Juraj Jakubisko

Known for: Directing
Born: April 30, 1938, Kojšov, Czechoslovakia
Died: February 24, 2023
Movies: 33

Juraj Jakubisko (born 30 April 1938) was a Slovak film director. He often takes the dual role of cinematographer, and is often also credited as a screenplay writer as he usually co-writes or writes the scripts of his movies. In 2000, he was named Best Slovak Director of the 20th century by film critics and journalists. His work is often described as magical realism.

Best-Known Movies

5.7

Bathory: Countess of Blood

2008

7.1

The Feather Fairy

1985

7.1

Birds, Orphans and Fools

1969

6.7

An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World

1997

6.9

The Deserter and the Nomads

1968

5.9

Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself

1989

6.3

The Millennial Bee

1983

4.5

Post Coitum

2004

5.2

The Prime of Life

1967

5.3

Build a House, Plant a Tree

1980

Filmography

2026	Igor and After
2021	Kamera Stanislav Doršic alebo Ze Záhorá cez Kolibu do svjeta
2018	CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel	Self
2018	Tři grácie Juraje Jakubiska
2014	Milan Čorba
2005	Slávnosť osamelej palmy
2002	Petr Hapka

Directing, Writing & Producing

2023	The Feather Fairy - Two Worlds	Director, Screenplay
2008	Bathory: Countess of Blood	Director, Screenplay
2008	Krútňava	Director
2004	Post Coitum	Director, Writer
1997	An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World	Director, Screenplay
1992	It's Better to Be Healthy and Wealthy than Poor and Sick	Director, Writer
1991	A Rosy Story	Director, Screenplay
1989	Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself	Director, Writer
1987	Freckled Max and the Spooks	Director
1985	The Feather Fairy	Director, Screenplay
1983	The Millennial Bee	Director, Screenplay
1981	Infidelity the Slovak Way	Director
1980	Build a House, Plant a Tree	Director
1980	Eva Eva	Screenplay, Director
1979	Painted on Wood	Director
1978	Three Bags of Cement and a Live Rooster	Director, Screenplay
1977	The Drummer for the Red Cross	Director
1970	See You in Hell, Friends	Director, Writer
1969	Birds, Orphans and Fools	Director, Screenplay
1968	The Deserter and the Nomads	Director, Screenplay
1967	The Prime of Life	Director, Screenplay
1966	Waiting for Godot	Screenplay, Director
1965	Rain	Director, Screenplay
1964	The Hall of Lost Steps	Screenplay
1963	Silence	Director, Screenplay
1963	Tři pohádky	Director

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