František Vláčil
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František Vláčil (February 19, 1924, Český Těšín - January 28, 1999, Prague) was a Czech film director, painter, and graphic artist.
Between 1945 and 1950, he studied estetics and art history at Masaryk University in Brno. Later he worked in various groups and ateliers (e.g. on animated films), but his main area became played film. His film are well-known for extraordinary high art quality. Vláčil was awarded many film prizes like Prize of International Film Festival 1998 in Karlovy Vary or Bohemian Lion Prize for longstanding contribution to world film culture.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Ďáblova past (Devil's Trap), 1961
- Markéta Lazarová, 1967, by novel of Vladislav Vančura
- Údolí včel (Valley of Bees), 1967
- Adelheid, 1969
- Stín kapradiny (Shade of a Fern), 1985, by novel of Josef Čapek
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