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Helluva Good Luck
Helluva Good Luck () is a 1999 Czech fantasy film directed by Zdeněk Troška. It is inspired by Jan Drda's story "Brave Honza". A sequel was released in 2001. Plot The film is about a youngster Jan, who falls in love with Markéta. She serves at Castle. Jan is forced to a journey. He retrieves a napkin, allowing him to be invisible, and defeats a dragon. Cast * Miroslav Šimůnek as Jan * Michaela Kuklová as Markéta * Daniel Hůlka as Brambas * Vladimír Brabec as King * Sabina Laurinová as Princess Eufrozína * Lukáš Vaculík Lukáš Vaculík (born 8 June 1962) is a Czech actor. Selected filmography Film * ''Love Between the Raindrops'' (1979) * ''King Thrushbeard'' (1984) * '' Tankový prapor'' (1991) * '' Helluva Good Luck'' (1999) * '' Helluva Good Luck 2'' (20 ... as Kujbaba References External links * 1990s fantasy adventure films Films about dragons Czech fantasy adventure films Films based on fairy tales 1990s Czech-language films Films dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdeněk Troška
Zdeněk Troška (born 18 May 1953) is a Czech film director and screenwriter. He mainly directs comedies and fairy-tale films. Personal life Troška is deeply connected with the South Bohemian Region. He was born in the hospital in Strakonice, but he grew up in Hoštice (Strakonice District), Hoštice, where he still lives and where he filmed several of his films (mostly notably the ''Slunce, seno...'' trilogy). He studied directing at Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and also at Lycée Carnot in Dijon, France. Troška came out as gay. Work Troška ranks among contradictory and sometimes controversial directors. Although he is educated and receives offers to direct classical operas and film dramas like ''Andělská tvář'' (2002), he is most famous for cheap comedies and fairy tales intended for an undemanding audience. His films are usually highly criticized by film critics, but they are successful and profitable in cinemas. Troška made several fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miroslav Šimůnek
Miroslav may refer to: * Miroslav (given name), a Slavic masculine given name * Young America (clipper), ''Young America'' (clipper) or ''Miroslav'', an Austrian clipper ship in the Transatlantic case oil trade * Miroslav (Znojmo District), a town in the Czech Republic See also * * Miroslava (other) * Mirosław (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michaela Kuklová
Michaela (Hebrew מיכאלה) is a female given name. It is a female form of the Hebrew name Michael (מִיכָאֵל), which means "Who is like God". As of 2008, it was 357th in rank for newborn girls in the United States, and 325th in England and Wales. It is very prevalent in the Czech Republic, ranking at number 9 in January 2002, and number 16 in January 2006. Variant forms There are numerous variant spellings. Equivalents in other languages include: *Makayla ( English) *Meical ( Welsh) *Micaela (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish) *Michaëla (Dutch) *Michalina (Polish) *Michka (Persian) *Mikayla ( English) *Michaela ( Indonesian, English) *Michajlina ( Belarusian) *Michala (Estonian) *Micheáilín ( Irish) *Michela (Italian) *Michèle ( French) *Michelina (Italian) *Michelle ( English, French) *Micheline ( French) *Miguela ( Portuguese, Spanish) *Miguelina (Spanish) *Mihaela ( Croatian, Romanian) *Mihaéla ( Hungarian) *Mihaila ( Bulgarian) *Mihajla (Serbian) *Mikaela ( Fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Svoboda (composer)
Karel Svoboda (19 December 1938 – 28 January 2007) was a Czech composer of popular music. He wrote music for many TV series in the 1970s. Career Karel Svoboda was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, and began his career as a pop composer after abandoning medicine in his third year of university. He became a member of the rock band Mefisto in 1963, where he played piano. Later, he composed music for the ''Laterna Magika'' theatre in Prague and for many Czech singers. In 1969 he wrote a song titled "Lady Carneval" for Karel Gott, a major Czech pop star. Svoboda wrote a total of 80 songs for Gott, including and " Die Biene Maja". His long-time collaborator was lyricist . Svoboda composed TV scores for the German channel ZDF for over 30 years. He wrote scores to many TV series in the 1970s and 1980s which a whole generation of Europeans grew up with. Some examples of these TV series are '' Vicky the Viking'', ''Maya the Bee'' and ''The Wonderful Adventures of Nils''. He also com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helluva Good Luck 2
Helluva Good Luck 2 () is a 2001 Czech fantasy film directed by Zdeněk Troška. It is a sequel to Helluva Good Luck. The film stars Michaela Kuklová and Miroslav Šimůnek. Karel Gott appeared in a supporting role as Lucifer and God. Cast * Michaela Kuklová as Markéta * Miroslav Šimůnek as Jan * Vladimír Brabec as King * Daniel Hůlka as Brambas * Sabina Laurinová as Princess Eufrozína * Dana Morávková as Dora * Lukáš Vaculík as Kujbaba * Karel Gott as Lucifer and God * Radoslav Brzobohatý as Markéta's father * Milena Dvorská as Jan's Mother References External links * 2000s fantasy adventure films Films about dragons Czech fantasy adventure films Czech sequel films Films based on fairy tales 2000s Czech-language films 2000s Czech films Films directed by Zdeněk Troška {{fantasy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Hůlka
Daniel Hůlka (born 1 June 1968) is a Czech actor and baritone who is known for his performances in musical theatre, film, and opera. He has won both the Český slavík and the Anděl Award multiple times and has released several recordings on EMI. Life and career Music and film Born in Prague, Hůlka took the flute, clarinet, and piano in grade school and played volleyball in high school, while also singing and playing guitar in a band with friends. He went on to study at the Prague Conservatory and then briefly at the Academy of Performing Arts in the class of Magdalena Hajossyova, before embarking on an opera career in the early 1990s. He first drew wide acclaim portraying the title role in Karel Svoboda's 1995 musical ''Dracula''. He has since appeared in numerous musical productions in Prague, portraying such roles as Javert in Claude-Michel Schönberg's ''Les Misérables'' and the title role in Frank Wildhorn's '' Jekyll & Hyde'', among others. As an opera singer, Hůl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimír Brabec
Vladimír Brabec (15 May 1934 in Prague – 1 September 2017 in Nová Ves pod Pleší) was a Czech actor. Selected filmography *''Revolucni rok 1848'' (1949) - Student *''Krízová trojka'' (1952) - Boy *''Velké dobrodruzství'' (1952) - Cervenka *''Návsteva z oblak'' (1955) - Parachutist - operator *''Ztracená stopa'' (1956) *'' September Nights'' (1957) *''Malí medvedári'' (1957) - Vychovatel detského domova *''Váhavý strelec'' (1957) *''Cerný prapor'' (1958) *''Desire Desires are states of mind that are expressed by terms like "wanting", "wishing", "longing" or "craving". A great variety of features is commonly associated with desires. They are seen as propositional attitudes towards conceivable states of affa ...'' (1958) *''Zivot pro Jana Kaspara'' (1959) - MUDr. Lipský *''Probuzení'' (1960) *''Pochodne'' (1961) - delnický predák Ladislav Zápotocký *''Nocni host'' (1961) - starsina SNB Vitek Hrabal *''Praha nultá hodina'' (1963) - MUDr. Fahoun *''Prosim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabina Laurinová
Sabina may refer to: Places and jurisdictions * Sabina (region), region and place in Italy, and hence: * The now Suburbicarian Diocese of Sabina (-Poggio Mirteto), Italy * Magliano Sabina, city, Italy * Pozzaglia Sabina, city, Italy *Fara Sabina, a commune in the province of Rieti, Lazio, Italy * Palombara Sabina, a town and commune in the province of Rome, Italy * Sabina Shoal, a disputed atoll of Dangerous Ground in South China Sea *Sabinas Hidalgo, a municipality in Nuevo León, Mexico *Sabinas, Coahuila, a municipality in Mexico * Sabina, Illinois, unincorporated community, United States * Sabina, Ohio, village, United States *Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica * Šabina, region in the Sokolov District, Czech Republic * Al-Sabinah, a town in Rif Dimashq governorate, Syria People Antiquity * Poppaea Sabina (30–65), wife of the emperor Nero * Vibia Sabina (83–136/137), wife of the emperor Hadrian, posthumously deified as ''diva Sabina'' * Saint Sabina, dedicatee of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukáš Vaculík
Lukáš Vaculík (born 8 June 1962) is a Czech actor. Selected filmography Film * ''Love Between the Raindrops'' (1979) * ''King Thrushbeard'' (1984) * '' Tankový prapor'' (1991) * '' Helluva Good Luck'' (1999) * '' Helluva Good Luck 2'' (2001) * '' Jak básníci neztrácejí naději'' (2004) * '' Příběh kmotra'' (2013) * ''How Poets Wait for a Miracle'' (2016) * ''Metanol'' (2018) Television * '' Strážce duší'' (2005–2009) * ''Rapl Rapl (Fury) is a Czech crime television series. It was directed by Jan Pachl, who is the author of the script and, together with Josef Viewegh, also produced the series. Plot Detective Kuneš beats up his ex-wife's boyfriend and is sent as an int ...'' (2016–2019) * '' Temný kraj'' (2017–2019) * '' The Defender'' (2021) References External links * 1962 births Living people Male actors from Prague Czech male film actors Czech male stage actors Czech male television actors 21st-century Czech male actors 20th-century C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Fantasy Adventure Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. Births Valerian Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films About Dragons
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Fantasy Adventure Films
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