Miroslav Ondříček

Miroslav Ondříček
Born	November 4, 1934 Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died	March 28, 2015 (aged 80) Prague, Czech Republic
Occupation	Cinematographer

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, Ragtime and Amadeus.^[1]

Family

He is the father of the film director David Ondříček, and was a member of the board of the Film School in Pisek.

Death

Ondříček died in Prague at the age of 80.^[2][3]

Selected filmography

• Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
• The Preacher's Wife (1996) – director of photography
• Let It Be Me (1995)
• A League of Their Own (1992) – director of photography
• 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 (1980)
• Dark Sun (1980)
• Hair (1979)
• The Divine Emma (1979)
• O Lucky Man! (1973)
• If.... (1968)

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

References

1. Miroslav Ondrícek at the Internet Movie Database
2. Czech Oscar-nominated cinematographer Miroslav Ondricek dies, ceskenoviny.cz; accessed 1 April 2015.(Czech)
3. http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/apr/05/miroslav-ondricek-obituary

External links

• Miroslav Ondrícek at the Internet Movie Database