Known For
Directing
Born
May 29, 1934
Died
Oct 13, 2024
Place of Birth
Lomnice nad Popelkou, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
Credits
29 titles
Věra Plívová-Šimková
Biography
Věra Plívová-Šimková ( May 29, 1934 Lomnice nad Popelkou – October 13 , 2024 Semily ) was a Czech film director, known especially for her films about children and for children. She was born in Lomnica pod Popelka to a volunteer family. Her mother Vlasta Plívová (née Kaplanová) worked in the Svornost theater association in Lomnica, her father František was a teacher at a weaving school. When she was three years old, her father died. Her siblings were also involved in art, sister Břetislava Pospíšilová-Plívová was a painter, Vlasta Zděnovcová-Plívová was a Hispanist and translator. After passing the matriculation exam at Lepař's high school in Jičín , where she and her family moved because of her mother's work, she decided to study directing at FAMU. After completing her studies (1952–1957) under the guidance of Bořivoj Zeman, she began assisting directors Karl Kachyňa ( Král Šumava ) and Vojtěch Jasný ( Desire ) or Václav Vorlíček ( The Case of the Lupínek ) at Barrand. After finishing her film career, she lived in Chuchelno near Semil. Her husband was the glassmaker Tomáš Šimek , who died in 1998. She died in Semily on 13 October 2024 at the age of 90.
Known For
Filmography
Věra Plívová-Šimková
Self
Začarovaná láska
Story
Vohnice a Kiliján
Director
Petr Hapka
Circle
Director
Artus, Merlin a Prchlici
Director
Houpačka
Director
The Squirrel and the Magic Shell
Director
Nefňukej, veverko!
Director
Hledám dům holubí
Barrandovské nokturno aneb Jak film tančil a zpíval
Self - Audience Member
Blinker-Ciko
Director
The Krakonos and the Skiers
Director
Brontosaurus
Director
A Major Role for Rosmaryna
Director
Boys Will Be Boys
Director
The Fair Is Here
Director
About Show-White
Story
Lišáci – Myšáci a Šibeničák
Director
Toni, You're Crazy
Story
Katya and the Crocodile
Screenplay
Adventures with a Naked Boy
First Assistant Director
Chlapci zadejte se
Director
Rusalka
First Assistant Director
Vánice
First Assistant Director
The Lupinek Case
Assistant Director
King of the Sumava
Assistant Director
Sny na neděli
Assistant Director
Desire
Assistant Director