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Karel Vachek

1940 – 2020

Czech director and university educator

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About Karel Vachek

Lived 1940 – 2020 (aged 80). Karel Vachek was a Czech pedagogue, director, film director, screenwriter, poet and painter.

Karel Vachek (4 August 1940, Tišnov – 21 December 2020, Prague) was a Czech documentary film director and film pedagogue at FAMU.

Filmography Moravian Hellas (1964) Elective Affinities (1968) New Hyperion or Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood (1992) What Is to Be Done? A Journey from Prague to Ceský Krumlov, or How I Formed a New Government (1996) Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-house of the Heart. A Divine Comedy (2000) Who Will Watch the Watchman? Dalibor, or the Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin (2002) Záviš, the Prince of Pornofolk Under the Influence of Griffith's Intolerance and Tati's Monsieur Hulot's Holiday or the Establition and Doom of Czechoslovakia 1918-1992 (2006) Obscurantist and His Lineage or The Pyramids' Tearful Valleys (2011) Komunismus a síť aneb Konec zastupitelské demokracie (2020)

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Education
Academy of Performing Arts, Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Karel Vachek?

Czech director and university educator (1940–2020)

When was Karel Vachek born?

Karel Vachek was born on 4 August 1940 in Tišnov.

When did Karel Vachek die?

Karel Vachek died on 22 December 2020 in Prague.

What was Karel Vachek's occupation?

Karel Vachek was a pedagogue, director, film director, screenwriter, poet and painter.

What nationality was Karel Vachek?

Karel Vachek was Czech.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Karel Vachek

· Wikidata: Q12028573

· DBpedia: Karel Vachek

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