Biography
Vítězslav Nezval (Czech: [ˈviːcɛslaf ˈnɛzval]; 26 May 1900 – 6 April 1958) was a Czech poet, writer and translator. He was one of the most prolific avant-garde Czech writers in the first half of the 20th century and a co-founder of the Surrealist movement in Czechoslovakia. His father was a school teacher in the village of Biskoupky in Southern Moravia who often traveled to see art exhibitions and was also a musician who studied under the composer Leoš Janáček. At age eleven, Nezval was sent to the gymnasium in Třebíč, where he learned piano and to compose music. He began writing in his teenage years while he was still interested in music. He was said to have played an accordion while studying the stars. In 1918, he was drafted into the Austrian army, but quickly sent home when he became ill. After the first World War, Nezval moved to Prague and began studying philosophy at the Charles University, but he did not receive his degree because he failed to finish his thesis. During this time, he was enchanted by the bustling literary scene that was thriving in the cafés and on the streets of Prague.
Filmography
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Movies 19
Writer 12
Pražský chodec (1976)
Schovávaná na schodech (1972)
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
Veselohra s dvojníkem (1969)
Dnes ještě zapadá slunce nad Atlantidou (1966)
Schovávaná na schodech (1965)
Milenci z kiosku (1963)
Prince Bayaya (1951)
The Emperor's Nightingale (1949)
Kariéra (1948)
Experiment (1943)
Za tichých nocí (1941)
On the Sunnyside (1933)
Before Graduation (1932)
From Saturday to Sunday (1931)
Erotikon (1930)
The Organist at St. Vitus' Cathedral (1929)
Podskalák (1929)
Švejk v civilu (1927)
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GenderMale
Birthday1900-05-26
Deathday1958-04-06 (57 years old)
Birth PlaceBiskoupky, Czech Republic
FatherBohumil Nezval
CitizenshipsCzechoslovakia
AwardsNárodní umělec
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