Václav Krška (7 October 1900 – 17 November 1969) was a Czech

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Life

Krška was born in

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on 7 October 1900 as the only child. His father was a butcher and innkeeper, but died soon after his birth. His mother married a mill owner, so Krška grew up in a mill in Heřmaň. After his step-father and mother died, he was managing the mill until 1937. In his youth he founded an amateur theatre for which he wrote, acted and directed. He also wrote poems, short stories and novels. Krška made his first movie '' Fiery Summer'' in 1939, based on the novel he wrote. He was a homosexual, as were his frequent collaborators

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. During the Nazi occupation he was sentenced to 5 months in prison for homosexual relations.

Selected filmography

* '' Fiery Summer'' (1939) * ''The Boys on the River'' (1944) * '' Magical River'' (1945) * ''When You Return'' (1947) * ''

Bohemian Rapture ''Bohemian Rapture'' or ''The Violin and the Dream'' () is a 1947 Czech historical drama film directed by Václav Krška and starring Jaromír Spal, Václav Voska and Karel Dostal. The film portrays the life of the Czech violinist Josef Slaví ...

'' (1947) * ''The 1848 Revolutionary Year'' (1949) * ''The Herald of Dawn'' (1950) * ''Mikoláš Aleš'' (1951) * ''Youthful Years'' (1952) * ''Moon over the River'' (1953) * ''

Silvery Wind ''Silvery Wind'' () is a 1954 Czech drama film directed by Václav Krška based on the novel ''Stříbrný vítr'' by Fráňa Šrámek. Cast * Eduard Cupák Eduard Model Accessories is a Czech manufacturer of plastic models and finescale ...

'' (1954) * ''From My Life'' (1955) * '' Dalibor'' (1956) * ''Labakan'' (1956) * ''A Legend about Love'' (1956) * ''The Road Back'' (1958) * ''Scars of the Past'' (1958) * ''Young Shoots'' (1960) * ''The Day the Trees Will Bloom'' (1961) * ''The Comedy with Mr Klika'' (1964) * ''A Place in the Group'' (segment ''Optimist'') (1964) * ''The Last Rose from Casanova'' (1966) * ''The Girl with Three Camels'' (1967) * '' Spring Waters'' (1968)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krska, Vaclav 1900 births 1969 deaths Czech film directors Czechoslovak film directors LGBTQ film directors Gay screenwriters Czech gay writers Czech LGBTQ screenwriters Czech LGBTQ novelists Czech LGBTQ dramatists and playwrights Czech male novelists Czech male dramatists and playwrights People from Písek 20th-century Czech screenwriters 20th-century Czech LGBTQ people