František Vláčil

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František Vláčil (February 19, 1924, Český Těšín – January 28, 1999, Prague) was a Czech film director, painter, and graphic artist.

Between 1945 and 1950, he studied esthetics and art history at Masaryk University in Brno. Later he worked in various groups and ateliers (e.g. on animated films), but his main area became played film. His films are well known for extraordinarily high art quality. Vláčil was awarded many film prizes like the Prize of the International Film Festival 1998 in Karlovy Vary or the Czech Lion Prize for his longstanding contribution to world film culture.

Selected filmography

Holubice (The White Dove), 1960
Ďáblova past (Devil's Trap), 1962
Marketa Lazarová, 1967, based on novel by Vladislav Vančura
Údolí včel (Valley of the Bees), 1967
Adelheid, 1969
Dým bramborové natě (Fume of the Potato Haulm), 1976
Stíny horkého léta (Shadows of the hot Summer), 1977
Hadí jed (Snake's Venom), 1981
Pasáček z doliny (Little Hersman from the Valley), 1983
Stín kapradiny (Shade of a Fern), 1984, based on novel by Josef Čapek
Albert, 1985, TV
Mág (Magician), 1987

External links

IMDb record
Kinoblog - extensive coverage of Vláčil's career
Sight & Sound - overview of Vláčil's career

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 80357192 LCCN: nr2006015968 ISNI: 0000 0001 1072 9020 GND: 135923883 SUDOC: 142601039 BNF: cb161921672 NKC: jk01150005

Persondata
Name	Vlacil, Frantisek
Alternative names
Short description	Czechoslovak film director
Date of birth	19 February 1924
Place of birth	Český Těšín, Czechoslovakia
Date of death	28 January 1999
Place of death	Prague, Czech Republic

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