Why Actor and Singer Jiří Korn Almost Turned Down a Famous Fairy Tale Role: Spotlight Interview

Why Actor and Singer Jiří Korn Almost Turned Down a Famous Fairy Tale Role: Spotlight Interview

“Why they overdubbed me, I wasn’t interested at all at the time. Don’t think I was so bitter, but I was terribly sorry. The fairy tale is really beautifully shot,” says actor and singer Jiří Korn about being almost a king in the famous fairy tale Honza predubbed by Michal Pavlata. “But I got over … Read more

Interview with Vojtěch Kotek and Jiří Mádl: Waves Film and Czechoslovak Radio Events 1967-1968

Interview with Vojtěch Kotek and Jiří Mádl: Waves Film and Czechoslovak Radio Events 1967-1968

“When the camera was on, I experienced incredible moments of pride – in those moments when the characters were incredibly proud of what they had accomplished,” recalls the actor Vojtěch Kotek during the filming of the film Waves about events on the Czechoslovak Radio in 1967-1968. “It didn’t turn out well then, but those people … Read more

Petr Hořejš, the author of the extensive series Wanderings in the Czech Past, died at the age of 84

Petr Hořejš, the author of the extensive series Wanderings in the Czech Past, died at the age of 84

Editor, writer and screenwriter Petr Hořejš, author of the extensive book series Wandering in the Czech Past, has died. The man who previously wrote under the pseudonym Petr Hora lived to be 84 years old. His wife Jitka Hořejsová informed about his death on Thursday. He started creating a series of books about Czech history … Read more