František Vláčil
Directing
- Born
- February 19, 1924 · Cesky Tesin, Moravian-Silesian, Czech Republic
- Died
- January 27, 1999 (age 74)
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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
November 24, 1967
The Valley of the Bees
May 17, 1968
The Devil's Trap
April 20, 1962
The White Dove
November 4, 1960
Adelheid
February 6, 1970
Shades of Fern
January 1, 1986
Shadows of a Hot Summer
September 15, 1978
Smoke on the Potato Fields
April 15, 1977
Clouds of Glass
June 27, 1958
Serpent's Poison
February 19, 1982
Magician
January 29, 1988
The Little Shepherd Boy from the Valley
March 1, 1984
Behind the camera32
- 1991Pražský Odysseus Director, Story, Screenplay
- 1988Magician Director
- 1986Shades of Fern Director, Screenplay
- 1985Albert Director
- 1984The Little Shepherd Boy from the Valley Director
- 1982Serpent's Poison Director, Screenplay
- 1980Concert at the End of Summer Director, Screenplay
- 1978Shadows of a Hot Summer Director
- 1977Smoke on the Potato Fields Director, Screenplay
- 1975Sirius