Miroslav Ondříček
{{Short description|Czech cinematographer}}
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| birth_place = Prague,
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| death_place = Prague, Czech Republic
| occupation = Cinematographer
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Miroslav Ondříček (4 November 1934 – 28 March 2015) was a Czech cinematographer who worked on over 40 films, including Amadeus, Ragtime and If.....
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).{{IMDb name|id=0005816|name=Miroslav Ondrícek}} 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.{{cn|date=April 2015}}
Death
Ondříček died in Prague at the age of 80.{{cite web|url=http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-oscar-nominated-cinematographer-miroslav-ondricek-dies/1198494|title=Czech Oscar-nominated cinematographer Miroslav Ondricek dies|website=ceskenoviny.cz|accessdate=9 May 2020|date=29 March 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402000740/http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-oscar-nominated-cinematographer-miroslav-ondricek-dies/1198494|archivedate=2 April 2015}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/apr/05/miroslav-ondricek-obituary|title = Miroslav Ondricek obituary|website = TheGuardian.com|date = 5 April 2015}}
Selected filmography
- Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
- The Preacher's Wife (1996)
- Let It Be Me (1995)
- A League of Their Own (1992)
- Awakenings (1990)
- Valmont (1989)
- Funny Farm (1988)
- Big Shots (1987)
- F/X (1986)
- Heaven Help Us (1985)
- Amadeus (1984)
- Silkwood (1983)
- The World According to Garp (1982)
- Ragtime (1981)
- Dark Sun (1980)
- Hair (1979)
- The Divine Emma (1979)
- O Lucky Man! (1973)
- If.... (1968)
- The Fireman's Ball (1967)
- Loves of a Blonde (1965)
Awards
=Academy Awards (Oscars)=
- Nominated – 1984 Best Achievement in Cinematography for Amadeus
- Nominated – 1981 Best Achievement in Cinematography for Ragtime
=BAFTA Film Awards=
- Won – 1984 Best Cinematography for Amadeus
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0005816|name=Miroslav Ondrícek}}
{{BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography 1985–2009}}
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Category:Czech cinematographers
Category:Best Cinematography BAFTA Award winners
Category:Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic)
Category:Mass media people from Prague
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