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Czech cinematographer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vladimír Smutný (born 13 July 1942) is a Czech cinematographer.[1][2] 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).
Vladimír Smutný | |
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Born | 13 July 1942 Prague |
Education | professor |
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Occupation | Cinematographer |
Family | Jitka Smutná |
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His father was a photographer.[2] 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.[2] From 1974 he worked as an assistant cinematographer.[2] 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.[2][1] Since 1997 he teaches at FAMU in Prague.[1]
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