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Želary
''Želary'' is a 2003 Czech/Slovak film directed by Ondřej Trojan and starring Anna Geislerová. The film received a 2004 Academy Award nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category. It was produced by Barrandov Studios in Prague. The film is adapted from two works by Czech novelist Květa Legátová - "Želary", a collection of short stories published in 2001, and her 2002 book, "Jozova Hanule". Plot In the 1940s Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, Eliška is a nurse who works alongside her lover, Richard, a respected surgeon. They are part of an underground resistance network that has formed to help those in danger of persecution from the Nazis. Eliška acts as a messenger. One night, Richard responds to an emergency call to a patient needing a risky operation. Because she has the same blood type, Eliška gives blood for the transfusion. Days later, she arrives at Richard's apartment to find their friend, Slávek, with news that the Gestapo has apprehended ...
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Květa Legátová
Květa Legátová, born Věra Hofmanová (3 November 1919 – 22 December 2012) was a Czech novelist and writer whose work spanned a period from the 1950s to the 2000s. Her best known work, a 2001 collection of short story, short stories and essays entitled "''Želary''," and her 2002 book, "''Jozova Hanule''," were film adaptation, adapted into the 2003 film, ''Želary''. The film received a Submissions for the 76th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 2004 Academy Award nomination in the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film. Born in Podolí (Brno-Country District), Podolí, Legátová died on 22 December 2012 at the age of 93. Bibliography *''Korda Dabrová'' (1961) – childbook *''Želary'' (2001) – short stories *''Jozova Hanule'' (2002) – novel *''Návraty do Želar'' (2005) *''Nic není tak prosté'' (2006) References

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Anna Geislerová
Anna Geislerová is a Czech actress. The recipient of five Czech Lion awards, three for Best Leading Actress and a further two for Best Supporting Actress, Geislerová is best known for her role of Eliška in the Academy Award-nominated movie ''Želary'' (2003) and as Anna in '' The Idiot Returns'' (1999). Career Born in Prague in 1976, Geislerová's rise to fame began at the age of 14 when she landed the leading role in Filip Renč's '' Requiem pro panenku'' (1991). Her numerous acting credits include Jan Svěrák's ''Jízda'' in 1994 as well as the film adaptation of Michal Viewegh's acclaimed novel ''Výchova dívek v Čechách'' (1997). Geislerová has won multiple Czech Lion awards. She won Best Supporting Actress in 2000 for her performance in Saša Gedeon's '' The Idiot Returns'', before winning Best Leading Actress in 2004 for Ondřej Trojan's ''Želary'', which was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2006 Geislerová again won a ...
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Iva Bittová
Iva Bittová (born 22 July 1958) is a Czech avant-garde violinist, singer, and composer. She began her career as an actor in the mid-1970s, appearing in several Czech feature films, but switched to playing violin and singing in the early 1980s. She started recording in 1986 and by 1990 her unique vocal and instrumental technique gained her international recognition. Since then, she has performed regularly throughout Europe, the United States and Japan, and has released over eight solo albums. In addition to her musical career, Bittová has continued acting and still occasionally appears in feature films. In 2003 she played the part of Zena in ''Želary'', a film nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2004 Academy Awards. Biography Iva Bittová was born on 22 July 1958 in the town of Bruntál, Czech Silesia, in what was then Czechoslovakia. The second of three daughters, she grew up in a musical family where her father Koloman Bitto (), a famous musician of Hungar ...
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Ivan Trojan
Ivan Trojan (born 30 June 1964) is a Czech people, Czech actor, widely considered to be one of the greatest Czech actors of all time. With four Czech Lion Award for Best Actor in Leading Role, Czech Lions for Best Actor in a Leading Role, he has also won two for Czech Lion Award for Best Supporting Actor, his supporting roles in ''Seducer'' and ''One Hand Can't Clap'', making him the most awarded performer at the Czech Lion Awards. Career Trojan was born in Prague. He graduated from the Faculty of Theatre (Prague), Faculty of Theatre of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in 1988 and ''Realistické divadlo Zdeňka Nejedlého'' (RDZN) in Prague-Smíchov. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Academy. In 1992 he moved to Vinohrady Theatre, Divadlo na Vinohradech (DNV). In 1997 he decided to move to a newly established ''Dejvické divadlo'' (DD). At the International TV Festival in Monte Carlo 2013, Ivan Trojan was awarded the prize of Golden Nymph for the Best Actor ...
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Jan Tříska
Jan Tříska (; 4 November 1936 – 25 September 2017) was a Czech actor who played over 160 roles across stage, film, and television. He worked in the United States after emigrating there in the 1970s, but later returned to his native country following the Velvet Revolution. He was a three-time Czech Lion Award nominee, for Best Actor in Leading Role ( ''Lunacy'', 2005), and twice for Best Supporting Actor (''Rád'', 1994; ''Up and Down''; 2004). Biography Tříska was born in Prague on November 4, 1936. He studied at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. After graduating in 1959, he became the youngest member to join the National Theatre, where he acted in Karel Čapek's '' The White Disease'' and Vilém Mrštík's '' Maryša''. He also worked with Otomar Krejča's Za Branou Theater (''Divadlo za branou'': 'Theatre Behind the Gate') and in municipal theatres throughout Prague. He appeared in many Czechoslovak films, and was the official Czech-language dubber of Jea ...
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Madita
Edita Malovčić (born 21 January 1978), known by her stage name, Madita, is an Austrian singer and actress of Bosnian descent. Her father is Bosnian folk singer Kemal Malovčić. Madita's music ranges from synth-pop to R&B to jazz. Early life Born Edita Malovčić in Vienna, she is the daughter of Bosnian folk singer Kemal Malovčić from his first marriage, to a Serbian woman. Madita has stated that she has not been in contact with her father for many years, and that she has "no good memories" of him. Career Acting Malovčić studied musicology and took private acting lessons. In 1999, she acted in the Austrian film '' Northern Skirts'', about the Bosnian War, which won several awards. After her first success, she went on to act in numerous other films, such as '' Berlin is in Germany'' (2001), ''Kaltfront'' (2003), ''Želary'' (2003), and '' Four Minutes'' (2006). She has also appeared in various television series, including '' Medicopter 117'', ''Tatort'', and most recent ...
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Petr Jarchovský
Petr Jarchovský (born 6 October 1966 in Prague) is a Czech screenwriter, whose writing credits include ''Big Beat (film), Big Beat'' (1993), ''Cosy Dens'' (1999), and ''Divided We Fall (film), Divided We Fall'' (2000). Jarchovský is a frequent and long-term collaborator with director Jan Hřebejk. Career Jarchovský attended high school in Prague and then, from 1987 to 1991, at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, alongside his high school classmate and future creative collaborator Jan Hřebejk. His screenwriting debut was a collaboration with another classmate, Igor Chaun, on a project entitled ''Very Believable Stories''. Around this time, Jarchovský and Hřebejk also co-wrote a film based on Hřebejk's experiences of socialist summer camps, entitled ''Let's All Sing A Song'', which was later made into a feature film by Ondřej Trojan in his directorial debut. Jarchovský and Hřebejk's breakthrough came in 1993 with the film ''Big Beat (film), ...
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František Velecký
František Velecký (often credited as Fero Velecký, 8 March 1934 – 5 October 2003) was a Slovak actor. Velecký was a very particular figure of Slovak acting, being antipode to venerated mainstream showbiz celebrities. Although he had never received any formal training (in acting) he managed to earn a great respect of both filmmakers and audience members. He performed in some 50 Slovak, Czech, German, Hungarian and UK/US movies, but he will be most remembered for portraying the lead character of Mikoláš in the Czech movie '' Marketa Lazarová''. Biography and career Velecký was born 8 March 1934 in Zvolen. He originally studied civil engineering (highschool) and worked as a designer for few years. However, since his early age he was attracted by the world of cinema and finally in his 30s managed to get his first major roles. Practically at the beginning of his acting career, after a few minor films including ''Každý týždeň sedem dní'' (1964) and ''Nylonový mesiac' ...
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Ondřej Trojan
Ondřej Trojan () (born 31 December 1959) is a Czech film producer, actor and film director. Two of the films he produced were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film : '' Divided We Fall'' (2000) and ''Želary'' (2003), which he also directed. He is the brother of Ivan Trojan Ivan Trojan (born 30 June 1964) is a Czech people, Czech actor, widely considered to be one of the greatest Czech actors of all time. With four Czech Lion Award for Best Actor in Leading Role, Czech Lions for Best Actor in a Leading Role, he has .... Filmography External links * Czech film producers German-language film directors 1959 births Living people Film directors from Prague {{CzechRepublic-actor-stub ...
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Jaroslav Dušek
Jaroslav Dušek (born 30 April 1961) is a Czech actor. Selected filmography Film * ''Kouř'' (1991) * ''Cosy Dens'' (1999) * ''Divided We Fall (film), Divided We Fall'' (2000) * ''Želary'' (2003) * ''Pupendo'' (2003) * ''Mazaný Filip'' (2003) * ''Up and Down (2004 film), Up and Down'' (2004) * ''Lunacy (film), Lunacy'' (2005) * ''Zrcadlení tmy'' (2020) * ''Where Butterflies Don't Fly'' (2022) * ''Indián'' (2022) Television * ''Dokoláč'' (2000) * ''Wasteland (Czech TV series), Wasteland'' (2016) Play * ''U výčepu'' (2010) References External links

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Jan Hrušínský
Jan Hrušínský (born 9 June 1955) is a Czech actor. He has appeared in 56 films and television shows since 1970. He starred in the 1974 film '' Kdo hledá zlaté dno'', which was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival. He is a son of the Czech actor Rudolf Hrušínský. Selected filmography * '' Kdo hledá zlaté dno'' (1974) * ''My Brother Has a Cute Brother'' (1975) * '' Jak se budí princezny'' (1977) * '' Love Between the Raindrops'' (1979) * ''Želary'' (2003) * ''Beauty in Trouble ''Beauty in Trouble'' () is a 2006 Czech tragicomedy directed by Jan Hřebejk. Eddie Cockrell, writing in '' Variety'', said the " tle comes from the Robert Graves poem, itself adapted into a Czech popular song in the 1980s, and performed in the ...'' (2006) References External links * 1955 births Living people Czech male film actors Male actors from Prague 20th-century Czech male actors 21st-century Czech male actors Czech male stage actors Prague Conserva ...
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76th Academy Awards
The 76th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best 2003 in film, films of 2003 and took place on February 29, 2004, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by American Broadcasting Company, ABC, was produced by Joe Roth and was directed by Louis J. Horvitz. Actor Billy Crystal hosted for the eighth time. He first presided over the 62nd Academy Awards, 62nd ceremony held in 1990 and had last hosted the 72nd Academy Awards, 72nd ceremony held in 2000. Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena, The Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel & Spa in Pasadena, California held on February 14, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Jennifer Garner. ''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' ...
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