Vera Chytilová
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Věra Chytilová is an avant-garde
Czech
film director
and pioneer of Czech cinema. Banned by the Czechoslovakian government in the 1960s, she is best known for her Czech New Wave film, Sedmikrásky (Daisies
). Her 1987 film Vlčí bouda
was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival
.
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
Czech
Czech people
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film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and pioneer of Czech cinema. Banned by the Czechoslovakian government in the 1960s, she is best known for her Czech New Wave film, Sedmikrásky (Daisies
Daisies (film)
Daisies is a 1966 Czech film directed by Věra Chytilová considered a milestone of the Nová Vlna movement and the modern surrealist cinema....
). Her 1987 film Vlčí bouda
Wolf's Hole
Wolf's Hole is a 1987 Czechoslovak science fiction horror film directed by Věra Chytilová. It was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Miroslav Macháček as Daddy* Tomás Palatý as Dingo* Stepánka Cervenková as Babeta...
was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival
37th Berlin International Film Festival
The 37th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 20 February to 3 March 1987.-Jury:* Klaus Maria Brandauer * Juliet Berto* Kathleen Carroll* Callisto Cosulich* Victor Dyomin* Reinhard Hauff* Edmund Luft* Jiří Menzel...
.
Selected filmography
- 1963 - O něčem jiném - awarded by Grand Prize in Film Week in MannheimMannheimMannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....
- 1965 - Perličky na dně, part Automat Svět - also coscreen (with Bohumil HrabalBohumil HrabalBohumil Hrabal was a Czech writer, regarded as one of the best writers of the 20th century.- Life and work :...
) - 1966 - SedmikráskyDaisies (film)Daisies is a 1966 Czech film directed by Věra Chytilová considered a milestone of the Nová Vlna movement and the modern surrealist cinema....
(Daisies) - also coscreen (with Pavel JuráčekPavel JurácekPavel Juráček was a Czech screenwriter and film director. Although not as famous as Miloš Forman or Jiří Menzel, he was an exponent of the Czech New Wave as well...
and Ester Krumbachová), awarded in BergamoBergamoBergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan...
and BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union... - 1969 - Ovoce stromů rajských jímeFruit of ParadiseFruit of Paradise is a 1970 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Věra Chytilová. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Karel Novák - Josef* Jitka Nováková - Eva* Jan Schmid - Robert* Julius Albert - Starý pán...
(Fruit of Paradise) - also coscreen (with Ester Krumbachova) - 1976 - Hra o jablko - also coscreen (with Kristina Vlachova), awarded in ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
and Virgin Islands - 1978 - Čas je neúprosný - short documentary film, also screenplay
- 1979 - Panelstory - also coscreen (with Eva Kačirková), awarded in San RemoSanremoSanremo or San Remo is a city with about 57,000 inhabitants on the Mediterranean coast of western Liguria in north-western Italy. Founded in Roman times, the city is best known as a tourist destination on the Italian Riviera. It hosts numerous cultural events, such as the Sanremo Music Festival...
1980 by Great Prize - 1980 - Kalamita - also coscreen (with Josef Šilhavý)
- 1983 - Faunovo velmi pozdní odpoledneFaunovo velmi pozdní odpoledneEditing The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun is a 1983 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Věra Chytilová.-Cast:* Leos Sucharípa as Faun* Libuse Pospísilová as Séfka* Vlasta Spicnerová as Vlasta* Jirí Hálek as Josef, faunov pritel...
- 1987 - Vlčí boudaWolf's HoleWolf's Hole is a 1987 Czechoslovak science fiction horror film directed by Věra Chytilová. It was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Miroslav Macháček as Daddy* Tomás Palatý as Dingo* Stepánka Cervenková as Babeta...
- 1987 - Šasek a královna
- 1989 - Kopytem sem, kopytem tamA Hoof Here, a Hoof ThereA Hoof Here, a Hoof There is a Czech drama film directed by Věra Chytilová. It was released in 1989.-Cast:* Tomás Hanák - Pepe* Milan Steindler - Grandpa* David Vávra - Frantisek* Tereza Kucerová - Jirina* Bára Dlouhá - Jana...
- 1991 - Mí Pražané mi rozumějí
- 1992 - Dědictví aneb KurvahošigutntagThe Inheritance or FuckoffguysgooddayThe Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday is a 1992 Czech comedy film directed by Věra Chytilová.-Cast:* Bolek Polívka as Bohus* Miroslav Donutil as Dr...
- 1998 - Pasti, pasti, pastičky
- 2006 - Hezké chvilky bez zárukyPleasant MomentsPleasant Moments is a Czech drama film directed by Věra Chytilová. It was released in 2006.-Cast:* Jana Janeková - Hana* Jana Krausová - Eva* Bolek Polívka - Dub * David Kraus - Pavel* Igor Bares - Karel* Martin Hofmann - Petr...
Television (part)
- 1971 Kamarádi 71)/TV - TV inscenation for Czechoslovak Television, also screenplay