Václav Marhoul Explained

Václav Marhoul
Birth Date:	30 January 1960
Birth Place:	Prague, Czechoslovakia
Occupation:	Film director, screenwriter, actor
Years Active:	1991–present

Václav Marhoul (in Czech pronounced as /ˈvaːtslaf ˈmarɦoul/; born 30 January 1960) is a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He studied at Prague's FAMU, graduating in 1984. He directed his first film Mazaný Filip, based on Raymond Chandler's books, in 2003. In 2008, his second film Tobruk was premiered.^[1] His next film The Painted Bird, based on Jerzy Kosiński's novel of the same title, premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.^[2] He also starred in several films such as Gympl (2007), Ulovit miliardáře (2009) and Cesta do lesa (2012).

He is set to make his English-language debut with a biographical film about Joseph McCarthy, with Michael Shannon in the lead role, and co-starring Emilia Clarke, Dane DeHaan and Scoot McNairy.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tobruk Václava Marhoula má šanci získat Evropskou filmovou cenu . 4 August 2009 . . 26 July 2019 . Czech.
2. Web site: Historický úspěch. Marhoulův film Nabarvené ptáče bude soutěžit v Benátkách . Stejskal . Tomáš . 25 July 2019 . Aktualne.cz . 26 July 2019 . Czech.
3. Web site: Wiseman. Andreas. 2021-10-13. 'McCarthy': Michael Shannon, Emilia Clarke, Dane DeHaan & Scoot McNairy To Star In Joseph McCarthy Biopic — AFM. 2021-10-24. Deadline. en-US.
4. Web site: Dalton2021-10-13T14:42:00+01:00. Ben. Michael Shannon, Emilia Clarke to lead Vaclav Marhoul's 'McCarthy' for HanWay. 2021-10-24. Screen. en.
5. Web site: Lang. Brent. 2021-10-13. Michael Shannon, Emilia Clarke, Dane DeHaan Starring in Joe McCarthy Biopic. 2021-10-24. Variety. en-US.