František Vláčil

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.

Filmography

Year Czech Title English Title Director Writer Actor Notes
1958 Skleněná oblaka Clouds of Glass Yes Yes No Vláčil's directorial debut.[1]
1959 Pět z milionu Five of Million No No Yes Cameo role as Franta.[2]
1960 Vstup zakázán Entry forbidden Yes Yes No Vláčil directed segment "The Chase"
1960 Holubice The White Dove Yes Yes No
1962 Ďáblova past The Devil's Trap Yes No No Based on a novel Mlýn na ponorné řece by Alfréd Technik.[3]
1963 Spanilá jízda Beautiful ride No No Yes Hejsek[4]
1967 Marketa Lazarová Marketa Lazarova Yes Yes No Voted the all-time best Czech movie in a prestigious 1998 poll of Czech film critics and publicists.[5]
1967 Údolí včel Valley of the Bees Yes Yes No
1969 Adelheid Adelheid Yes Yes No
1973 Pověst o stříbrné jedli The Legend of the Silver Fir[6] Yes Yes No
1974 Sirius Sirius Yes No No
1976 Dým bramborové natě Smoke on the Potato Fields Yes Yes No
1977 Stíny horkého léta Shadows of a Hot Summer Yes No No
1980 Koncert na konci léta Concert at the End of Summer[7] Yes No No Based on life of Antonín Dvořák.[8]
1981 Hadí jed Snake's Venom Yes Yes No Inspired by Vláčil's own problems with alcohol.[9]
1983 Pasáček z doliny Little Hersman from the Valley Yes No No
1984 Slavnosti sněženek The Snowdrop Festival No No Yes Cameo as an old man.[10]
1984 Stín kapradiny Shades of a Fern Yes Yes No Based on novel by Josef Čapek
1985 Vesničko má středisková My Sweet Little Village No No Yes Cameo role as an old sick man named František who bears some traits similar to Vláčil.[11]
1985 Albert Albert Yes No No Based on a short story by Leo Tolstoy.
1987 Mág Magician Yes No No Vláčil's last film.[12]
1989 Rakovina vůle Cancer of Will No No Yes

References

  1. ↑ "Skleněná oblaka (1958) | Zajímavosti". Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Pět z milionu (1959) | Zajímavosti". Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ďáblova past (1961) | Zajímavosti". Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Český Film - znalostní databáze". libri.cz. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  5. ↑ Marketa Lazarová on kfilmu.net (in Czech)
  6. ↑ "Pověst o stříbrné jedli (Film, Drama): Reviews, Ratings, Cast and Crew - Rate Your Music". ru.rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Koncert na konci léta (Film): Reviews, Ratings, Cast and Crew - Rate Your Music". ru.rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Koncert na konci léta (1979) | Zajímavosti". Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Hadí jed (1981) | Zajímavosti". Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "Slavnosti sněženek (1983) | Zajímavosti". Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "Vesničko má středisková (1985) | Zajímavosti". Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "Mág (1987) | Zajímavosti". Retrieved 20 December 2016.


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