Miroslav_Ondricek

Miroslav Ondříček

Miroslav Ondříček

Czech cinematographer


Miroslav Ondříček (4 November 1934 – 28 March 2015) was a Czech cinematographer who worked on over 40 films, including Amadeus, Ragtime and If.....

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Life and career

Miroslav Ondříček was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Prague, Czech Republic). He studied filmmaking at the Barrandov Studio Training School and began making movies during the Czech New Wave. His first feature film work was on Miloš Forman's Talent Competition. He continued his long working relationship with Forman in the US on such films as Hair (1979), Ragtime (1981) and Amadeus (1984).[1] He also collaborated with the British film director Lindsay Anderson on three films: the short The White Bus (1967), If.... (1968) and O Lucky Man! (1973).

Family

He is the father of the film director David Ondříček, and was a member of the board of the Film School in Pisek.[citation needed]

Death

Ondříček died in Prague at the age of 80.[2][3]

Selected filmography

Awards

Academy Awards (Oscars)

BAFTA Film Awards

  • Won – 1984 Best Cinematography for Amadeus

References

  1. "Czech Oscar-nominated cinematographer Miroslav Ondricek dies". ceskenoviny.cz. 29 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2020.



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