Antonín Procházka is a Czech film, television and stage actor, playwright and director.

Biography

Procházka was born 25 December 1953 in

Kroměříž Kroměříž (; german: Kremsier) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 28,000 inhabitants. It is known for the Kroměříž Castle with castle gardens, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town centre with the ...

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. He studied at the

Faculty of Theatre The Department of Dramatic Theatre (DAMU) is one of three departments at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (alongside the Film and TV school and the Department of Music). The academy was opened in 1945 immediately after the Second World ...

of the

Academy of Performing Arts in Prague The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague ( cs, Akademie múzických umění v Praze, AMU) is a university in the centre of Prague, Czech Republic, specialising in the study of music, dance, drama, film, television and multi-media. It is the larg ...

. He is husband of actress Štěpánka Křesťanová and father of actor Antonín Procházka jr. Procházka has written 13 stage plays, largely comedies.

Theatre

J. K. Tyl Theatre, Plzeň

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King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane ...

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Rozmarné léto ''Capricious Summer'' ( cs, Rozmarné léto) is a 1968 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Jiří Menzel. It is based on the novel ''Rozmarné léto'' (Summer of Caprice) by the Czech writer Vladislav Vančura. It was listed to compete at the ...

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Closely Watched Trains ''Closely Watched Trains'' ( cs, Ostře sledované vlaky) is a 1966 Czechoslovak film directed by Jiří Menzel and is one of the best-known products of the Czechoslovak New Wave. It was released in the United Kingdom as ''Closely Observed Trains ...

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Plays

Original plays

* '' Klíče na neděli'' (''Keys on Sunday'') * '' Fatální bratři'' (''Fatal Brothers'') * '' S tvojí dcerou ne'' (''With your not Daughter'') * '' Vraždy a něžnosti'' (''Murders and Tenderness'') * '' Věrní abonenti'' (''Staunch Constituency'') * '' Holka nebo kluk'' (''A Girl or a Boy'') * '' Ještě jednou, profesore'' (''At Once, Professor'') * '' Kristián II.'' (''Christian II.'') * '' Přes přísný zákaz dotýká se sněhu'' (''He Touched a Snow Through Strict Ban'') * '' Láska je láska'' (''Love Is Love'') * '' Celebrity s.r.o.'' (''Celebrity, Inc.'') * '' Ve státním zájmu'' (In the National Interest'')

References

External links

Website of Musical Theatre in KarlínCzechoslovak Film DatabaseRozkvetlé konvalinkyxKultura.cz Interview with Antonín Procházka
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