Věra Chytilová
Directing Born Feb 2, 1929 Died Mar 12, 2014 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia 98 credits
Biography
Věra Chytilová works in directing. Born February 2, 1929 in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia. Died March 12, 2014. Archytele tracks 98 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Career timeline
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
Naughty Young People: Chytilová, Kučera, Krumbachová
Golden Sixties
Troublemakers · DirectorTroublemakers · ScreenplayTroublemakers · Story
Pleasant Moments · DirectorPleasant Moments · Writer
Searching for EsterSearching for Ester · Director
Journey: Portrait of Věra Chytilová
Trója v proměnách času · DirectorTrója v proměnách času · StoryTrója v proměnách času · Screenplay
Expulsion from Paradise · DirectorExpulsion from Paradise · Screenplay
Flights and Falls · ScreenplayFlights and Falls · StoryFlights and Falls · Director
Traps · DirectorTraps · StoryTraps · Screenplay
GENUS · DirectorGENUS · Writer
Kam panenky... · DirectorKam panenky... · StoryKam panenky... · Screenplay
The Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday · DirectorThe Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday · Screenplay
My Pragues Understand Me · DirectorMy Pragues Understand Me · ScreenplayMy Pragues Understand Me · Story
TGM the Liberator · DirectorTGM the Liberator · StoryTGM the Liberator · Screenplay
A Hoof Here, a Hoof There · DirectorA Hoof Here, a Hoof There · Screenplay
The Jester and the Queen · DirectorThe Jester and the Queen · StoryThe Jester and the Queen · Screenplay
Wolf's Hole · DirectorWolf's Hole · Screenplay
Prague – The Restless Heart of Europe · StoryPrague – The Restless Heart of Europe · DirectorPrague – The Restless Heart of Europe · Screenplay
The Very Late Afternoon of a FaunThe Very Late Afternoon of a Faun · DirectorThe Very Late Afternoon of a Faun · Screenplay
Calamity · DirectorCalamity · Screenplay
Chytilová Versus FormanChytilová Versus Forman · DirectorChytilová Versus Forman · Scenario WriterPanelstory or Birth of a Community · DirectorPanelstory or Birth of a Community · Story
Time is inexorable · StoryTime is inexorable · DirectorTime is inexorable · ScreenplayThe Apple Game · DirectorThe Apple Game · Story
Comrades · DirectorComrades · Screenplay
Fruit of Paradise · DirectorFruit of Paradise · ScreenplayPravda
Seven Days to Remember · Cinematography
Daisies · DirectorDaisies · ScreenplayDaisies · StoryPearls of the Deep · DirectorPearls of the Deep · Screenplay
A Bagful of Fleas · StoryA Bagful of Fleas · ScreenplayA Bagful of Fleas · DirectorSomething Different · StorySomething Different · Screenplay
Full Filmography
98 titles- CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel (2018) as Self
- To Make a Comedy Is No Fun (2016) as Self
- Naughty Young People: Chytilová, Kučera, Krumbachová (2012)
- Golden Sixties (2009) as Self
- Troublemakers (2007) Director
- Troublemakers (2007) Screenplay
- Troublemakers (2007) Story
- Pleasant Moments (2006) Director
- Pleasant Moments (2006) Writer
- Searching for Ester (2005) as Herself
- Searching for Ester (2005) Director
- Journey: Portrait of Věra Chytilová (2004) as Herself
- Trója v proměnách času (2003) Director
- Trója v proměnách času (2003) Story
- Trója v proměnách času (2003) Screenplay
- Expulsion from Paradise (2001) Director
- Expulsion from Paradise (2001) Screenplay
- Flights and Falls (2000) Screenplay
- Flights and Falls (2000) Story
- Flights and Falls (2000) Director
- Traps (1998) Director
- Traps (1998) Story
- Traps (1998) Screenplay
- GENUS (1995) Director
- GENUS (1995) Writer
- Kam panenky... (1993) Director
- Kam panenky... (1993) Story
- Kam panenky... (1993) Screenplay
- The Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday (1992) Director
- The Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday (1992) Screenplay
- My Pragues Understand Me (1991) Director
- My Pragues Understand Me (1991) Screenplay
- My Pragues Understand Me (1991) Story
- TGM the Liberator (1990) Director
- TGM the Liberator (1990) Story
- TGM the Liberator (1990) Screenplay
- A Hoof Here, a Hoof There (1989) Director
- A Hoof Here, a Hoof There (1989) Screenplay
- The Jester and the Queen (1988) Director
- The Jester and the Queen (1988) Story
- The Jester and the Queen (1988) Screenplay
- Wolf's Hole (1987) Director
- Wolf's Hole (1987) Screenplay
- Prague – The Restless Heart of Europe (1985) Story
- Prague – The Restless Heart of Europe (1985) Director
- Prague – The Restless Heart of Europe (1985) Screenplay
- The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun (1984)
- The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun (1984) Director
- The Very Late Afternoon of a Faun (1984) Screenplay
- Calamity (1982) Director
- Calamity (1982) Screenplay
- Chytilová Versus Forman (1981) as Self
- Chytilová Versus Forman (1981) Director
- Chytilová Versus Forman (1981) Scenario Writer
- Panelstory or Birth of a Community (1981) Director
- Panelstory or Birth of a Community (1981) Story
- Panelstory or Birth of a Community (1981) Screenplay
- Time is inexorable (1978) Story
- Time is inexorable (1978) Director
- Time is inexorable (1978) Screenplay
- The Apple Game (1978) Director
- The Apple Game (1978) Story
- The Apple Game (1978) Screenplay
- Comrades (1971) Director
- Comrades (1971) Screenplay
- Fruit of Paradise (1970) Director
- Fruit of Paradise (1970) Screenplay
- Pravda (1970) as Self (uncredited)
- Seven Days to Remember (1968) Cinematography
- Daisies (1966) Director
- Daisies (1966) Screenplay
- Daisies (1966) Story
- Pearls of the Deep (1966) Director
- Pearls of the Deep (1966) Screenplay
- An Occasion to Speak (1966) as Self
- A Bagful of Fleas (1963) Story
- A Bagful of Fleas (1963) Screenplay
- A Bagful of Fleas (1963) Director
- Something Different (1963) Story
- Something Different (1963) Screenplay
- Something Different (1963) Director
- Green Street (1962) as Commentary (voice)
- Green Street (1962) Story
- Green Street (1962) Director
- Green Street (1962) Screenplay
- Ceiling (1962) as Model (voice)
- Ceiling (1962) Screenplay
- Ceiling (1962) Story
- Ceiling (1962) Director
- Caterwauling (1960) as Cat (voice)
- Caterwauling (1960) Screenplay
- Caterwauling (1960) Director
- Lost Children (1957) Assistant Director
- Konec jasnovidce (1957)
- Hudba z Marsu (1955) Clapper Loader
- Severní přístav (1954) Clapper Loader
- The Emperor and the Golem (1951) as First Handmaiden
- Peaches Original Film Writer
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Věra Chytilová best known for?
Věra Chytilová is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including A Hoof Here, a Hoof There (1989), A Hoof Here, a Hoof There (1989), Pravda (1970), Daisies (1966).
When and where was Věra Chytilová born?
Věra Chytilová was born on February 2, 1929 in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia. They passed away on March 12, 2014.
How many credits does Věra Chytilová have?
Věra Chytilová has accumulated over 98 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1951 to 2018.
What is Věra Chytilová's background in cinema and television?
Věra Chytilová (February 2, 1929 – March 12, 2014) was an avant-garde Czech film director and pioneer of Czech cinema. At the age of 28 she was accepted into the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU). While attending FAMU she studied underneath renowned film director Otakar Vavra, gradua...
Věra Chytilová by the numbers
98credits
92films
6TV series
1951–2018active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- The Emperor and the Golem (1951) as First Handmaiden — aged about 22
- Pravda (1970) as Self (uncredited) — aged about 41
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