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Juraj Jakubisko

Director, Writer, Editor, Additional Credits
Born April 30, 1938Died February 24, 2023 (84 years)
Juraj Jakubisko (born 30 April 1938) was a Slovak film director. He often takes the dual role of cinematographer, and is often also credited as a screenplay writer as he usually co-writes or writes the scripts of his movies. In 2000, he was named Best Slovak Director of the 20th century by film critics and journalists. His work is often described as magical realism.

Known For

  • Bathory: Countess of Blood
  • The Feather Fairy
  • Birds, Orphans and Fools
  • The Millennial Bee
  • Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself
  • An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World
  • The Deserter and the Nomads
  • Wild Flowers
  • Kristove roky
  • Freckled Max and the Spooks
  • The Hall of Lost Footsteps
  • It's Better to Be Wealthy and Healthy Than Poor and Ill
  • Build a House, Plant a Tree
  • Perinbaba 2 A Dva Svety
  • A Rosy Story

Juraj Jakubisko Filmography

2018
2016
2010
Show Jana Krause (TV Series) · as Self
2008
Top star magazín (TV Series) · as Self
2005
Všechnopárty (TV Series) · as Self
2004
Family Ties (TV Series) · as Juraj Jakubisko

2008
Bathory: Countess of Blood · as Production Design
2000
Wild Flowers · as Creative Producer
1990
See You in Hell, Friends · as Cinematographer
1987
Frankenstein's Aunt (TV Series) · as Cinematographer
1968
The Deserter and the Nomads · as Director Of Photography
1960

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