Petr Weigl
Petr Weigl (born March 16, 1939 in Brno ; † July 14, 2018 ) was a Czech film director who specialized in music and opera films .
Life
Petr Weigl studied at the film and television faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague , where he obtained his diploma in 1961. After working for many years in the works of others, he made a name for himself as a screenwriter and director of fairy tales and especially of music and opera films in the 1970s.
Filmography
- 1970: Radúz a Mahulena
- 1977: The sad mermaid , based on Antonín Dvořák's Rusalka
- 1982: The Turn of the Screw , after Benjamin Britten
- 1984: Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien , after Claude Debussy
- 1985: The night of lead , based on Hans Henny Jahnn
- 1986: Werther , after Jules Massenet
- 1987: The peacock feather
- 1987: Phoenix bird
- 1988: Eugene Onegin , based on Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1988: Maria Stuarda , after Gaetano Donizetti
- 1992: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk , after Dmitri Dmitrijewitsch Shostakowitsch
- 1992: Romeo and Juliet in the village , after Frederick Delius
- 1994: The winter journey , after Wilhelm Müller and Franz Schubert with Brigitte Fassbaender
- 1996: Let's Make an Opera , based on the children's opera by Benjamin Britten
Web links
- Petr Weigl in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Homepage of Petr Weigl (Czech)
- Filmography on Fandango
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weigl, Petr |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brno , Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 14, 2018 |