About

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Place of birth:
Prague, Czechoslovakia
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Jana Boková

Overview

Boková (born in 1948) is a Czech film director.

Born in Prague, she left Czechoslovakia at the time of the Soviet invasion in August 1968 to attend a conference of art students in Austria, then emigrated to Paris, France to study at the Sorbonne. She then lived in the United States and worked as a contributing photographer for Rolling Stone magazine, and subsequently became a film student at the National Film School in England debuting as a film director in 1975 with the critically acclaimed Militia Battlefield. She made films regularly for the BBC arts series Omnibus and Arena, winning many international awards.

She wrote and directed the 1986 drama film Hôtel du Paradis, which was shown out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 1987.

In 2001, Boková was approached by musician Eric Clapton to direct a music video, but ended up filming a feature-length documentary film called Eric Clapton and Friends which covered Clapton's band's rehearsals and preparations for a world tour.

In 2003, the Cinémathèque Française hosted a complete retrospective of Boková's work.

In 2012 Jana Bokova received a Czech award for cultural achievement.

Known for

Acting
2005 Night Watch Actor Lady Cocaina 58
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Directing
2003 Eric Clapton and Friends Directing Director N/A
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1998 Diary for a Tale Directing Director 59
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1994 Bahia of All the Saints Directing Director N/A
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1990 Havana Directing Director N/A
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1986 Paradise Hotel Directing Director N/A
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1984 Sunset People Directing Director N/A
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1981 Dallas — The Big Store Directing Director N/A
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1980 Quinn Running Directing Director N/A
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1980 Blue Moon Directing Director N/A
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1979 I Look Like This Directing Director N/A
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1978 Living Room Directing Director N/A
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1978 Marevna and Marika Directing Director N/A
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1977 Just One More War Directing Director N/A
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1977 Love Is Like a Violin Directing Director N/A
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1975 Militia Battefield Directing Director N/A
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1974 Jokey Directing Director N/A
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1973 Déjà Vu Directing Director N/A
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1972 A Cette Minute Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1986 Paradise Hotel Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1994 Bahia of All the Saints Production Producer N/A
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1981 Dallas — The Big Store Production Producer N/A
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1980 Blue Moon Production Producer N/A
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1978 Living Room Production Producer N/A
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Camera
2003 Eric Clapton and Friends Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Crew
2000 Before Night Falls Crew Documentation & Support 61
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Editing
1977 Love Is Like a Violin Editing Editor N/A
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