Jiří Brdečka
Born December 24, 1917·Died June 2, 1982 (at 64)·Male
Biography
Jiří Brdečka (24 December 1917 – 2 June 1982) was a Czech writer, artist, and film director. Brdečka was born in Hranice (then in Austria-Hungary) to a literary family, as his father, Otakar Brdečka (1881 – 1930), was a writer under the pseudonym Alfa. Brdečka studied philosophy and aesthetics at Charles University in Prague until the German occupation of Czechoslovakia forced the closing of the school in 1939.
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He then became an administrative clerk at the Prague Municipal Museum and found occasional work as a newspaper journalist and cartoonist. He worked as a press agent for the studio Lucernafilm from summer 1941 to the end of 1942. In 1943 Brdečka took a job as an animator, and by 1949 he was working as a film director and screenwriter at Barrandov Studios. He began directing animated films on his own in 1958. In addition to his film work he also worked as a journalist, a film critic and a novelist. Brdečka's work is marked by its droll intellectual humor, often featuring an extensive use of hyperbole, satire, and literary illusions.
Known for
the most rated titles across all credits
Filmography
120 credits across 81 titlesWriting
74 creditsActing
3 creditsDirecting
35 creditsArt
2 creditsCostume & Make-Up
2 creditsCrew
3 creditsAs self
1 creditTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
