Ivan Franek sometimes credited as Ivan Franeck, is a Czech film

Film

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 and television

Television

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 actor

Actor

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; he is also a cinematographer

Cinematographer

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Early life and education

He was born in Plzeň, Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

.< Franek moved to France

France

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 in 1989.

Career

His first major role was appearing as Tobias in the romance

Romance film

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 drama film

Drama film

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 Brucio Nel Vento (English: Burning in the Wind) (2002), directed Silvio Soldini

Silvio Soldini

Silvio Soldini is an Italian film director.Soldini has received 11 awards in his career as of June 2007 and 14 nominations.-Filmography:*Drimage *Paesaggio con figure *Giulia in ottobre...

. He has performed in Italian

Italian language

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 and French films and television, and has made an occasional appearance in Czech films including appearing as Karel in the drama film Tajnosti (English: Little Girl Blue) (2007) directed by Alice Nellis

Alice Nellis

Alice Nellis is a Czech filmmaker.Nellis first worked as a flutist before studying English literature and American literature. She temporally worked as a web designer for the Czech ministry of foreign affairs, as a teacher, actress, translator and was filming short films and TV documentaries...

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Partial actor filmography

• Chaos
  Chaos (2001 film)
  Chaos is a 2001 French film written and directed by Coline Serreau.Currently, a remake of this movie in English, to star Aishwarya Rai and Meryl Streep, is planned.- Plot :...
  
  (2001)
• Absolitude (2001)
• Cuore di Donna (2002)
• Vodka Lemon
  Vodka Lemon
  Vodka Lemon is a 2003 film directed by the Kurdish director Hiner Saleem.-Plot:The story is set in a Yazidi Kurdish village in Armenia, still suffering economically from the Soviet collapse. Hamo, a Kurdish widower with three sons, visits his wife's grave everyday...
  
  (2003)

• Brucio nel Vento (English: Burning in the Wind) (2002) as Tobias
• Les Marins Perdus
  Les Marins perdus
  Les Marins perdus is a 2003 French film based on a novel by Jean-Claude Izzo. It was written and directed by Claire Devers and stars Bernard Giraudeau, Miki Manojlovic, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Marie Trintignant, Ivan Franek, and Audrey Tautou....
  
  (2003)
• Sulla Mia Pelle (2003)
• Tajnosti (English: Little Girl Blue) (2007) as Karel

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