Pavel Kohout

Writing

Pavel Kohout

Born July 20, 1928 · Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic] (age 98)

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Known For

Saint ClaraSaint Clara · 1996
Saint Clara
7.01996
MovieFantasyScience Fiction
The year is 1999 and the storyline is actually a number of sub-plots all revolving around the 13-year old Clara, a girl that can predict the future and has telekinetic powers. The sub-plots include a boy in her class who has a crush on her, his family, her family and her principal that keeps talking French for some strange reason.
The Magic Voice of a RebelThe Magic Voice of a Rebel · 2014
The Magic Voice of a Rebel
7.02014
MovieDocumentary
'The Magic Voice of a Rebel' portrays the story of the Czech singer Marta Kubisová, who without never intending it, became a symbol of freedom for all generations in the newly free Czhecoslovakia in 1989. It is Marta herself who tells us her life story and how the Soviet invasion in Czechoslvakia in 1968 changed her life. Because of her deep involvement in the Prague Spring movement, she went from being the most popular singer in the country to being banned and suffering a sudden removal from the public scene by the new authorities imposed from Moscow. She refused to escape to exile and together with other banned intelectuals and artists became a disident instead. Blacklisted and persecuted by the secret police, she also suffered the betrayal of beloved people who were collaborating with the regime.
SkidSkid · 1960
Skid
4.81960
MovieDrama
Spy film about a man with a face lift who gets recruited by western organisations.
Cizinec a krásná paníCizinec a krásná paní · 2012
Cizinec a krásná paní
2012
MovieDramaComedy
The beautiful lady, as the locals call the widow and owner of the apartment building, the aging Mrs. Růžena, lives in a neighborhood nicknamed Little Asia. Her last tenant has just moved out, and she lives alone with her parrot. At this moment, an older man, Kurd Kemal, a construction foreman looking for a sublet, comes to the house. After some initial reserve, Růžena and the man understand each other in a special way. Both have their dignity, stemming from living in a different culture, and both have their favorite animal—she has a parrot, he has a black cat. When the distinguished lady learns that Kemal needs to marry a Czech woman so that he does not have to return to his homeland, she tries to help him and marries him...
Die lange Welle hinterm KielDie lange Welle hinterm Kiel · 2012
Die lange Welle hinterm Kiel
4.72012
MovieDrama
In a luxurious cruise a woman recognizes the voice of the man who killed her husband 50 years ago during World War II. The reunion brings bitter memories in women. Based on the novel" The long wave after the keel" by Pavel Kohout.
Svatba s podmínkouSvatba s podmínkou · 1965
Svatba s podmínkou
1965
MovieDrama
The graduate of the pedagogical institute wants to get married at any cost in order to get a permanent residence in Prague. Her accidental partner agrees to the condition of an early divorce...
That Kind of LoveThat Kind of Love · 1959
That Kind of Love
6.51959
MovieDrama
A student commits suicide out of unhappy love to a married man; story is recounted in retrospective by a "judge" who asks the audience to decide who is the guilty party.
Zítra se bude tančit všudeZítra se bude tančit všude · 1952
Zítra se bude tančit všude
5.11952
MovieMusic
A group of union members, impressed by the First World Festival of Democratic Youth, held in Prague in 1947, decide to found a dance troupe. However, they are looking for someone who can teach them everything they need...

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The Magic Voice of a RebelThe Magic Voice of a Rebel · 2014
The Magic Voice of a Rebel
7.02014
MovieDocumentary
'The Magic Voice of a Rebel' portrays the story of the Czech singer Marta Kubisová, who without never intending it, became a symbol of freedom for all generations in the newly free Czhecoslovakia in 1989. It is Marta herself who tells us her life story and how the Soviet invasion in Czechoslvakia in 1968 changed her life. Because of her deep involvement in the Prague Spring movement, she went from being the most popular singer in the country to being banned and suffering a sudden removal from the public scene by the new authorities imposed from Moscow. She refused to escape to exile and together with other banned intelectuals and artists became a disident instead. Blacklisted and persecuted by the secret police, she also suffered the betrayal of beloved people who were collaborating with the regime.
Cizinec a krásná paníCizinec a krásná paní · 2012
Cizinec a krásná paní
2012
MovieDramaComedy
The beautiful lady, as the locals call the widow and owner of the apartment building, the aging Mrs. Růžena, lives in a neighborhood nicknamed Little Asia. Her last tenant has just moved out, and she lives alone with her parrot. At this moment, an older man, Kurd Kemal, a construction foreman looking for a sublet, comes to the house. After some initial reserve, Růžena and the man understand each other in a special way. Both have their dignity, stemming from living in a different culture, and both have their favorite animal—she has a parrot, he has a black cat. When the distinguished lady learns that Kemal needs to marry a Czech woman so that he does not have to return to his homeland, she tries to help him and marries him...

Screenplay