Miroslav Ondříček
Miroslav Ondříček (born November 4, 1934 in Prague , Czechoslovakia , † March 28, 2015 ) was a Czech cameraman.
Life
Miroslav Ondříček studied at the FAMU film school in Prague . After various assistant functions, he first photographed short films and then began a long-term collaboration with the director Miloš Forman . In the time of the Prague Spring , productions such as The Love of a Blonde and The Fire Brigade Ball were made that also enjoyed international success. Ondříček also had the opportunity in the film If ... by Lindsay Anderson to take over the camera work. After the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops , Ondříček emigrated and resumed collaboration with Miloš Forman in Hollywood, but also worked several times with George Roy Hill .
In 1982 ( Ragtime ) and 1985 ( Amadeus ) he was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Cinematography . In 1986 he received the British Academy Film Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Amadeus . In 2004 the American Society of Cinematographers honored him with the International Achievement Award .
The “Miroslav Ondříček” film academy in Písek is named after him.
Filmography (selection)
As a cameraman
- 1963: If there weren't any musicians (Kdyby ty muziky nebyly)
- 1963: competition (bankruptcy)
- 1965: The Love of a Blonde (Lásky jedné plavovlásky)
- 1965: Intimate lighting (Intimní osvětlení)
- 1967: The fire brigade ball (Anuschka - my darling is on fire) (Hoří, má panenko)
- 1968: If ...
- 1970: Taking Off
- 1971: Slaughterhouse 5 (Slaughterhouse Five)
- 1972: The Successful (O Lucky Man!)
- 1972: Homolkas on vacation (Homolka a tobolka)
- 1974: The expensive aunts and me (Drahé tety a já)
- 1974: Television in Bublice (Televize v Bublicích aneb Bublice v televizi)
- 1975: The decision of the engineer Turna (Hřiště)
- 1975: Two worlds in the Hotel Pacific (Dvojí svět hotelu Pacifik)
- 1976: Paul and Pauline (Konečně si rozumíme)
- 1977: Hair
- 1977: A story of love and honor (Příběh lásky a cti)
- 1977: Jakub
- 1978: I don't want to hear anything (Nechci nic slyšet)
- 1979: Fate of a Singer (Božská Ema)
- 1980: Dark Sun (Temné slunce)
- 1981: Ragtime
- 1982: Garp and How He Saw the World (The World According to Garp)
- 1983: Silkwood
- 1984: Amadeus
- 1984: Heaven Help (Heaven Help Us)
- 1985: F / X - Deadly Tricks (F / X)
- 1987: Funny Farm
- 1987: Big Shots - Two kids against the underworld (Big Shots)
- 1989: Valmont
- 1990: Awakenings (Awakenings)
- 1992: A League of Their Own (A League of Their Own)
- 1995: Let It Be Me
- 1996: Rendezvous with an Angel (The Preacher's Wife)
- 2001: Riding in Cars with Boys (Riding in Cars with Boys)
As a camera assistant
- 1960: The white dove (Bílá holubice)
Web links
- Miroslav Ondříček in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Portrait and interview at kodak.com ( Memento from May 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Czech Oscar-nominated cinematographer Miroslav Ondricek dies . ČTK article in the online portal ČeskéNoviny.cz, March 29, 2015 (English).
- ↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 6: N - R. Mary Nolan - Meg Ryan. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 65.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ondříček, Miroslav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 28, 2015 |