Jozef Kroner

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Grave of Jozef Kroner and his wife at the Slávičie údolie cemetery in Bratislava

Jozef Kroner (often incorrectly spelled Króner ) (born March 20, 1924 in Staškov , † March 12, 1998 in Bratislava ) was a Slovak actor, a prominent figure in film in the former Czechoslovakia . He also played leading roles in many Czech and Hungarian films. In a vote by Slovak film journalists in 2000, he was voted the best Slovak actor of the 20th century.

Life

Kroner came from a family with 12 children (seven of them became actors). He never studied acting. Kroner worked as a painter in Trenčín , and later he was entrusted with running a workshop in Považská Bystrica . During this time he played as an amateur actor in amateur theater. In 1948 he got his first engagement at a Slovak chamber theater (army theater) in Turčiansky Svätý Martin . From 1956 until his retirement in 1984 he worked in the drama theater of the Slovak National Theater in Bratislava.

Kroner made his film debut in 1950 in Ján Kadár's Katka . He achieved international fame in 1965 for his role as the Slovak Aryan in Obchod na korze , directed by Ján Kadár and Elmar Klos . At the Cannes Film Festival in 1965 he received a special mention together with Ida Kamińska for his acting performance in the film based on a template by Ladislav Grosman . Kroner was also honored as best actor at the film festival of the working people of the Czechoslovakia. In the 1970s he appeared in several Hungarian films , including the critically acclaimed Vegül by Gyula Maár . His role as old Pichanda, a versatile head of a Slovak family before the First World War, in the epic chronicle Millennial Bee (1982) was the most prominent of his appearances in three Czechoslovak-West German co-productions in 1982.

In 1967, Kroner was named "Honored Artist" and in 1978 National Artist of Czechoslovakia. In 1970 he published the first of several books on acting. The film director Fero Fenič filmed Kroner's life in 1985 in the television film Trate života Josefa Kronera . In 1989 Kroner was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Actor for his role in the film Ti, kojto si nebeto .

His nephew Ján Kroner and his daughter Zuzana Kronerová are also well-known actors.

bibliography

  • 1970 Herec na udici (The actor on the fish hook)
  • 1974 Herec nielen na udici (The actor not only on the fish hook)
  • 1979 S kamerou as udicou (with film camera and fish hook)
  • 1982 Neobyčajný testament (Unusual Testament)
  • 1983 O rybke Beličke (The Belička Fish)

Filmography

  • 1949: Katka ( Katka )
  • 1951: Akce B
  • 1953: Dawn ( Pole neorané )
  • 1954: Drevená dedina
  • 1955: Štvorylka
  • 1956: Čert nespí
  • 1957: Posledná bosorka
  • 1957: Zemianska česť
  • 1958: Statočný zlodej
  • 1958: Happiness comes on Sunday ( Šťastie príde v nedeľu )
  • 1960: Jerguš Lapin
  • 1961: Tamed Streams ( Pokorené rieky )
  • 1962: Midnight Mass ( Polnočná omša )
  • 1962–63: Janosik, the hero of the mountains (2 parts) ( Jánošík I-II )
  • 1965: The shop on the main street (The shop on the Corso) ( Obchod na korze )
  • 1965: Kubo
  • 1966: Comedians' car ( Lidé z maringotek )
  • 1967: Muž, který stoupl v ceně
  • 1968: Dialóg 20-40-60
  • 1968: Muž, ktorý lže
  • 1968: Traja svedkovia
  • 1969: The lout on Toni's farm ( Tony, tobě přeskočilo )
  • 1969: Longing called Anada ( Touha zvaná Anada )
  • 1970: Pán si neželal nič
  • 1970: Rysavá jalovica
  • 1972: Zajtra bude neskoro
  • 1973: Shepherd's Song ( Očovskě pastorále )
  • 1973: The trip to San Jaga ( Putování do San Jaga )
  • 1974: Végül
  • 1975: Pacho, hybský zbojník
  • 1976: Stratená dolina
  • 1976: Sváko Ragan
  • 1976: Faxing ( Teketória )
  • 1977: Vianočné oblátky
  • 1979: A téglafal mögött
  • 1979: Mišo
  • 1981: The mowing of the Habichtswiese ( Kosenie Jastrabej lúuky )
  • 1981: Megáll az idő
  • 1981: Tegnap elött
  • 1982: Millennial bee ( Tisícročná včela )
  • 1982: The Other Look ( Egy másra nézve )
  • 1982: The largest couch potato in the world ( Popolvár najväčší na svete )
  • 1982: Race with the sun ( Preludy poušte )
  • 1982: The Salt Prince ( Soľ nad zlato )
  • 1983: Bought Life ( Mrtvi učia živých )
  • 1987: Nedaleko do neba
  • 1987: Az utolsó kézirat
  • 1987: Můj přítel d'Artagnan
  • 1988: Lovec senzací
  • 1988: Vlakári
  • 1989: Ti, kojto si nebeto
  • 1991: Árnyék a havon
  • 1992: The legacy or: Fuckoffjungsgutntag ( Dědictví aneb Kurvahošigutntag )
  • 1994: Vášnivý polibek
  • 1995:… ani smrt nebere!
  • 1995: The Key to Happiness ( Tajomstvo šťastia )

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personal data
SURNAME Kroner, Jozef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Króner, Jozef (incorrect spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Slovak actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Staškov
DATE OF DEATH March 12, 1998
Place of death Bratislava