Evald Schorm
At one time, Czech director Evald Schorm was known as "the conscience of the Czech New Wave" and was known for using film to promote notions of compassion, equality, and individualism in the face of social structure. Originally an opera singer, the Prague native studied filmmaking at the prestigious F.A.M.U. between 1957 and 1962. He went on to create documentaries with the Documentary Film Studio in Prague. Schorm also worked as a film actor. Following the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, the Communist government repressed his films. Still, Schorm remained in Czechoslovakia and directed opera, stage plays, and sometimes television shows. He returned to feature filmmaking in the late '80s, but died of heart failure in 1988.
Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 2.685 |
Birthday | 1931-12-15 |
Place of Birth | Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic] |
Also Known As | Ewald Schorm, |
1969
The Joke
6.6/38
In the 1950s, Ludvik Jahn was expelled from the Communist Party and the University by his fellow students, because of a politically incorrect note he...
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The Joke
1966
A Report on the Party and the Guests
6.9/35
A picnic is rudely transformed into a lesson in political hierarchy when a handful of mysterious authority figures show up.
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A Report on the Party and the Guests
1967
Hotel for Strangers
5.8/7
A gifted poet checks into a Gothic hotel in hopes of meeting the woman with whom he has long been enamored. He is surrounded by a variety of offbeat c...
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Hotel for Strangers
1987
Landscape with Furniture
4.2/2
The story of a music academy student Zdenek, who meets a charming girl, and without realizing also gets a son with her. Dealing with such a situation...
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Landscape with Furniture
1987
Landscape with Furniture
4.2/2
The story of a music academy student Zdenek, who meets a charming girl, and without realizing also gets a son with her. Dealing with such a situation...
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Landscape with Furniture
1974
Bastion Promenade Seventy Four
6.2/6
Mr. Dezső and Rezső are selecting the heroes for their new operetta. They represent different tastes and styles, and keep arguing about the casting of...
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Bastion Promenade Seventy Four
1966
An Occasion to Speak
0/0
Documentary about the film academy in Prague and the Czech Film in 1965.
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An Occasion to Speak
1984
Ilda
0/0
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Ilda
1980
Escape Home
6/1
A twelve-year-old is looking for his biological parents after discovering the fact that he was adopted.
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Escape Home
1967
Hotel for Strangers
5.8/7
A gifted poet checks into a Gothic hotel in hopes of meeting the woman with whom he has long been enamored. He is surrounded by a variety of offbeat c...
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