Vladimír Smutný
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Vladimír Smutný | |
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 Vladimír Smutný v roce 2010 | |
| Born | 13 July 1942  Prague |
| Education | professor |
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| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Family | Jitka Smutná |
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Vladimír Smutný (born 13 July 1942) is a Czech cinematographer.[1][2] He is an eight-time winner of the Czech Lion Award for Best Cinematography. He was also a cinematographer of Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film winner Kolya (1996).
His father was a photographer.[2] His sister, Jitka Smutná, is an actress. After graduating from FAMU in Prague, he worked as an advertising photographer for Tesla Holešovice and as a camera operator for Krátký film Praha.[2] From 1974 he worked as an assistant cinematographer.[2] His first projects as director of photography 1980s when he worked primarily with directors Jiří Svoboda and Karel Kachyňa. Since mid-1990s he works primarily with directors Jan Svěrák and Václav Marhoul.[2][1] Since 1997 he teaches at FAMU in Prague.[1]
Selected filmography[edit]
- Scalpel, Please (1985)
- When the Stars Were Red (1991)
- Kolya (1996)
- Lea (1997)
- Love Lies Bleeding (1999)
- Dark Blue World (2001)
- Mazaný Filip (2003)
- King of Thieves (2004)
- The Headsman (2004)
- Empties (2007)
- Tobruk (2008)
- Kooky (2010)
- Flower Buds (2011)
- Viy (2014)
- Three Brothers (2014)
- Po strništi bos (2017)
- Golden Sting (2018)
- The Painted Bird (2019)
- The Last Aristocrat (2019)
Awards and nominations[edit]
- Czech Lion Award for Best Cinematography wins: Lea (1997), Dark Blue World (2001), Mazaný Filip (2003), King of Thieves (2004), Tobruk (2008), Flower Buds (2011), Po strništi bos (2017), The Painted Bird (2019)
- Czech Lion Award for Best Cinematography nominations: Kolya (1996), Empties (2007), Kooky (2010), Three Brothers (2014), Golden Sting (2018)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "FAMU katedra kamery - prof. MgA. Vladimír Smutný". FAMU katedra kamery (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- ^ a b c d e Prokopová, Alena (2017-07-14). "Vladimír Smutný". Filmový přehled (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-09-14.
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