Karel Vachek

Karel Vachek

Directing

A controversial filmmaker - a documentary filmmaker of a philosophical nature, whose films have either supporters or opponents. From 1958 to 1963, he studied at the Prague FAMU. Already during his studies, he became famous for his filmmaking complexity, high erudition and philosophical-sociological depth of his films, which also led to distaste among some teachers (the school film Kamil Lhoták). He graduated from school with the film Moravian Hellas. It was a polemical reportage from the folk festivals in Strážnice. The film was personally banned by president Novotný. It was only permitted in…

Filmography

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All Men Become Brothers All Men Become Brothers 2023 Points for the President aka Attempt at Contrarevolution Points for the President aka Attempt at Contrarevolution 2021 Communism and the Net, or the End of Representative Democracy Communism and the Net, or the End of Representative Democracy 2019 Všichni mají pravdu? Karel Floss a ti druzí Všichni mají pravdu? Karel Floss a ti druzí 2016 Obscurantist and His Lineage or The Pyramids' Tearful Valley Obscurantist and His Lineage or The Pyramids' Tearful Valley 2011 Experience of an Exorcist Experience of an Exorcist 2011 Záviš, the Prince of Pornofolk Under the Influence of Griffith's Intolerance and Tati's Monsieur Hulot's Holiday or the Establishment and Doom of Czechoslovakia (1918-1992) Záviš, the Prince of Pornofolk Under the Influence of Griffith's Intolerance and Tati's Monsieur Hulot's Holiday or the Establishment and Doom of Czechoslovakia (1918-1992) 2006 Who Will Watch the Watchman? Dalibor, or the Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin ★ 8.0 Who Will Watch the Watchman? Dalibor, or the Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin 2003 Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy) ★ 8.0 Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy) 2000 What Is to Be Done? A Journey from Prague to Ceský Krumlov, or How I Formed a New Government ★ 10.0 What Is to Be Done? A Journey from Prague to Ceský Krumlov, or How I Formed a New Government 1996 New Hyperion or Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood ★ 8.0 New Hyperion or Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood 1992 New flat New flat 1977 Elective Affinities ★ 5.0 Elective Affinities 1968 Floods Floods 1966 Moravian Hellas ★ 5.5 Moravian Hellas 1964 Suffering ★ 6.3 Suffering 1962 Malíř Kamil Lhoták Malíř Kamil Lhoták 1960