Eduard Grečner
Writing
- Born
- September 21, 1931 (age 95) · Kopčany, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]
Eduard Grečner (1931, Czechoslovakia) is a director and writer, known for his feature debut Every Week Seven Days (1964), Nylon Moon (1965) and Dragon’s Return (1968). From 1950-1954 he studied at FAMU in Prague. Subsequently, he started working as a playwright, screenwriter and director in the Studia Film Studio at Koliba in Bratislava. He was an assistant director to Štefan Uher on his seminal Slnko v sieti (1963), the first work of the Czechoslovak New Wave. Grečner also acted in several films and made many television films. In the late 1980s, he was the first to chair the Slovak Film Association. In the 1990s, he returned briefly to directing and made two films. In 2018, a monograph about him – written by the Czech film scientist Milan Cyroň – was published.
Known for
Behind the camera11
- 1996Jaškov sen Director, Screenplay
- 1993Earthly Disturbance Director, Screenplay
- 1978Príbelská vzbura Janka Kráľa Screenplay, Story, Director
- 1972Mŕtve oči Director
- 1968Dragon's Return Screenplay, Director
- 1966Nylon Moon Screenplay, Director
- 1964Every Week Seven Days Screenplay, Director
- 1964Cradle Screenplay
- 1963The Sun in a Net First Assistant Director
- 1962My z deviatej A