Karel Černý (7 April 1922 – 5 September 2014) was a Czech
art director and
production designer
In film and television, the production designer is the individual responsible for the overall aesthetic of the story. The production design gives the viewers a sense of the time period, the plot location, and character actions and feelings. Wo ...
. He won an
Academy Award
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in the category
Best Art Direction for the film ''
Amadeus
Amadeus may refer to:
*Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791), prolific and influential composer of classical music
*Amadeus (name), a given name and people with the name
* ''Amadeus'' (play), 1979 stage play by Peter Shaffer
* ''Amadeus'' (film), ...
''.
He died aged 92 in 2014.
Selected filmography
* ''
Black Peter'' (1964)
* ''
Loves of a Blonde
''Loves of a Blonde'' ( cs, Lásky jedné plavovlásky), also known as ''A Blonde in Love'', is a 1965 Czechoslovak comedy-drama film directed by Miloš Forman that follows a young woman, Andula, who has a routine job in a shoe factory in provin ...
'' (1965)
* ''
Amadeus
Amadeus may refer to:
*Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791), prolific and influential composer of classical music
*Amadeus (name), a given name and people with the name
* ''Amadeus'' (play), 1979 stage play by Peter Shaffer
* ''Amadeus'' (film), ...
'' (1984)
See also
*
Cinema of the Czech Republic
Czech cinema is the name for cinematography of Czech Republic, as well as the Czech cinematography while it was a part of other countries.
''The Fabulous World of Jules Verne'' is considered the most internationally successful Czech film ever ma ...
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List of Czech Academy Award winners and nominees
This is a list of Czech Academy Award winners and nominees. This list details the performances of Czech actors, actresses, and films that have either been submitted or nominated for, or have won, an Academy Award.
Best International Feature Film
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References
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Czech art directors
Production designers
Czech set decorators
Best Art Direction Academy Award winners
Film people from Plzeň
1922 births
2014 deaths
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