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Oldřich Kaiser
Oldřich Kaiser (born 16 May 1955) is a Czech television, film, and stage actor known mostly for his comedic roles. Education and career Kaiser graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in 1978. He began his acting career with theatre performances, working at ''Studio Ypsilon'' in Liberec and later at the National Theatre in Prague. He made his screen debut in Karel Kachyňa's 1973 film '' Láska''. Together with Jiří Lábus, he formed the comedy duo "Kaiser a Lábus", which took part in such television comedy shows as ''Možná přijde i kouzelník'' (1982) and '' Ruská ruleta'' (1994). Personal life and trivia Between 1980 and 2005, Kaiser was married to Czech actress Naďa Konvalinková, with whom he has a daughter, actress Karolína Kaiserová. In 2020, he married singer Dáša Vokatá. In 2004, he discovered a new species of ground beetle in Asia with entomologist and neurosurgeon Vladimír Beneš. The insect was subsequently named ''Cychrus kaiseri' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberec
Liberec (; german: Reichenberg ) is a city in the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th .... It has about 103,000 inhabitants and it is the fifth-largest city in the country. It lies on the Lusatian Neisse, in a basin surrounded by mountains. The city centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Liberec was once home to a thriving textile industry and hence nicknamed the "Manchester of Bohemia". For many Czechs, Liberec is mostly associated with the city's dominant Ještěd Tower. Since the end of the 19th century, the city has been a conurbation with the suburb of Vratislavice nad Nisou and the neighbouring city of Jablonec nad Nisou. Therefore, the total area with suburbs enc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazaný Filip
''Mazaný Filip'' is a Czech comedy film released in 2003 and based on a stage play by Sklep Theatre. Cast and characters *Philip Marlowe .... Tomáš Hanák *Velma Hatfield .... Vilma Cibulková *Paolo Perrugini .... Oldřich Kaiser *Jules Amthor .... Ivo Kubečka *Barman at the Egypt Club .... Viktor Preiss *Reception Clerk in Central .... Bohumil "Bob" Klepl *Tornado You .... Eva Holubová (sings by Tereza Dufková) *Benjamin Frogg, director .... Milan Šteindler *Guest in Hotel .... Jakub Špalek *Officer Kid .... Jan Slovák *Kenny Mattel .... Petr Vacek *Taxi Driver .... Lenka Vychodilová *Old Man in the Lift .... Ivan Vyskočil *Entertainer .... Tomáš Vorel *Film Director .... Jaroslav Dušek *A Friend in Studio .... Matěj Hádek *Chandler .... Šimon Caban *L.A. Mayor .... Miroslav Etzler *Film Sharpener .... Martin Duba *Make Up Artist .... Ivan Trojan *Bedouin .... Otakáro Schmidt *Drunkard ....Zdeněk David *Lieutenant McGee .... Jiří Fero Burda *Gangster Jus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hospital At The End Of The City
''Hospital at the End of the City'' ( cs, Nemocnice na kraji města) is a Czechoslovak television series first released in 1978 by Czechoslovak Television. It featured an ensemble cast and received much viewer praise in Central Europe. The series, with a screenplay by Jaroslav Dietl and directed by Jaroslav Dudek, ran from 1978 to 1981 for a total of twenty episodes. The show's success inspired the German television series ''The Black Forest Clinic''. Synopsis The series follows Dr. Sova, head of the orthopedic department at a hospital in the fictional town of Bor, and his colleagues. It focuses both on their work and private lives. Cast and characters * Ladislav Chudík as Dr. Karel Sova * Josef Abrhám as Dr. Arnošt Blažej * Eliška Balzerová as Dr. Alžběta Čeňková * Ladislav Frej as Dr. Karel Sova Jr. * Miloš Kopecký as Dr. Josef Štrosmajer * Jana Štěpánková as Dr. Dana Králová * Josef Vinklář as Dr. Cvach * Iva Janžurová as Nurse Marta Huňková, late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Po Strništi Bos
Po strništi bos (English - Barefoot, or Barefoot on Stalks) is a 2017 Czech war comedy film directed by Jan Svěrák. It is a prequel to ''The Elementary School''. Plot The film follows the young boy Eda Souček and his extended family during World War II. The family has to move to his family's home in the countryside home because Eda's father refuses to Heil in his job. Eda makes new friends and gets used to life in village. He also meets his uncle who is known as Vlk. Vlk doesn't get along with rest of the family because he tried to strangle his mother. Eda eventually befriends Vlk. Life in the village is influenced by war. Cast * Alois Grec as Eda * Tereza Voříšková as Mother * Ondřej Vetchý as Father * Oldřich Kaiser as Vlk * Jan Tříska as Grandfather * Viera Pavlíková as Grandmother * Hynek Čermák as Uncle * Petra Špalková as Aunt * Zdeněk Svěrák as Headmaster * Václav Hubka as Ota * Niklas Klinecký as Satík * Josef Bedlivý as Prcek * Petr Uhlík ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edvard Beneš
Edvard Beneš (; 28 May 1884 – 3 September 1948) was a Czech politician and statesman who served as the president of Czechoslovakia from 1935 to 1938, and again from 1945 to 1948. He also led the Czechoslovak government-in-exile 1939 to 1945 during World War II. As president, Beneš faced two major crises, which both resulted in his resignation. His first resignation came after the Munich Agreement and subsequent German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1938, which brought his government into exile in the United Kingdom. The second came about with the 1948 Communist coup, which created the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. Before his time as president, Beneš was also the first foreign affairs minister (1918–1935) and the fourth prime minister (1921–1922) of Czechoslovakia. A member of the Czech National Social Party, he was known as a skilled diplomat. Early life Birth and family Beneš was born into a peasant family in 1884 in the small town of Kožlany, Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Prominent Patient
''A Prominent Patient'' ( cs, Masaryk) is a 2016 Czech-Slovak biographical drama film directed by Julius Ševčík. It was screened in the Berlinale Special section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. It won twelve Czech Lions including the Czech Lion for Best Film. The film was first screened in Lucerna Kino. Plot The film is set in the years 1937-1939. It shows the life of Jan Masaryk when he was the Czechoslovak ambassador to the United Kingdom. The film starts with the death of the first Czechoslovak president and Jan's father Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk. Jan becomes Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Czechoslovakia faces aggression from Nazi Germany, which supports the Sudeten Germans. Masaryk tries to persuade the United Kingdom to help his homeland but the Munich Agreement is eventually settled and Czechoslovakia is forced to give up its borderlands to Germany. Jan Masaryk is devastated and leaves to the United States. He ends up in a sanatorium due to his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Brothers (2014 Film)
''Three Brothers'' ( cz, Tři bratři) is a 2014 Czech film directed by Jan Svěrák and written by his father, Zdeněk Svěrák. Plot The film is about brothers Jan, Pepa and Matěj. They set up to find a bride. The film is divided into three parts. Each part follow one brother as he finds his love. Jan saves Sleeping Beauty and a cursed Kingdom. Jan then marries Sleeping Beauty and becomes new King. Matěj becomes Gamekeeper in Jan's forest. He saves Little Red Riding Hood and her Grandmother from evil Wolf. Matěj is then promised to marry Little Red Riding Hood when she becomes old enough. Pepa falls in love with Maruška who lives her Stepmother and her Stepsister Holena. Stepmother tries to get him to marry Holena but Pepa rejects her and eventually marries Maruška. Cast * Tomáš Klus as Jan * Vojtěch Dyk as Pepa * Zdeněk Piškula as Matěj * Kateřina Kosová as Sleeping Beauty * Sabina Rojková as Maruška * Gabriela Míčová as Mother of the brothers * Oldřic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Líbáš Jako ďábel
''Líbáš jako ďábel'' (You Kiss Like a Devil) is a 2012 Czech comedy directed by Marie Poledňáková. It is a sequel to Poledňáková's 2009 comedy '' You Kiss like a God'' and includes the lead cast from the previous film, Jiří Bartoška, Kamila Magálová, Oldřich Kaiser, and Eva Holubová. Plot The story revisits the lives of the main characters from the film ''You Kiss like a God''. Successful writer Karel has finally moved out of his ex-wife's apartment and is living the life of an adventurer, though something seems to be missing. Bohunka, František's ex-wife, suffers from increasingly severe depression after her husband's departure. Both she and Karel wish to get back with their exes. František and Helena, who are still together, want peace and quiet, so they fly on a well-deserved vacation to Morocco. But even in Africa, they cannot avoid trouble. Their former partners begin to creep back into their lives. Their getaway in Morocco proves to be a test of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vendeta
Vendeta is a 2011 Czech thriller film directed by Miroslav Ondruš. Plot The film tells story of a man whose daughter was raped and murdered by her classmates. He decides to take revenge. This leads to his confrontation with another man who disagree with his deeds. Cast *Ondřej Vetchý - ''Pochman'' - The main protagonist. His daughter Hanka was raped and murdered by three boys. He wants to revenge and decides to kill them. *Oldřich Kaiser - ''Mazura'' - He acts as a main antagonist toward the end of film. He is a forester who finds out about Pochman's revenge. He disagree with it and so he tries to protect boys. *Igor Chmela - ''Chladima'' - A cop who is bribed by Pochman. *Marek Taclík - ''Novotný'' - Another cop. He is also bribed by Pochman. He is not sure that it's reasonable to help Pochman. *Lucie Šteflová - ''Hanka'' - Pochman's daughter. She was murdered by her classmates. * Ondřej Havel - ''Tomáš'' - A leader of boys who killed Hanka. He is proud of it. *V� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leaving (2011 Film)
''Leaving'' ( cs, Odcházení) is a 2011 Czech drama film written and directed by Václav Havel, based on his play of the same name, an absurdist look at the life of an ex-politician. The film received two Czech Lion awards. Background ''Leaving'' is the only film directed by former Czech president and playwright Václav Havel. It was released in cinemas on 24 March 2011, and broadcast by Czech Television on 18 December, the day of Havel's death. The film received nominations in all major feature film categories in the 2011 Czech Lion Awards, winning two: Best Editing (Jiří Brožek) and Best Screenplay (Havel). It was screened within the ''Forum'' section of the 2011 Berlinale and at the second ''Festival du film Czech-in'', Paris. Cast * Josef Abrhám as Vilém Rieger * Dagmar Havlová as Irena * Vlasta Chramostová as Grandmother * Eva Holubová as Monika * Tatiana Vilhelmová as Vlasta * Jan Budař as Albín * Ivana Uhlířová as Zuzana * Jiří Lábus as Hanus * Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kooky
''Kooky'' ( cs, Kuky se vrací, literally "Kuky returns", a pun on '' Lassie se vrací'') is a 2010 Czech action comedy film directed by Jan Svěrák. The film combines techniques of puppet animation, stop motion and live action. It tells the story of a six-year-old asthmatic boy whose parents throw his favorite toy away, an old teddy bear named Kooky. The boy, however, secretly sneaks out of the house at night (without his boots and being dressed only in his pajamas), to retrieve Kooky from the garbage can and bring him back home. Due to that, the boy gets ill. In his feverish dreams, Kooky comes to life in the landfill, escapes into a mysterious forest and begins its journey amongst the rough-and-ready creatures of the forest. Background Jan Svěrák initially planned to create a film depicting the world viewed from the perspective of a dog who survives floods; however, he changed his plans after he retold parts of the story to his son Ondřej. The film was inspired by the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walking Too Fast
''Walking Too Fast'' ( cs, Pouta, literally ''handcuffs'' or ''bonds'') is a Czech thriller and drama film directed by Radim Špaček. It was released in 2010. It is a psychological story about relations between the secret police ( StB) and the dissident movement, set in communist Czechoslovakia in the 1980s. The film was likened to the German film ''The Lives of Others''. ''Walking Too Fast'' is described as a dark thriller with an unpredictable protagonist who becomes dangerous to all people around including himself. His way to reach the goal is self-destructive. Plot The story revolves around Antonín Rusnák who is an StB agent. He feels rage towards the world. He feels sick and bored from his family and work. His psychological issues cause him breathing problems and his doctor advises him to breathe into a bag if he gets a fit. Antonín and his partner Martin surveil Tomáš and Pavel. They are both dissidents but Pavel is also collaborating with Antonín and Martin. An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
