Jan Svěrák
Czech film director (born 1965)
Jan Svěrák (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈsvjɛraːk]) (born 6 February 1965 in Žatec) is a Czech film director. He is the son of screenwriter and actor Zdeněk Svěrák.[1] He studied documentary filmmaking at the FAMU. He and his films have received awards including the Academy Award, Crystal Globe, Golden Globe Award, and Tokyo Grand Prix.
He lives in Prague.
Filmography
Year | Czech Title | English Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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1988 | Ropáci | Oilgobblers | Yes | Yes | Student Academy Award for Best Student Film |
1991 | Obecná škola | The Elementary School | Yes | No | Nomination for Academy Award[2] |
1994 | Jízda | The Ride | Yes | Yes | Crystal Globe Award at Karlovy Vary Festival |
1994 | Akumulátor 1 | Accumulator 1 | Yes | Yes | |
1996 | Kolja | Kolya | Yes | No | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film[3] |
2001 | Tmavomodrý svět | Dark Blue World | Yes | No | |
2004 | Tatínek | Daddy | Yes | No | |
2007 | Vratné lahve | Empties | Yes | No | |
2010 | Kuky se vrací | Kooky | Yes | Yes | [4] |
2014 | Tři bratři | Three Brothers | Yes | No | [1] |
2017 | Po strništi bos | Barefoot | Yes | Yes | |
2022 | Betlémské světlo | Bethlehem Night | Yes | Yes |
References
- ^ a b Willoughby, Ian (3 August 2014). "New children's film by Jan Svěrák set for cinema release". Radio Prague. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ "The 64th Academy Awards (1992) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "The 69th Academy Awards (1997) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ Spáčilová, Tereza (2010-01-29). "Jan Svěrák a jeho plyšák na nás políčili v temném lese. Podívejte se" (in Czech). Mladá fronta DNES. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
External links
- Jan Svěrák at IMDb
- Personal website
- Jan Svěrák Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine - profile
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(Honorary)
- 1947: Shoeshine – Vittorio De Sica
- 1948: Monsieur Vincent – Maurice Cloche
- 1949: Bicycle Thieves – Vittorio De Sica
- 1950: The Walls of Malapaga – René Clément
- 1951: Rashomon – Akira Kurosawa
- 1952: Forbidden Games – René Clément
- 1953: No Award
- 1954: Gate of Hell – Teinosuke Kinugasa
- 1955: Samurai, The Legend of Musashi – Hiroshi Inagaki
- 1956: La Strada – Federico Fellini
- 1957: Nights of Cabiria – Federico Fellini
- 1958: My Uncle – Jacques Tati
- 1959: Black Orpheus – Marcel Camus
- 1960: The Virgin Spring – Ingmar Bergman
- 1961: Through a Glass Darkly – Ingmar Bergman
- 1962: Sundays and Cybèle – Serge Bourguignon
- 1963: 8½ – Federico Fellini
- 1964: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow – Vittorio De Sica
- 1965: The Shop on Main Street – Ján Kadár & Elmar Klos
- 1966: A Man and a Woman – Claude Lelouch
- 1967: Closely Watched Trains – Jiří Menzel
- 1968: War and Peace – Sergei Bondarchuk
- 1969: Z – Costa-Gavras
- 1970: Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion – Elio Petri
- 1971: The Garden of the Finzi-Continis – Vittorio De Sica
- 1972: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie – Luis Buñuel
- 1973: Day for Night – François Truffaut
- 1974: Amarcord – Federico Fellini
- 1975: Dersu Uzala – Akira Kurosawa
- 1976: Black and White in Color – Jean-Jacques Annaud
- 1977: Madame Rosa – Moshé Mizrahi
- 1978: Get Out Your Handkerchiefs – Bertrand Blier
- 1979: The Tin Drum – Volker Schlöndorff
- 1980: Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears – Vladimir Menshov
- 1981: Mephisto – István Szabó
- 1982: Volver a Empezar ('To Begin Again') – José Luis Garci
- 1983: Fanny and Alexander – Ingmar Bergman
- 1984: Dangerous Moves – Richard Dembo
- 1985: The Official Story – Luis Puenzo
- 1986: The Assault – Fons Rademakers
- 1987: Babette's Feast – Gabriel Axel
- 1988: Pelle the Conqueror – Bille August
- 1989: Cinema Paradiso – Giuseppe Tornatore
- 1990: Journey of Hope – Xavier Koller
- 1991: Mediterraneo – Gabriele Salvatores
- 1992: Indochine – Régis Wargnier
- 1993: Belle Époque – Fernando Trueba
- 1994: Burnt by the Sun – Nikita Mikhalkov
- 1995: Antonia's Line – Marleen Gorris
- 1996: Kolya – Jan Svěrák
- 1997: Character – Mike van Diem
- 1998: Life Is Beautiful – Roberto Benigni
- 1999: All About My Mother – Pedro Almodóvar
- 2000: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Ang Lee
- 2001: No Man's Land – Danis Tanović
- 2002: Nowhere in Africa – Caroline Link
- 2003: The Barbarian Invasions – Denys Arcand
- 2004: The Sea Inside – Alejandro Amenábar
- 2005: Tsotsi – Gavin Hood
- 2006: The Lives of Others – Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- 2007: The Counterfeiters – Stefan Ruzowitzky
- 2008: Departures – Yōjirō Takita
- 2009: The Secret in Their Eyes – Juan José Campanella
- 2010: In a Better World – Susanne Bier
- 2011: A Separation – Asghar Farhadi
- 2012: Amour – Michael Haneke
- 2013: The Great Beauty – Paolo Sorrentino
- 2014: Ida – Paweł Pawlikowski
- 2015: Son of Saul – László Nemes
- 2016: The Salesman – Asghar Farhadi
- 2017: A Fantastic Woman – Sebastián Lelio
- 2018: Roma – Alfonso Cuarón
- 2019: Parasite – Bong Joon-ho
- 2020: Another Round – Thomas Vinterberg
- 2021: Drive My Car – Ryusuke Hamaguchi
- 2022: All Quiet on the Western Front – Edward Berger
- 2023: The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer
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