Pavel Jurácek
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Pavel Juráček (ˈpavɛl ˈjuraːtʃɛk; 2 August 1935, Příbram
, Czechoslovakia
– 20 May 1989, Prague
) was a Czech screenwriter
and film director
. Although not as famous as Miloš Forman
or Jiří Menzel
, he was an exponent of the Czech New Wave as well. He worked at Prague
Barrandov Studios
; however after his satirical movie Case for a Rookie Hangman
(1970) was shelved, his movie career came to an end.
Príbram
Příbram is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic with a population of 35,147. The city is located on the Litavka river and the foothills of Brdy, 60 kilometers south-west of Prague, the country's capital...
, 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...
– 20 May 1989, Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
) was a Czech screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. Although not as famous as Miloš Forman
Miloš Forman
Jan Tomáš Forman , better known as Miloš Forman , is a Czech-American director, screenwriter, professor, and an emigrant from Czechoslovakia. Two of his films, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus, are among the most celebrated in the history of film, both gaining him the Academy Award for...
or Jiří Menzel
Jirí Menzel
Jiří Menzel is a Czech film director, theatre director, actor, and screenwriter. His films often combine a humanistic view of the world with sarcasm and provocative cinematography...
, he was an exponent of the Czech New Wave as well. He worked at Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
Barrandov Studios
Barrandov Studios
Barrandov Studios is a famous set of film studios in Prague, Czech Republic. It is the largest film studio in the country and one of the largest in Europe.Several of the movies filmed there won Academy Awards...
; however after his satirical movie Case for a Rookie Hangman
Case for a Rookie Hangman
Case for a Rookie Hangman is a Czech drama film directed by Pavel Juráček. It was released in 1970. The movie belongs to the Czech New Wave....
(1970) was shelved, his movie career came to an end.
Director
- Joseph Kilian (Postava k podpírání) (1963) – co-directed with Jan Schmidt; Grand Prize at ISFF OberhausenInternational Short Film Festival OberhausenThe International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, founded in 1954, is one of the oldest short film festivals in the world and one of the major international platforms for the short form...
, FIPRESCIFIPRESCIThe International Federation of Film Critics is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in...
Prize at IFF MannheimInternational Filmfestival Mannheim-HeidelbergMannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival is an annual film festival held jointly by the cities of Mannheim and Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg. The festival was established in 1952. In Mannheim there are six cinema centres and 19 single cinemas.The festival presents arthouse films of... - Every Young Man (Každý mladý muž) (1965)
- Case for a Rookie HangmanCase for a Rookie HangmanCase for a Rookie Hangman is a Czech drama film directed by Pavel Juráček. It was released in 1970. The movie belongs to the Czech New Wave....
(Případ pro začínajícího kata) (1970)
Screenwriter only
- Black and White Sylva (Černobílá Sylva) (1961) – directed by Jan Schmidt
- Ceiling (Strop) (1962) – directed by Věra ChytilováVera ChytilováVěra Chytilová is an avant-garde Czech film director and pioneer of Czech cinema. Banned by the Czechoslovakian government in the 1960s, she is best known for her Czech New Wave film, Sedmikrásky...
- Keeper of Dynamite (Hlídač dynamitu) (1963) – directed by Hynek Bočan
- Voyage to the End of the UniverseIkarie XB-1Ikarie XB-1 is a 1963 Czechoslovak science fiction film directed by Jindřich Polák. It was also edited and dubbed into English for release in the USA, where it is known by its alternate title Voyage to the End of the Universe.-Plot:...
(Ikarie XB1) (1963) – directed by Jindřich Polák - The Jester's Tale (Bláznova kronika) (1964) – directed by Karel ZemanKarel ZemanKarel Zeman was a Czech film director, artist, production designer and animator. Because of his creative use of special effects and animation in his films, he has often been called the "Czech Méliès."-Life:...
- Nobody Will Laugh (Nikdo se nebude smát) (1996) – directed by Hynek Bočan
- DaisiesDaisies (film)Daisies is a 1966 Czech film directed by Věra Chytilová considered a milestone of the Nová Vlna movement and the modern surrealist cinema....
(Sedmikrásky) (1966) – directed by Věra ChytilováVera ChytilováVěra Chytilová is an avant-garde Czech film director and pioneer of Czech cinema. Banned by the Czechoslovakian government in the 1960s, she is best known for her Czech New Wave film, Sedmikrásky... - Late August at the Hotel Ozone (Konec srpna v hotelu Ozon) (1967) – directed by Jan Schmidt
- KinoautomatKinoautomatKinoautomat was the world's first interactive movie, conceived by Radúz Činčera for the Czechoslovak Pavilion at Expo '67 in Montreal...
(1967) – directed by Radúz ČinčeraRadúz CinceraRadúz Činčera was a Czech screenwriter and director, the conceiver of the legendary Kinoautomat.- Career :...
External links
- Pavel Juráček at IMDB