František Vláčil

Director, Actor, Writer

February 19, 1924 — January 27, 1999 (74 years)
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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.

Known For

  • Marketa Lazarová
    Marketa Lazarová1967
  • The Valley of the Bees
    The Valley of the Bees1968
  • Adelheid
    Adelheid1970
  • The White Dove
    The White Dove1960
  • The Devil's Trap
    The Devil's Trap1962
  • Shadows of a Hot Summer
    Shadows of a Hot Summer1978
  • Sirius
    Sirius1975

Filmography

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