Pavel Juráček

Pavel Juráček
Born(1935-08-02)2 August 1935
Died20 May 1989(1989-05-20) (aged 53)
NationalityCzech
Occupation(s)Screenwriter and director
Years active1961–1970
Spouse
(m. 1979)
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Pavel Juráček (Czech: [ˈpavɛl ˈjuraːtʃɛk]; 2 August 1935 – 20 May 1989) was a Czech screenwriter and film director who studied at FAMU.[1] Juráček started as a screenwriter for many Czech New Wave movies until he became a director. He worked in Prague at the Barrandov film studios; however after his satirical movie Case for a Rookie Hangman (1970) was shelved, he was fired from Barrandov and wasn't allowed to make movies anymore.[2]

Education

Juráček studied alongside filmmakers like Věra Chytilová, director of Sedmikrásky (Daisies), while studying at FAMU. He assisted in revising Chytilová's script in order to gain approval from their professor, although she inevitably filmed her original script in defiance.[3]

Filmography

Director

Screenwriter only

References

  1. ^ "Pavel Jurácek Season 2006". BBC. February 2006. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Pavel Juráček". Filmový přehled (in Czech).
  3. ^ Skupa, Lukáš (2018-09-02). "Perfectly unpredictable: early work of Věra Chytilová in the light of censorship and production reports". Studies in Eastern European Cinema. 9 (3): 233–249. doi:10.1080/2040350X.2018.1469202. ISSN 2040-350X. S2CID 194967405.