of which one was a "queen" or singular.'' The Mythology of All Races'' (1918), Vol. III, Section "Slavic", Part I: The GeniiChapter IV: Genii of Fate, pp. 249-252/ref> They are related to Dola, but it is not known on what terms. In Poland they were worshipped as zorze (auroras). Names and meaning In different regions of the Slavs and languages they were named differently: * Croatian: rodjenice, rojenice, roženice, sudice, sudjenice, sujenice * Slovene: rodjenice, rojenice, sudice, sojenice, sujenice * Bulgarian: sudženici, narŭčnici, orisnici, urisnici, uresici * Czech and Slovak: rodjenice, sudjenice, sudičky * Polish: rodzanice, narecznice, sudiczki * Romanian: ursitoare * Serbi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jaroslav Plesl
Jaroslav Plesl (born 20 October 1974) is a Czech actor. Selected filmography Film * ''Grandhotel'' (2006) * '' Men in Rut'' (2009) * '' Největší z Čechů'' (2010) * ''Sunday League – Pepik Hnatek's Final Match'' (2012) * ''Family Film'' (2015) * '' Murder in Polná'' (2016) * ''A Vote for the King of the Romans'' (2016) * ''Toman'' (2018) * ''Rašín Rašín is a municipality and village in Jičín District Jičín District ( cs, okres Jičín) is a district ('' okres'') within the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Jičín. List of municipalities B ...'' (2018) * '' The Watchmaker's Apprentice'' (2019) * '' Emergency Situation'' (2022) * '' Arvéd'' (2022) * '' The Last Race'' (2022) Television * '' Helena'' (2012) * '' Čtvrtá hvězda'' (2014) * '' Autobazar Monte Karlo'' (2015) * '' Život a doba soudce A. K.'' (2017) * '' Zkáza Dejvického divadla'' (2019) * '' Zločiny Velké Prahy'' (2021) * '' Ochránce'' (2021) * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Václav Neužil
Václav Neužil (born 4 October 1979) is a Czech actor. Neužil was awarded the Czech Lion Award for Best Actor in Leading Role and Czech Film Critics' Award for Best Actor for his role in 2021 film ''Zátopek''. Selected filmography Film * ''The Seven Ravens'' (2015) * ''Lost in Munich'' (2015) * ''Anthropoid'' (2016) * ''Ice Mother'' (2017) * ''Patrimony'' (2018) * ''Toman'' (2018) * ''Dukla 61'' (2018) * ''National Street'' (2019) * '' The Watchmaker's Apprentice'' (2019) * '' Zátopek'' (2021) Television * ''The Fourth Star'' (2014) * ''Lajna'' (2017) * ''Svět pod hlavou'' (2017) * ''Dabing Street ''Dabing Street'' is a Czech comedy TV series. The plot is set in the summer of 2001 and describes what happens in a fictional dubbing company Studio ZERO after its owner dies. His widow takes over the company and tries to share the management of t ...'' (2018) * '' Zkáza Dejvického divadla'' (2019) * '' Třídní schůzka'' (2021) References External links * * * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jana Plodková
Jana Plodková (sometimes Jana Plodek; born 5 August 1981, Jičín) is a Czech actress. She studied at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts. She speaks German fluently. Theatre Janáček Academy of Musical Arts *''Monster'' *''Choroby mládí'' HaDivadlo *''Černá sanitka'' *''Doma u Hitlerů'' *''Ředitelská lóže'' *''Pařeniště'' *''Indián v ohrožení'' *''The Makropulos Affair'' *''Cult Fiction I'' *''Yvonne, princess of Burgundian'' *''Incident'' *''Renata Kalenská'' *''Madhouse'' *''Scherz, Satire, Ironie und tiefere Bedeutung'' *''Vycucnutí'' *''Sloní muž - Život a dobrodružství Josepha C. Merricka'' *''Silvestr 2574'' *''Ruská ruleta'' *''Odhalení'' *''Lulu'' *''The Incident'' *''Ignatiúv vzestup'' Filmography *''Příběh vánoční'' (2002) *''Domenica pomeriggio'' (2005) - Katharina *''Nejlepší je pěnivá'' (2005) *'' Prague'' (2006) - Alena *''Empties'' (2007) - Čárkovaná *'' Protektor'' (2009) - Hana Vrbatová *''Ocas ještě ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Miroslav Krobot
Miroslav Krobot (born 12 November 1951) is a Czech theatre director and actor. He starred in the film '' The Man from London'', which was entered into the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. His daughter Lenka Krobotová is also an actress. Selected filmography * ''Wrong Side Up'' (2005) * '' The Man from London'' (2007) * ''3 Seasons in Hell'' (2009) * ''Alois Nebel ''Alois Nebel'' is a 2011 Czech animated drama film directed by Tomáš Luňák, based on the comic-book trilogy by Jaroslav Rudiš and Jaromír 99. It is set in the late 1980s in a small village in the Jeseník Mountains, close to the Polish bo ...'' (2011) * '' The House'' (2011) * '' Leaving'' (2011) * '' In the Shadow'' (2012) * '' Revival'' (2013) * '' Spoor'' (2017) References External links * 1951 births Living people Czech theatre directors Czech male film actors People from Šumperk Sun in a Net Awards winners Czech male television actors Czech male stage actors Czech film directors Czech Lio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michal Balcar
Michal (; he, מיכל , gr, Μιχάλ) was, according to the first Book of Samuel, a princess of the United Kingdom of Israel; the younger daughter of King Saul, she was the first wife of David (), who later became king, first of Judah, then of all Israel. In the Bible identifies Saul's elder daughter as Merab and younger daughter as Michal. Michal's story is recorded in the first Book of Samuel, where it is said in and that Michal loved David. The narrative does not indicate whether this is reciprocated. After David's success in battle against the Philistine giant Goliath, Merab was given in marriage to Adriel. Later, after Merab had married Adriel the Meholathite, Saul invited David to marry Michal. David replied, "I am a poor and lightly esteemed man", meaning that he was unable to provide a bride price. Saul then advised him that no bride price was required except for the foreskins of 100 Philistines. David took part in a further battle, killed 200 Philis ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2019 Films
2019 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2019, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and movie programming. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best movies of 2019, Richard Brody of '' The New Yorker'' said, "It's the year of apocalyptic cinema of the highest order, the year in which three of our best filmmakers have responded with vast ambition, invention, and inspiration to the crises at hand, including the threats to American democracy, the catastrophic menaces arising from global warming, the corrosive cruelty of ethnic hatreds and nationalist prejudices, and the poisonous overconcentration of money and power. At the same time, it's a year of inside-movies practicalities, of special attention to the business at hand, because of the structural threats to the movie business from new and powerful players. The major crisis specific to cinema outlea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Czech Romantic Fantasy Films
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' Places * Czech, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland * Czechville, Wisconsin, unincorporated community, United States People * Bronisław Czech (1908–1944), Polish sportsman and artist * Danuta Czech (1922–2004), Polish Holocaust historian * Hermann Czech (born 1936), Austrian architect * Mirosław Czech (born 1968), Polish politician and journalist of Ukrainian origin * Zbigniew Czech (born 1970), Polish diplomat See also * Čech, a surname * Czech lands * Czechoslovakia * List of Czechs * * * 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) *Czec ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |