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Jan Curik is a Actor, Scriptwriter, Director of Photography and Cinematography Tchèque born on 1 november 1924 at Prague (Republique tcheque)

Jan Curik

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Nationality Republique tcheque
Birth 1 november 1924 at Prague (Republique tcheque)
Death 4 december 1996 (at 72 years) at Prague (Republique tcheque)

Jan Curík (November 1, 1924 - December 4, 1996) was a Czech cinematographer whose work was featured in many Czechoslovakian and other eastern European films.

Biography

Jan Curik was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, November 1, 1924. He began working as a cameraman while in the military, filming short films and documentaries. In 1958, he served as cameraman for Zbynek Brynych's Suburban Romance, which was Czechoslovakia's entry in the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. He often worked with the Czech director Jaromil Jireš, and was the cinematographer for many of his most popular films, including The Joke, and Valerie and her Week of Wonders. In 1961, he went to the DEFA studios in East Germany to work with the East German director Gerhard Klein on The Gleiwitz Case. In 1966, he co-directed Searching with Antonín Máša. Curik's career ended after the Velvet Revolution. He died in Prague, Czech Republic, December 4, 1996.

Usually with

Zbyněk Brynych
Zbyněk Brynych
(2 films)
Jaromil Jireš
Jaromil Jireš
(3 films)
Zdeněk Srstka
Zdeněk Srstka
(3 films)
Evald Schorm
Evald Schorm
(2 films)
Josef Abrhám
Josef Abrhám
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jan Curik (14 films)

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Scriptwriter

Cameraman

Sestricky
Sestricky (1984)

Directed by Karel Kachyňa
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Jiřina Jirásková
Roles Director of Photography
Rating68% 3.4144653.4144653.4144653.4144653.414465
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
, 1h17
Directed by Jaromil Jireš
Origin Tchecoslovaquie
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Horror, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Vampires in film, Teen LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, Films about virginity, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Jaroslava Schallerová, Helena Anýzová, Josef Abrhám
Roles Director of Photography
Rating70% 3.547833.547833.547833.547833.54783
The film starts out with 13-year-old Valerie (Schallerová) sleeping in a gazebo. A thief comes in the night and steals her earrings; when she goes to investigate, she sees a horrific man before he covers his face with a weasel mask. The next day she is swimming in a pool and is then watching the water when the thief's arms suddenly return her earrings to her.
The Joke
The Joke (1969)
, 1h20
Directed by Jaromil Jireš
Origin Tchecoslovaquie
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Jana Dítětová, Evald Schorm, Iva Janžurová, Jaroslav Satoranský
Roles Director of Photography
Rating70% 3.5391253.5391253.5391253.5391253.539125
The scientist Ludvík Jahn returns to his hometown after two decades away. He is interviewed by Helena, an attractive older woman whom he begins to seduce. Jahn then discovers Helena is married to Pavel, an old rival.
Transport from Paradise
Transport from Paradise (1963)
, 1h33
Directed by Zbyněk Brynych
Origin Tchecoslovaquie
Genres Drama, War
Actors Zdeněk Štěpánek, Ladislav Pešek, Čestmír Řanda, Vlastimil Brodský, Jiří Vršťala, Josef Abrhám
Roles Director of Photography
Rating70% 3.511233.511233.511233.511233.51123
Un général SS visite le camp de concentration de Terezín (Theresienstadt, près de Prague). Un film documentaire dont le sujet est « la ville qu'offre Hitler aux Juifs » détenus dans ce camp y est justement en cours de tournage. Cependant l'officier remarque une pancarte portant l'inscription « Mort au fascime !». En représailles, il décide de constituer un convoi à destination d'Auschwitz-Birkenau. Le chef du Judenrat du ghetto s'oppose à cette décision, mais le convoi partira finalement.
Something Different
Something Different (1963)
, 1h30
Directed by Věra Chytilová
Origin Tchecoslovaquie
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Jiří Kodet, František Filipovský
Roles Director of Photography
Rating68% 3.435533.435533.435533.435533.43553
Au début des années 1960, les réalisatrices étaient bien plus nombreuses dans le bloc de l’Est que de l’autre côté du Rideau de Fer, à l’instar de Věra Chytilová, figure de la Nouvelle Vague tchécoslovaque. "Quelque chose d’autre", réunit deux parcours de femmes, l’un fictif et l’autre réel : celui de la gymnaste et future médaillée d’or Eva Bosáková, qui joue ici son propre rôle.
The Gleiwitz Case
The Gleiwitz Case (1961)
, 1h10
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Hannjo Hasse, Hilmar Thate, Werner Dissel
Roles Director of Photography
Rating69% 3.478093.478093.478093.478093.47809
A Suburban Romance
A Suburban Romance (1958)

Directed by Zbyněk Brynych
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Jana Brejchová, Václav Lohniský, George Skalenakis, Jan Curik
Roles Director of Photography
Rating66% 3.3471853.3471853.3471853.3471853.347185