Evald Schorm
Known for Directing · 9 credits
- Born
- 1931-12-15
- Died
- 1988-12-14
- Place of birth
- Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
- Also known as
- Ewald Schorm
Biography
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
TV Shows (1)
Movies (8)
The Party and the Guests
1966
as Husband
Escape Home
1980
as Hugo Jílek
The Joke
1969
as Kostka
An Occasion to Speak
1966
as Self
Hotel for Strangers
1967
as Curate
Landscape with Furniture
1987
as Professor
Ilda
1984
Bastion Promenade Seventy Four
1974
as Rezsõ úr
About 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,… With 9 credits spanning from 1966 to 2009, Evald Schorm has appeared in 8 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Evald Schorm Movies
- The Party and the Guests (1966) — as Husband
- Escape Home (1980) — as Hugo Jílek
- The Joke (1969) — as Kostka
- An Occasion to Speak (1966) — as Self
- Hotel for Strangers (1967) — as Curate
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