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Pavel Juráček
Born August 2, 1935 · Príbram, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Died May 20, 1989 · aged 53
Pavel Juráček was a Czech screenwriter and film director who studied at FAMU. 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.
Known For
Daisies · 1966Daisies
★ 7.31966
MovieComedyDrama
Two teenage girls embark on a series of destructive pranks in which they consume and destroy the world around them.
Ikarie XB 1 · 1963Ikarie XB 1
★ 6.81963
MovieScience Fiction
The year is 2163. Starship Ikaria XB-1 embarks on a mission deep into space in search of alien life. During their perilous journey the crew confront the effects of a malignant dark star, the destructive legacy of the 20th century and, ultimately, the limits of their own sanity.
Fruit of Paradise · 1970Fruit of Paradise
★ 6.21970
MovieDramaFantasy
An experimental retelling of the story of Adam and Eve which then progresses into an allegorical depiction of the loss of innocence.
A Case for a Rookie Hangman · 1970A Case for a Rookie Hangman
★ 7.01970
MovieComedyDrama
Lemuel Gulliver has had a car accident and continues his journey across the unknown countryside on foot. On the road he finds a dead rabbit dressed like a man and takes a watch from its waistcoat breast pocket. The half-ruined house that he enters reminds Lemuel of his childhood and brings up a painful memory of a dearly loved girl Markéta who was drowned years ago. Gulliver finds himself in Balnibarbi, a country where he doesn't understand the laws and habits and so continually offends against public decency. It is a day when people are ordered to keep their mouths shut and they force their visitor to follow suit. He faces harsh interrogation and finds it difficult to explain that he is not the rabbit Oscar whose watch has been found in his possession.
House Call · 1979House Call
★ 8.51979
MovieFamilyAdventure
Third movie of the famous Czech adventure trilogy: Osada Havranů Na veliké rece Volání rodu
Larks on a String · 1990Larks on a String
★ 6.91990
MovieDramaRomance
In post-WWII Communist Czechoslovakia, several characters considered bourgeois are sentenced to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation. Among them is a young man who pines for a female convict.
Kinoautomat · 1971Kinoautomat
★ 7.31971
MovieComedy
Kinoautomat was the world's first interactive movie, conceived by Radúz Činčera for the Czechoslovak Pavilion at Expo '67 in Montreal. At nine points during the film the action stops, and a moderator appears on stage to ask the audience to choose between two scenes; following an audience vote, the chosen scene is played.
On the Great River · 1978On the Great River
★ 8.01978
MovieAdventureFamily
Second movie of the famous Czech adventure trilogy: Osada Havranů Na veliké rece Volání rodu
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