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Josef Koníček
Born October 3, 1931
Died April 3, 2010 · aged 78
No biography available.
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.
The Pipes · 1966The Pipes
★ 6.01966
MovieComedy
This three-part Austrian/Czech comedy stretches the boundaries of what is considered to be humorous. Part one finds a silent film actor upset because of a rival actor's attention to the former's wife. When he kills his rival, it is only when he is strapped to the electric chair that he realizes that this is his last live scene. The second episode has the wife of an elderly British nobleman having an affair with the young gamekeeper of their estate. Part three finds a peasant woman taking a lover when her husband goes off to fight the war.
Martyrs of Love · 1967Martyrs of Love
★ 5.31967
MovieRomanceComedy
Three loosely-connected tales that represent different aspects of love: temptation, dreams, and adventure.
Lemonade Joe · 1964Lemonade Joe
★ 7.11964
MovieComedyWestern
A satire of the Great American Way, with Lemonade Joe a "clean living" gunfighter who drinks only Kola-Loca Lemonade and convinces everyone else in town (with his gun skills) that all "real men" drink ONLY lemonade!
Love Between the Raindrops · 1980Love Between the Raindrops
★ 6.41980
MovieRomanceComedy
Set in Prague during the years leading up to World War II, this family saga tells the story of a cobbler named Vincenc Bursik (Vladimir Mensik), who uproots his clan from the country to the city, only to suffer the loss of his wife and the failure of his shoe business within months. When his daughter moves away to go live with a wealthy businessman as his mistress, Vincenc is left to take care of his two sons, who spend their days in a secret garden vying for the affections of a teenage girl.
The World Knows Nothing · 1988The World Knows Nothing
★ 4.31988
MovieDrama
The story takes place in the Czech-German border region in 1938. The hero Tomás Jakl marries but the marriage is not very lucky and falls apart. His German friend forced him to enter the Nazi party.
Let Him Face the Music! · 1978Let Him Face the Music!
★ 5.51978
MovieComedyMusic
School supply teacher timid folk art Ales Brabec won first prize at a music festival and will therefore offer to work for the Prague little theater in the basement. Its director Soukup just needs a few songs for the upcoming musical, and so is willing to do everything to Alex to create the right atmosphere for composing.
The End of a Priest · 1969The End of a Priest
★ 6.21969
MovieComedyDrama
A verger, who likes to dress as a priest, is invited, by one of the villagers, to be the pastor at a vacant church. The atheist teacher resents the pastor, and tries to embarrass him in various ways, including being caught with the local girl, Majka.

















