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Elmar Klos is a Director, Scriptwriter and Production Manager Tchecoslovaque born on 26 january 1910 at Brno (Republique tcheque)

Elmar Klos

Elmar Klos
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Nationality Tchecoslovaquie
Birth 26 january 1910 at Brno (Republique tcheque)
Death 19 july 1993 (at 83 years) at Prague (Republique tcheque)
Awards National Artist

Elmar Klos (26 January 1910 – 31 July 1993) was a Czechoslovak film director of Czech origin who collaborated for 17 years with his Slovak colleague Ján Kadár and with him won the 1965 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film with the film The Shop on Main Street. Both of them co-directed the 1963 film Death is Called Engelchen which was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Golden Prize.

Usually with

Ján Kadár
Ján Kadár
(4 films)
Svatopluk Innemann
Svatopluk Innemann
(3 films)
František Zvarík
František Zvarík
(2 films)
Juraj Herz
Juraj Herz
(1 films)
Jaroslav Marvan
Jaroslav Marvan
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Elmar Klos (9 films)

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Director

The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street (1965)
, 2h5
Directed by Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos
Origin Tchecoslovaquie
Genres Drama, War
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Ida Kamińska, František Zvarík, Juraj Herz, Ivan Palúch
Rating81% 4.0908954.0908954.0908954.0908954.090895
During World War II, a mild-mannered Slovak carpenter Anton "Tóno" Brtko (Jozef Kroner) is offered the chance to take over the sewing notions store of an old, near-deaf Jewish woman Rozália Lautmannová (Ida Kamińska) as a part of the enactment of an Aryanization regulation in the town. As Tóno attempts to explain to Mrs. Lautmannová, who is oblivious of the world outside and generally confused, that he has come to be her supervisor and owner of the store, Imrich Kuchár (Martin Hollý, Sr.), a Slovak opponent of Aryanization, steps in and reveals to Brtko that the business itself is less than profitable, as Lautmannová herself relies on donations. The Jewish community then offers the amiable Brtko a weekly payment if he does not give up the store, which would otherwise be given to a new, possibly ruthless Aryanizer. Tóno accepts and lets Mrs. Lautmannová believe he is her nephew who has come to help in the store. Their relationship grows, until the authorities round up the town's entire Jewish population for transport, and Tóno finds himself conflicted as to whether he should turn in the senile Mrs. Lautmannová, or hide her. When the woman finally becomes aware of the "pogrom" all around her, she panics, and in attempting to silence her, Tóno accidentally kills her. The realization devastates him, and he hangs himself.

Scriptwriter

The Shop on Main Street
The Shop on Main Street (1965)
, 2h5
Directed by Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos
Origin Tchecoslovaquie
Genres Drama, War
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Ida Kamińska, František Zvarík, Juraj Herz, Ivan Palúch
Roles Ecrivain
Rating81% 4.0908954.0908954.0908954.0908954.090895
During World War II, a mild-mannered Slovak carpenter Anton "Tóno" Brtko (Jozef Kroner) is offered the chance to take over the sewing notions store of an old, near-deaf Jewish woman Rozália Lautmannová (Ida Kamińska) as a part of the enactment of an Aryanization regulation in the town. As Tóno attempts to explain to Mrs. Lautmannová, who is oblivious of the world outside and generally confused, that he has come to be her supervisor and owner of the store, Imrich Kuchár (Martin Hollý, Sr.), a Slovak opponent of Aryanization, steps in and reveals to Brtko that the business itself is less than profitable, as Lautmannová herself relies on donations. The Jewish community then offers the amiable Brtko a weekly payment if he does not give up the store, which would otherwise be given to a new, possibly ruthless Aryanizer. Tóno accepts and lets Mrs. Lautmannová believe he is her nephew who has come to help in the store. Their relationship grows, until the authorities round up the town's entire Jewish population for transport, and Tóno finds himself conflicted as to whether he should turn in the senile Mrs. Lautmannová, or hide her. When the woman finally becomes aware of the "pogrom" all around her, she panics, and in attempting to silence her, Tóno accidentally kills her. The realization devastates him, and he hangs himself.

Producer