Vlado Kristl
Biography
Vladislav "Vlado" Kristl (24 January 1923, Zagreb, Croatia – 7 July 2004, Munich, Germany) was a filmmaker and artist, best known for his animations and short films.
Vladislav "Vlado" Kristl was born 24 January 1923 in Zagreb, Croatia.[citation needed] Kristl first came to international prominence for his formally challenging and rigorous animations, particularly Don Kihot (freely inspired by Cervantes' Don Quixote). The film is a "graphical and abstract masterpiece which went beyond all existing conventions" and was awarded the main prize at the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival.
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Kristl regarded this film, which was not his first, as the one where he "was finally given a free rein".
In 1962 Kristl made General i resni clovek (The General and the real man), a satirical live action short film which got him into trouble with the board of censors.
He died in 2004, aged 81, in Munich, Germany. With his partner Jelena he had two children, Madeleine (b. 1966) and Pepe Stephan (b. 1968).
He published two books of poetry: Neznatna lirika (Insignificant lyrics, 1959), and Pet bijelih stepenica (Five white steps, 1961) in Croatian, and several books in German.
Known for
Don QuixoteDirector, Writer
Shagreen LeatherDirector
The DamDer 'Clown', Director, Writer
The LetterDirector, Writer
Neuer Deutscher Film ReportFilm
The GeneralWriter, Director
The Film of the AuthorityDirector, Writer
Madeleine, MadeleineDirector, Writer
Poor PeopleDirector, Writer
Car RaceDirector, Writer
Art Is Only Outside Human SocietyDirector, Writer
PrometheusWriter, Director
Filmography
- 2003Conference of the HomelessFilm: Director, Writer
- 2002Art Is Only Outside Human SocietyFilm: Director, Writer
- 1994One Half of Wealth for One Half of BeautyFilm: Director, Writer
- 1993When People Were Still Living for Personal ReasonsFilm: Director, Writer
- 1990School of the PostmodernFilm: Director, Writer
- 1988The Last CloneFilm: Director, Writer
- 1984Tod dem ZuschauerFilm: Director, Writer
- 1982Die Verräter des Jungen deutschen Films schlafen nicht!Film: Director
- 1971The Film of the AuthorityFilm: Director, Writer
- 1971Tiger CageFilm: Director
- 1970Film or PowerFilm: Director, Writer
- 1969Films That Last SecondsFilm: Director, Writer
- 1969Italian CapriccioFilm: Director
- 1968A Pad of 100 LeavesFilm: Director, Writer
- 1967UtopiaFilm: Director, Writer
- 1967Neuer Deutscher Film ReportFilm
- 1966The LetterFilm: Director, Writer
- 1966PrometheusFilm: Writer, Director
- 1965Car RaceFilm: Director, Writer
- 1964The PotFilm: Director, Writer
- 1964The DamFilm: Der 'Clown', Director, Writer
- 1963Madeleine, MadeleineFilm: Director, Writer
- 1963Poor PeopleFilm: Director, Writer
- 1962The GeneralFilm: Writer, Director
- 1962Don QuixoteFilm: Director, Writer
- 1960Shagreen LeatherFilm: Director
- 1959All the Drawings of the TownFilm: Director
- 1959Theft of JewelsFilm: Director
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