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Karel Kachyňa se narodil 1. května 1924 na Moravě. Absolvoval FAMU v Praze roku 1951, kde se zařadil mezi první posluchače. Dokumentární snímky začal natáčet již během studií často i jako kameraman. Začínal ve dvojici se svým spolužákem Vojtěchem Jasným (1950 NIC NENÍ ZAMRAČENO, 1952 NEOBYČEJNÁ LÉTA, 1953 LIDÉ JEDNOHO SRDCE). Později společně debutovali i na poli hraného filmu (1955 DNES VEČER VŠECHNO SKONČÍ), kde však vstoupili do služeb režimní propagandy. Následuje ukončení spolupráce Kachyňi s Jasným a každý směřuje svou cestou. Zatímco co Jasného následující tvorba je zproštěna prorežimní ideologie, Kachyňa nadále setrvává. Roku 1959 natáčí film KRÁL ŠUMAVY, zachycující hrdinné pohraničníky a jejich boj s narušiteli hranic. Film je, ač vypravěčsky dokonalý, svým sdělením rozporuplný. Vojenská a válečná tématika se drží i dalších Kachyňových děl (1955 ZTRACENÁ STOPA, 1958 TENKRÁT O VÁNOCÍCH, 1960 PRÁČE).

Silný umělecký vzestup Karla Kachyňi byl zaznamenán jeho setkáním se scénáristou Janem Procházkou. Spolu tvořili po celá šedesátá léta. Z jejich spolupráce vznikly snímky jako např.: TRÁPENÍ (1962), jež byl oceněn Velkou cenou mezinárodní poroty na filmovém festivalu v Cannes v oboru zábavných filmů, cenou poroty na Mezinárodním filmovém festivalu v Mar del Plata a Stříbrnou gondolu a stříbrnou Minervou na Mezinárodním festivalu filmů pro mládež v Benátkách, VYSOKÁ ZEĎ (1954) oceněná Stříbrnou plachtou na Mezinárodním filmovém festivalu v Locarnu a AŤ ŽIJE REPUBLIKA (1965) rovněž oceněná na Mar del Plata v kategorii „Nejlepší film“. Mezi nejdůležitější patří společenská traumata natočené ve druhé půli šedesátých let: KOČÁR DO VÍDNĚ (1966), NOC NEVĚSTY (1967), SMĚŠNÝ PÁN (1969), kterými se Kachyňa zařazuje po bok mladých režisérů nové vlny. V koprodukci se Západním Německem vzniká snímek UŽ ZASE SKÁČU PŘES KALUŽE (1970), vypravující příběh chlapce postiženého ochrnutím, jež se postaví svému handicapu čelem. O výtvarnou složku filmu se postarala proslulá výtvarnice Ester Krumbachová (známá např. ze spolupráce s Věrou Chytilovou na filmu Ovoce stromů rajských my jíme). Film získává na filmovém festivalu v San Sebastian „Zlatou lasturu“. Vášnivé výpovědi vzniklé ve spolupráci Kachyňi s Procházkou jsou zakončeny dramatem UCHO (1970). Klaustrofobický snímek, ve kterém je vyobrazen strach, s nímž se během vlády totalitního režimu potýkali i největší mocenské špičky, se však v době normalizace vůbec nedočkal distribuce. O 30 let později se film dočkal nominace na Zlatou palmu v Cannes. Tím také končí Kachyňova spolupráce s Procházkou.

V 70. tých dochází k menšímu odmlčení, až na přelomu 70. – 80. let filmem LÁSKY MEZI KAPKAMI DEŠTĚ (1979), s bravurním hereckým výkonem Vladimíra Menšíka v roli postupně krachujícího žižkovského živnostníka, navazuje na svou předchozí tvorbu. Následují filmy s doktorskou tématikou: POZOR VIZITA (1981) a SESTŘIČKY (1983), kde v hlavní roli vynikla Kachyňova budoucí žena Alena Mihulová, či tragikomedie FANDY, Ó FANDY (1982). Zároveň také od sklonku 70.tých let pracuje pro televizi, vzniká např. televizní interpretace povídky Oty Pavla ZLATÍ ÚHOŘI (1979). Od stejného autora později uvádí do filmové podoby i povídku SMRT KRÁSNÝCH SRNCŮ (1986), do televizní tvorby se dále řadí: POČÍTÁNÍ OVEČEK (1981), DUHOVÁ KULIČKA (1986) nebo jeden z nejpozoruhodnějších českých seriálů VLAK DĚTSTVÍ A NADĚJE (1985).

Poslední filmové úspěchy Karla Kachyňi jsou rovněž spjaté s televizní obrazovkou KOŽENÉ SLUNCE (2002), OTEC NEZNÁMÝ (2001). Některé jeho původně televizní projekty skončily i na plátnech kin – MĚSTEM CHODÍ MIKLUÁŠ (1992), KRÁVA (1994), kterou redaktor New York Post Larry Worth charakterizoval, jako kdyby Ingmar Bergman natočil Forresta Gumpa, FANNY (1995), HANELE (1999). Nedlouho před smrtí dokončuje svůj poslední televizní film vyprávějící příběh dvou pasažérů parního válce CESTA BYLA SUCHÁ MÍSTY MOKRÁ (2003). Usiloval ještě o práva na natočení filmu podle knihy Bohumila Hrabala Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále, o se ve stejné době ucházel Jiří Menzel, jenž film v roce 2006 natočil.

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Karel Kachyňa

Karel Kachyňa Biography / Wiki

NameKarel Kachyňa
Also KnowКарел Кахиня
GenderMale
Known ForDirecting
Place of BirthVyškov
Date of Birth1924-05-01
Age(as in 2022)79
Deathday2004-03-12

Karel Kachyňa Acting Movies

Movie NameCharacterRelease DateOverview
It’s Not Always CloudyMan with a Hat1950-09-15
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří MenzelSelf2018-09-16An epic exploration of the Czechoslovak New Wave cinema of the 1960s and 70s, structured around a series of conversations with one of its most acclaim…
Suffering1962-02-16This is an engaging drama by director Karel Kachyna about the growing pains of a young teen (Jorga Kotrbova) and the hardships of a noble steed mistre…
The Elementary School1991-08-08The time is 1945-46. 10 year old Eda and his friend Tonda live in a small village outside Prague. In school, their class is so wild and indisciplined …
Long Live the Republic1965-11-05Oldrich is the runt of his village, beaten by his father, bullied by the other boys. But he has imagination of his side, and a wiry toughness they can…

Karel Kachyňa Directing Movies

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
Forbidden DreamsDirector1987-09-01Leo Popper is a happy family man living in rural Bohemia in the years preceding the Nazi invasion. Out of economic necessity he moves with his family …
The Little MermaidDirector1976-11-22The little mermaid rescues a prince from drowning and falls in love with him. To be with him, she makes a deal with the evil sorceress: her beautiful …
The EarDirector1990-01-01Senior ministry official Ludvik and his wife Anna come back from an official party only to find their home has been broken into and is riddled with li…
The Last ButterflyDirector1991-01-01Stage mime Antoine Moreau is compelled by the Gestapo to put on a performance for the children of Terezin, a “model” concentration camp, to convince t…
The CowDirector1996-01-11Adam is a young farmer. As a child, fleeing the bleak reality of his mother’s life as a prostitute, he tumbled from a mountain and was mentally injure…
LoveDirector1973-09-21Sixteen-year-old students of a grammar school are supposed to write essays on “Love”. The class best student Andrea (Jaroslava Schallerová) writes ab…
Jumping Over PuddlesDirector1971-05-07This Czechoslovakian children’s film takes place during the last days of the Austro-Hungarian empire. The young son of a horse trainer loves nothing…
The HopeDirector1964-01-17A group of outcasts, including a vagabond and a prostitute, gather at the outskirts of the industrial area of a large Czech city, one of the things th…
Attention, Rounds!Director1981-01-01A story about an everyday life of an inflectional department of Prague hospital….
FanyDirector1995-11-30Oligophrenic Fany (Bohdalová) lives with her aunt who suddenly manages to travel abroad. Fany has to move to her sister (Jirásková). Two very diffe…
Where, Gentlemen, Where Are You Going?Director1987-07-31A story of Jan Kolvara, forty years old architect, who is a little bit too obsessed with women in his life….
Appeal to Your LoveDirector1989-02-01A sad story about love between Czech boy and German girl during 1944….
Dobré svÄ›tloDirector1986-01-01Drama directed by Karel Kachyna….
Fools and a GirlDirector1988-10-10A coming of age drama about a young boy Jirka who lives in Prague….
Long Live the RepublicDirector1965-11-05Oldrich is the runt of his village, beaten by his father, bullied by the other boys. But he has imagination of his side, and a wiry toughness they can…
Carriage to ViennaDirector1966-11-11A WW2 story of a young Austrian soldier running from the Russian army and a woman whom he forces to come along in order to save his wounded mate….
SlingboyDirector1960-05-06A young Czech boy is freed from a concentration camp and now is working for the army against the Germans….
Waiting for the RainDirector1978-10-01It’s a hot holiday season in the city and Alena is pretty much left to her own little self, fantasizing and running her personal daily rituals, keep…
The High WallDirector1964-06-19Jitka is a 12-year-old girl who feels the first stirring of love. She becomes friends with a young man who is hospitalized with paralysis. Jitka visit…
HaneleDirector1999-11-04Based on an autobiographical novella by Ivan Olbracht, the film tells the story of Hanele Safarová, who grows up just after the First World War in a …
Golden EelsDirector1979-10-20A little boy, named Prdelka, traveled with his father from Prague to the country during the Second World War. There, the boy became friends with a loc…
A Ridiculous GentlemanDirector1969-11-28When a noted professor receives a new treatment for his heart ailment, his outlook on life changes. Despite doctor’s orders, he is determined to live …
The Nun’s NightDirector1967-12-15A dark fable set in an early 1950s Czech village, a time of Soviet-style socialism which saw the implementation of collectivized agriculture and the m…
Meeting in JulyDirector1978-07-01A romantic story about Jakub, a student in the summer camp, and his teacher Klara….
Robinson GirlDirector1974-12-01Blazenka likes to imagine she is on a desolate island and has to find a way how to survive. After the death of her mother she stays together with her …
Christmas with ElisabethDirector1968-11-22Surly solitary truck driver is given an assistant for his daily rounds: a young woman with a fondness for mini-skirts and boys, fresh out of prison….
SestrickyDirector1984-02-29
Love Between the RaindropsDirector1980-05-23Set 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 u…
Rainbow KulickDirector1985-06-02Little boy Milan is going to visit his grandfather in the countryside – for a first time….
Everything Ends TonightDirector1955-02-18Everything Ends Tonight is a Czech movie….
King of the SumavaDirector1959-12-25A movie about Czechoslovak border guards trying to arrest the famous escapee called “King of the Sumava”….
VertigoDirector1963-02-08Psychological study of country girl Jitka and her blossoming love for an older man afraid of her youth and spontaneity….
Counting SheepDirector1981-08-16A story about young girl Hanka who doesn’t have parents and is forced to spend most of her time in a hospital bed….
SufferingDirector1962-02-16This is an engaging drama by director Karel Kachyna about the growing pains of a young teen (Jorga Kotrbova) and the hardships of a noble steed mistre…
Městem chodí MikulášDirector1995-10-07
Cesta byla suchá, místy mokráDirector2003-01-24
Sugar HouseDirector1981-05-22In the final days of the Second World War in 1945 Frantisek Pribyl is killed during a shoot-out with the Germans. After the funeral, the widow (Jana S…
Fandy, ó FandyDirector1983-12-01
Naše bláznivá rodinaDirector1968-11-07
Kožené slunceDirector2002-09-08As the name suggests, the movie is about football. It is not about big league soccer, making huge money. It is about football, which lives just from v…
The Secret of a Great NarratorDirector1972-04-28The life of the famous French writer Alexander Dumas the Elder. Screenwriter Jaroslav Dietl did not hide his admiration for this literary giant, and i…
Tenkrát o vánocíchDirector1958-12-05
Vlak do stanice NebeDirector1972-12-01
It’s Not Always CloudyDirector1950-09-15
Velký případ malého detektiva a policejního psa KykýnaDirector1982-01-01
Za život radostnýDirector1951-04-06
Lidé jednoho srdceDirector1953-10-03
Stará čínská operaDirector1954-01-01
Ztracená stopaDirector1956-06-15
Věděli si radyDirector1949-01-01
Neobyčejná létaDirector1952-01-01
Z čínského zápisníkuDirector1954-01-01
PoutaDirector1961-09-22
Crooked MirrorDirector1956-01-01A satirical military “Fashion Show” instructing Czechoslovak soldiers how and how not to dress….
Otec neznámý aneb cesta do hlubin duÅ¡e výstrojního náčelníkaDirector2001-05-09Comedy about soldiers….
Horká zimaDirector1974-01-18
DirectorA story of a little girl Verka and her life during the beginning of WWII. Based on Vera Sládková novels….
DirectorThree kings is Czech war series that was aired in 1998. It is loosely based on story of members of ressistance organization Obrana národa who were kn…
Director

Writing

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
The Last ButterflyWriter1991-01-01Stage mime Antoine Moreau is compelled by the Gestapo to put on a performance for the children of Terezin, a “model” concentration camp, to convince t…
Appeal to Your LoveWriter1989-02-01A sad story about love between Czech boy and German girl during 1944….
Fools and a GirlWriter1988-10-10A coming of age drama about a young boy Jirka who lives in Prague….
Waiting for the RainWriter1978-10-01It’s a hot holiday season in the city and Alena is pretty much left to her own little self, fantasizing and running her personal daily rituals, keep…
Robinson GirlScreenplay1974-12-01Blazenka likes to imagine she is on a desolate island and has to find a way how to survive. After the death of her mother she stays together with her …
SestrickyScreenplay1984-02-29
Forbidden DreamsScreenplay1987-09-01Leo Popper is a happy family man living in rural Bohemia in the years preceding the Nazi invasion. Out of economic necessity he moves with his family …
Rainbow KulickWriter1985-06-02Little boy Milan is going to visit his grandfather in the countryside – for a first time….
Golden EelsWriter1979-10-20A little boy, named Prdelka, traveled with his father from Prague to the country during the Second World War. There, the boy became friends with a loc…
Love Between the RaindropsWriter1980-05-23Set 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 u…
Meeting in JulyWriter1978-07-01A romantic story about Jakub, a student in the summer camp, and his teacher Klara….
Attention, Rounds!Writer1981-01-01A story about an everyday life of an inflectional department of Prague hospital….
The Little MermaidWriter1976-11-22The little mermaid rescues a prince from drowning and falls in love with him. To be with him, she makes a deal with the evil sorceress: her beautiful …
Counting SheepWriter1981-08-16A story about young girl Hanka who doesn’t have parents and is forced to spend most of her time in a hospital bed….
SlingboyScreenplay1960-05-06A young Czech boy is freed from a concentration camp and now is working for the army against the Germans….
Cesta byla suchá, místy mokráWriter2003-01-24
Sugar HouseWriter1981-05-22In the final days of the Second World War in 1945 Frantisek Pribyl is killed during a shoot-out with the Germans. After the funeral, the widow (Jana S…
The CowScreenplay1996-01-11Adam is a young farmer. As a child, fleeing the bleak reality of his mother’s life as a prostitute, he tumbled from a mountain and was mentally injure…
The Secret of a Great NarratorScreenplay1972-04-28The life of the famous French writer Alexander Dumas the Elder. Screenwriter Jaroslav Dietl did not hide his admiration for this literary giant, and i…
Tenkrát o vánocíchScreenstory1958-12-05
Tenkrát o vánocíchScreenplay1958-12-05
Vlak do stanice NebeScreenplay1972-12-01
Velký případ malého detektiva a policejního psa KykýnaScreenplay1982-01-01
It’s Not Always CloudyScreenplay1950-09-15
Za život radostnýIdea1951-04-06
Za život radostnýScreenplay1951-04-06
Lidé jednoho srdceScreenplay1953-10-03
Ztracená stopaStory1956-06-15
Věděli si radyScreenplay1949-01-01
Věděli si radyIdea1949-01-01
The Nun’s NightScreenplay1967-12-15A dark fable set in an early 1950s Czech village, a time of Soviet-style socialism which saw the implementation of collectivized agriculture and the m…
Neobyčejná létaIdea1952-01-01
Neobyčejná létaScreenplay1952-01-01
PoutaScreenplay1961-09-22
King of the SumavaScreenplay1959-12-25A movie about Czechoslovak border guards trying to arrest the famous escapee called “King of the Sumava”….
SufferingScreenplay1962-02-16This is an engaging drama by director Karel Kachyna about the growing pains of a young teen (Jorga Kotrbova) and the hardships of a noble steed mistre…
VertigoScreenplay1963-02-08Psychological study of country girl Jitka and her blossoming love for an older man afraid of her youth and spontaneity….
The HopeScreenplay1964-01-17A group of outcasts, including a vagabond and a prostitute, gather at the outskirts of the industrial area of a large Czech city, one of the things th…
The High WallScreenplay1964-06-19Jitka is a 12-year-old girl who feels the first stirring of love. She becomes friends with a young man who is hospitalized with paralysis. Jitka visit…
Long Live the RepublicScreenplay1965-11-05Oldrich is the runt of his village, beaten by his father, bullied by the other boys. But he has imagination of his side, and a wiry toughness they can…
Crooked MirrorScreenplay1956-01-01A satirical military “Fashion Show” instructing Czechoslovak soldiers how and how not to dress….
Crooked MirrorStory1956-01-01A satirical military “Fashion Show” instructing Czechoslovak soldiers how and how not to dress….
Carriage to ViennaScreenplay1966-11-11A WW2 story of a young Austrian soldier running from the Russian army and a woman whom he forces to come along in order to save his wounded mate….
Christmas with ElisabethScreenplay1968-11-22Surly solitary truck driver is given an assistant for his daily rounds: a young woman with a fondness for mini-skirts and boys, fresh out of prison….
A Ridiculous GentlemanScreenplay1969-11-28When a noted professor receives a new treatment for his heart ailment, his outlook on life changes. Despite doctor’s orders, he is determined to live …
The EarScreenplay1990-01-01Senior ministry official Ludvik and his wife Anna come back from an official party only to find their home has been broken into and is riddled with li…
Jumping Over PuddlesScreenplay1971-05-07This Czechoslovakian children’s film takes place during the last days of the Austro-Hungarian empire. The young son of a horse trainer loves nothing…
Horká zimaScreenplay1974-01-18
LoveScreenplay1973-09-21Sixteen-year-old students of a grammar school are supposed to write essays on “Love”. The class best student Andrea (Jaroslava Schallerová) writes ab…
WriterA story of a little girl Verka and her life during the beginning of WWII. Based on Vera Sládková novels….
Screenplay

Other Info

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
Jak se dělá televizní soutěžCamera Operator1971-01-01
It’s Not Always CloudyDirector of Photography1950-09-15
Lidé jednoho srdceCamera Operator1953-10-03
Stará čínská operaCamera Operator1954-01-01
Věděli si radyDirector of Photography1949-01-01
Neobyčejná létaDirector of Photography1952-01-01
Z čínského zápisníkuCamera Operator1954-01-01
It’s Not Always CloudyEditor1950-09-15
CreatorA story of a little girl Verka and her life during the beginning of WWII. Based on Vera Sládková novels….
CreatorThree kings is Czech war series that was aired in 1998. It is loosely based on story of members of ressistance organization Obrana národa who were kn…

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