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Vlado Kristl

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
8

Gender
Male

Birthday
January 24, 1923 (103 years old)

Place of Birth
Zagreb

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. 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

Directing

2003Conference of the Homeless...Director
2002Art Is Only Outside Human Society...Director
1994One Half of Wealth for One Half of Beauty...Director
1993When People Were Still Living for Personal Reasons...Director
1990School of the Postmodern...Director
1988The Last Clone...Director
1984Tod dem Zuschauer...Director
1982Die Verräter des Jungen deutschen Films schlafen nicht!...Director
1971The Film of the Authority...Director
1971Tiger Cage...Director
1970Film or Power...Director
1969Films That Last Seconds...Director
1969Italian Capriccio...Director
1968A Pad of 100 Leaves...Director
1967Utopia...Director
1966The Letter...Director
1966Prometheus...Director
1965Car Race...Director
1964The Pot...Director
1964The Dam...Director
1963Madeleine, Madeleine...Director
1963Poor People...Director
1962The General...Director
1962Don Quixote...Director
1960Shagreen Leather...Director
1959Theft of Jewels...Director
1959All the Drawings of the Town...Director

Writing

2003Conference of the Homeless...Writer
2002Art Is Only Outside Human Society...Writer
1994One Half of Wealth for One Half of Beauty...Writer
1993When People Were Still Living for Personal Reasons...Writer
1990School of the Postmodern...Writer
1988The Last Clone...Writer
1984Tod dem Zuschauer...Writer
1971The Film of the Authority...Writer
1970Film or Power...Writer
1969Films That Last Seconds...Writer
1968A Pad of 100 Leaves...Writer
1967Utopia...Writer
1966The Letter...Writer
1966Prometheus...Writer
1965Car Race...Writer
1964The Pot...Writer
1964The Dam...Writer
1963Madeleine, Madeleine...Writer
1963Poor People...Writer
1962The General...Writer
1962Don Quixote...Writer

Crew

1971The Film of the Authority...Cinematography
1968A Pad of 100 Leaves...Cinematography

Production

1971The Film of the Authority...Producer
1968A Pad of 100 Leaves...Producer

Acting

1967Neuer Deutscher Film Reportas
1966The Letteras
1965...Geist und ein wenig Glückas Himself
1965Car Raceas
1964The Potas
1964The Damas Der 'Clown'
1963Poor Peopleas
1962The Generalas