Jan Curik

Jan Curik
Born (1924-11-01)1 November 1924
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died 4 December 1996(1996-12-04) (aged 72)
Prague, Czech Republic
Occupation Cinematographer
Director
Years active 1954 – 1989

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.[1] He began working as a cameraman while in the military, filming short films and documentaries.[1] In 1958, he served as cameraman for Zbynek Brynych's Suburban Romance, which was Czechoslovakia's entry in the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.[2] 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.[3] 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.[1]

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Biography (in Czech)".
  2. ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Suburban Romance". festival-cannes.com.
  3. ↑ "East German Cinema Blog - The Gleiwitz Case".
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