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The End Of Old Times
''The End of Old Times'' () is a 1989 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Jiří Menzel. Cast * Josef Abrhám - Duke Alexej * Marián Labuda - Stoklasa * Jaromír Hanzlík - Spera * Rudolf Hrušínský - Jakub Lhota * Jan Hartl - Pustina * Jan Hrušínský - Jan Lhota * Jiří Adamíra - Kotera * Josef Somr Josef Somr (14 April 1934 – 16 October 2022) was a Czech actor. He was noted for starring in the Oscar-winning 1966 film '' Closely Watched Trains'', as well as in '' The Joke''. Early life Somr was born in Vracov, Czechoslovakia, on 14 Ap ... - Charousek References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:End of Old Times 1989 comedy films 1989 films Czech comedy films Films directed by Jiří Menzel 1980s Czech-language films 1980s Czech films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Menzel
Jiří Menzel () (23 February 1938 – 5 September 2020) was a Czech film director, theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. His films often combine a humanistic view of the world with sarcasm and provocative cinematography. Some of these films are adapted from works by Czech writers such as Bohumil Hrabal and Vladislav Vančura. Early life Menzel was born in Prague in 1938 to Josef Menzel and Božena Jindřichová. His father Josef was a journalist, translator and children's book writer. Menzel studied directing at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU) in Prague. His teachers at the academy included Czech Director Otakar Vávra. Career Menzel was a member of the Czech New Wave cinema in the 1960s. His first feature film, '' Closely Watched Trains'', won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1967. The film was a World War II drama based on a book by Bohumil Hrabal. His film '' Larks on a String'' was filmed in 1969, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Jiří Menzel
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 Comedy Films
Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surname) *Czech, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland *Czechville, Wisconsin, unincorporated community, United States See also * Čech, a surname * Czech lands * Czechoslovakia * List of Czechs * * * Check (other) * Czechoslovak (other) * Czech Republic (other) The Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and ... * Czechia (other) {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Films
The year 1989 involved many significant films. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1989 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events * Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia, for $20 million. Basinger would lose the town to her partner in the deal, the pension fund of Chicago-based Ameritech Corp., in 1993 after being forced to file for bankruptcy when a California judge ordered her to pay $7.4 million for refusing to honor a verbal contract to star in the film '' Boxing Helena''. * A director's cut of '' Lawrence of Arabia'' is released with a 227-minute length. The restoration was undertaken by Robert A. Harris under the supervision of director David Lean. * May 24 – '' Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'' is released by Paramount Pictures. It is the third installment of the '' Indiana Jones'' franchise. * June 13 – The ''James Bond'' film '' Licence to Kill'' is released. It would be followed by years of legal wrangling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989 Comedy Films
1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin Wall in November, the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and the overthrow of the communist dictatorship in Romania in December; the movement ended in December 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Revolutions against communist governments in Eastern Europe mainly succeeded, but the year also saw the suppression by the Chinese government of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing. It was the year of the first Brazilian direct presidential election in 29 years, since the end of the military government in 1985 that ruled the country for more than twenty years, and marked the redemocratization process's final point. F. W. de Klerk was elected as State President of South Africa, and his regime gradually dismantled the aparthei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Somr
Josef Somr (14 April 1934 – 16 October 2022) was a Czech actor. He was noted for starring in the Oscar-winning 1966 film '' Closely Watched Trains'', as well as in '' The Joke''. Early life Somr was born in Vracov, Czechoslovakia, on 14 April 1934. He studied at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts, graduating in 1956. Career Somr started his acting career at various regional theatres, before becoming a part of The Drama Club in Prague. There, he received roles in productions directed by Ladislav Smocek, Jan Kačer, and Jiří Menzel. He began acting in films starting in the mid-1960s, making his film debut in '' Accused'' (1964). His following role saw him play the libidinous train dispatcher Hubička in '' Closely Watched Trains'' by Menzel. Film critic John Simon described Somr's performance as "so spontaneous, unconcerned, and complete ... that it affects our entire sensorium – finger tips, nostrils, and palate no less than eyes and ears". T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Adamíra
Jiří Adamíra (2 April 1926 in Dobrovice – 14 August 1993 in Prague) was a Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ... actor. Adamíra began as an actor in the season 1945–1946 and from 1946 to 1950 worked under the director Jiří Dalík in the theatre. He later appeared in 21 films between 1952 and 1989, and in 22 television series. Life He graduated from the grammar school in Prague-Vršovice and the Secondary Technical School in Smíchov. During the Second World War, he performed in amateur theater groups. He played in several films, television productions and serials, but he achieved his success in the theater. He started playing in the theater in 1945. In the 1950s, he debuted in cinema. He performed at the State Theater in Ostrava between 1952 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Hartl
Jan Hartl (born 12 September 1952) is a Czech actor who played Karel Horák in the 2000 Czech film '' Little Otik'', also known as ''Otesánek''. He was born in Prague, Czech Republic (then part of Czechoslovakia). Hartl is a member of the National Theatre in Prague. Selected filmography * '' Day for My Love'' (1976) * ''Kopretiny pro zámeckou paní'' (1981) * ''Tajemství hradu v Karpatech'' (1981) * '' Anděl s ďáblem v těle'' (1983) * ''My Sweet Little Village'' (1985) * '' The Post Office Girl'' (1988, TV film) * '' Golet v údolí'' (1995) * '' Little Otik'' (2000) * '' An Earthly Paradise for the Eyes'' (2009) * ''The Don Juans ''The Don Juans'' (, also known as ''Skirt Chasers'') is a 2013 Czech comedy film directed by Jiří Menzel. The film was selected as the Czech entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Ac ...'' (2013) References External links *Taťjana Medvecká a Jan Hartl zvítězili v anketě N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Abrhám
Josef Abrhám (14 December 1939 – 16 May 2022) was a Czech film and theatre actor. Biography He originally began studying acting at Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and later moved to Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, where he graduated in 1962. While still a student, he played at the National Theatre, after graduation he performed for three seasons at the Vinohrady Theater. In 1965–1982 he was one of the leading actors in The Drama Club in Prague and has been noted as one of the Czech Republic's best performers. Then he briefly performed at the National Theater, but he ended his long-term commitment in August 1994 and (with two exceptions) quit theatre acting completely. He was also a popular film and television actor. In 1962 he was given his first major film role in the film '' Transport from Paradise'' directed by director Zbyněk Brynych. This was followed by the major roles in '' The Cry'' (1963) and the role of writer Jaroslav Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Hrušínský
Rudolf Hrušínský (17 October 1920 – 13 April 1994) was a Czech actor. He was one of the most popular Czech actors. Many of his movies such as ''The Good Soldier Švejk'', '' The Cremator'' or '' Capricious Summer'' are considered classics of the Czech cinema. He was awarded the Legion of Honor by France and title ''National Artist'' in Czechoslovakia. Jiří Menzel once described him as "the Czech Jean Gabin." Biography He was born back stage at the theatre in Nová Včelnice on 17 October 1920. His parents were Hermina Červičková and Rudolf Hrušínský (born Rudolf Böhm). His family moved from place to place, but eventually settled in Prague. He studied law school, but dropped out of to pursue acting. Initially he starred in minor plays, but managed to escalate to famous film roles, many of which won him fame abroad. He spent most of his theatrical career in Czech National Theatre. In 1968 he signed The Two Thousand Words manifesto. As a result he was not allowed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaromír Hanzlík
Jaromír Hanzlík (born 16 February 1948) is a Czech actor. Selected filmography Film * '' Coach to Vienna'' (1966) * '' Romance for Bugle'' (1967) * '' Maratón'' (1968) * '' Slasti Otce vlasti'' (1969) * '' The Joke'' (1969) * '' A Night at Karlstein'' (1973) * '' How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer'' (1974) * '' Léto s kovbojem'' (1976) * '' The Ninth Heart'' (1979) * ''Cutting It Short'' (1980) * '' The Snowdrop Festival'' (1984) * ''The End of Old Times'' (1989) * '' Men in Rut'' (2009) * '' Gangster Ka'' (2015) Television * ''Taková normální rodinka'' (1971) * '' Byl jednou jeden dům'' (1975) * '' Žena za pultem'' (1977) * '' Plechová kavalérie'' (1979) * '' Sanitka'' (1984) * '' Cirkus Humberto'' (1988) * '' Tajemství rodu'' (2013) Other Notable Appearances In 1980, he portrayed Johannes Kepler Johannes Kepler (27 December 1571 – 15 November 1630) was a German astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, Natural philosophy, natural philosopher and writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
