Jaroslav Kučera (6 August 1929 – 11 January 1991) was a

Czech 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 (surnam ...

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ...

. He worked on many

Czech New Wave The Czechoslovak New Wave (also Czech/Slovak New Wave) is a term used for the Czechoslovak filmmakers who started making films in the 1960s. The directors commonly included are Miloš Forman, Věra Chytilová, Jan Švankmajer, Ivan Passer, Pave ...

movies.

Life

He studied at FAMU in 1948–1952. He frequently worked with directors

Vojtěch Jasný Vojtěch Jasný (30 November 1925 – 15 November 2019) was a Czech director, screenwriter and professor who has written and directed over 50 films. Jasný made feature and documentary films in Czechoslovakia, Germany, Austria, USA & Canada, and ...

Karel Kachyňa Karel Kachyňa (1 May 1924 – 12 March 2004) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. His career spanned over five decades. Early life He was born on May 1, 1924, in Vyškov, Czechoslovakia. His father was a government officer. His mother wa ...

and his wife

Věra Chytilová Věra Chytilová (; 2 February 1929 – 12 March 2014) was an avant-garde Czech film director and pioneer of Czech cinema. Banned by the Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak government in the 1960s, she is best known for her Czech New Wave 1966 film ''S ...

. He received

Technical Grand Prize The CST Award for Best Artist-Technician () is an independent film award created in 2003. It rewards the work of a technician for his or her collaboration in the creation of a film from the official selection of the Cannes Film Festival. It is aw ...

Cannes film festival The Cannes Film Festival (; ), until 2003 called the International Film Festival ('), is the most prestigious film festival in the world. Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around ...

for ''

The Cassandra Cat ''The Cassandra Cat'' (; also released under the titles ''When the Cat Comes''; ''The Cat Who Wore Sunglasses''; ''One Day, a Cat''; and ''That Cat'') is a 1963 Czechoslovak comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Vojtěch Jasný. It is asso ...

''.

Martin Frič Martin Frič (29 March 1902 – 26 August 1968) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He had more than 100 directing credits between 1929 and 1968, including feature films, shorts and documentary films. Throughout his life, F ...

called him ''"the most extraordinary cameraman this country zechoslovakiahas ever had."'' He married director

. Their daughter Tereza Kučerová (born 1964) is an art director. Their son Štěpán Kučera (born 1968) is a cinematographer.

Selected filmography

* ''

September Nights ''September Nights'' () is a 1957 Czechoslovak film directed by Vojtěch Jasný. Cast * Václav Lohniský * Ladislav Pešek * Stanislav Remunda * Zdeněk Řehoř * Jiří Vala * Vladimír Menšík * Josef Bláha * Jiří Sovák * Vlastimi ...

'' (1957) * ''

Desire Desires are states of mind that are expressed by terms like "wanting", "wishing", "longing" or "craving". A great variety of features is commonly associated with desires. They are seen as propositional attitudes towards conceivable states of affa ...

'' (1958) * ''I Survived Certain Death'' (1960) * ''Pilgrimage to the Virgin Mary'' (1961) * ''Deštivý den'' (1962) * ''

'' (1963) * '' Diamonds of the Night'' (1963) * '' Cry'' (1964) * ''A Boring Afternoon'' (1964) * ''

Pearls of the Deep ''Pearls of the Deep'' () is a 1966 Czechoslovak anthology film directed by Jiří Menzel, Jan Němec, Evald Schorm, Věra Chytilová and Jaromil Jireš. The five segments are all based on short stories by Bohumil Hrabal. The film was released in C ...

'' (1965) * '' Daisies'' (1966) * ''Dita Saxová'' (1967) * ''

All My Compatriots ''All My Good Countrymen'', also translated as ''All My Compatriots'', (), is a 1968 Czechoslovak film directed by Vojtěch Jasný. Considered the "most Czech" of his contemporary filmmakers, Jasný's style was primarily lyricist.Liehm, Antonin. ...

'' (1968) * ''

Fruit of Paradise ''Fruit of Paradise'' () is a 1970 Czechoslovak avant-garde drama film directed by Věra Chytilová. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. The film is an adaptation of the Adam and Eve story. This was Chytilová's last film before s ...

'' (1969) * ''Psi a lidé'' (1971) * ''Slaměný klobouk'' (1971) * '' Morgiana'' (1972) * '' A Night at Karlstein'' (1973) * ''

Jáchyme, hoď ho do stroje! ''Jáchyme, hoď ho do stroje!'' (lit. Joachim, Put It in the Machine!) is a 1974 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Oldřich Lipský. Cast * Luděk Sobota - František Koudelka * Marta Vančurová - Blanka * Věra Ferbasová - František's ...

'' (1974) * ''

The Little Mermaid "The Little Mermaid" (), sometimes translated in English as "The Little Sea Maid", is a fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. Originally published in 1837 as part of a collection of fairy tales for children, the story foll ...

'' (1976)

References

External links

* 1929 births 1991 deaths Czech cinematographers Mass media people from Prague {{Cinematographer-stub