Hynek Bočan (Born 29 April 1938) is a
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film director and screenwriter. He started his studies at
when he was 18 years old.
He started as an assistant director on movies ''
Ninety Degrees in the Shade
''Ninety Degrees in the Shade'' ( cs, Třicet jedna ve stínu) is a 1965 British-Czech drama film directed by Jiří Weiss.
Plot
It's very hot, putting a strain on everyone. A beautiful woman works in a shop in Czechoslovakia during the Commun ...
'', ''
Diamonds of the Night'' or ''
Ikarie XB-1''. His first movie was an adaptation of
Milan Kundera
Milan Kundera (, ; born 1 April 1929) is a Czech writer who went into exile in France in 1975, becoming a naturalised French citizen in 1981. Kundera's Czechoslovak citizenship was revoked in 1979, then conferred again in 2019. He "sees himsel ...
's story ''
Nobody Gets the Last Laugh'' in 1965. His movie ''
Pasťák'' (1968) was banned and only released in 1990
Selected filmography
* ''Hatered'' (1960) - short film
* ''
Nobody Gets the Last Laugh'' (1965) - Won Grand Prix at
International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
The Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival (german: Internationales Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg), often referred to by the German-language initialism IFFMH, is an annual film festival established in 1952 hosted jointly by the citi ...
* ''
Honour and Glory
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'' (1967)
* ''
Private Gale
Private or privates may refer to:
Music
* "In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation''
* Private (band), a Denmark-based band
* "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorded ...
'' (1967) - Won Passinetti prize at
Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival h ...
* ''
The Borstal
''The Borstal'' ( cz, Pasťák) is a Czech drama film about a teacher newly assigned to youth detention center. It was made by director Hynek Bočan in 1968, but for political reasons it remained unfinished until 1990.
Cast
* Ivan Vyskočil a ...
'' (1968) - Released in 1990
* ''
Záhada hlavolamu (1969) TV series
* ''
Svatební cesta do Jiljí
''Svatební cesta do Jiljí '' is a Czech television romantic comedy film. It was directed by Hynek Bočan and released in 1983. It stars a real life couple Josef Abrhám and Libuše Šafránková.
Production
The film was shot in summer 1982 ...
'' (1983)
* ''
Give the Devil His Due
''Give the Devil His Due'' () is a 1985 Czech fairytale film directed by Hynek Bočan. It is one of the most popular fairytale films in the Czech Republic. The original Czech title means ''"No joking around with devils"''.
Plot
Petr's father marr ...
'' (1985)
References
External links
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1938 births
Czech film directors
Czech screenwriters
Male screenwriters
Living people
Film directors from Prague
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