| Vladimír Smutný | |
|---|---|
 Vladimír Smutný v roce 2010 | |
| Born | 13 July 1942  Prague |
| Education | professor |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Family | Jitka Smutná |
| Awards |
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Vladimír Smutný (born 13 July 1942) is a Czech cinematographer. 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. 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. From 1974 he worked as an assistant cinematographer. 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. Since 1997 he teaches at FAMU in Prague.
Selected filmography
- 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
- 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)
- Medal of Merit (2024)
References
- ^ "FAMU katedra kamery - prof. MgA. Vladimír Smutný". FAMU katedra kamery (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- ^ Prokopová, Alena (2017-07-14). "Vladimír Smutný". Filmový přehled (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- "PŘEHLEDNĚ: Seznam všech vyznamenaných". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
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