Vlado Kristl

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1923-01-24

Deathday 2004-07-07 (81 years old)

Place of Birth Zagreb

Also Known As Vladislav "Vlado" Kristl, Vladislav Kristl

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

Director

1990
1988
The Last Clone

as Director

1971
Tiger Cage

as Director

1970
Film or Power

as Director

1969
Italian Capriccio

as Director

1969
1968
1967
Utopia

as Director

1966
The Letter

as Director

1966
Prometheus

as Director

1965
Car Race

as Director

1964
The Dam

as Director

1964
The Pot

as Director

1963
Poor People

as Director

1963
1962
The General

as Director

1961
Don Quixote

as Director

1960
Shagreen Leather

as Director

1959
Theft of Jewels

as Director

Writer

1988
The Last Clone

as Writer

1970
Film or Power

as Writer

1968
1967
Utopia

as Writer

1966
The Letter

as Writer

1966
Prometheus

as Writer

1965
Car Race

as Writer

1964
The Dam

as Writer

1964
The Pot

as Writer

1963
Poor People

as Writer

1963
1962
The General

as Writer

1961
Don Quixote

as Writer

Crew

1971
The Film of the Authority

as Cinematography

1968
A Pad of 100 Leaves

as Cinematography

Producer

1968