Directing
Vlasta Janečková
Born — Died
1934-07-02 — 2012-02-27
Place of birth
Olmütz, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Olomouc, Czech Republic]
Known for
Directing
Credits
42 titles
Vlasta Janečková (July 2, 1934 – February 27, 2012) was a Czech film and television screenwriter and director, known especially for her creation of television fairy tales and stories for children.
Known for
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Kde bydlely princezny
2010
When misfortune befalls the prince and the fairy, what will happen to their love? What will happen if misfortune befalls us...? But what exactly is luck and what is misfortune? Who knows? Prince Lukáš is convinced that luck is beauty. The beauty of images, the beauty of words, the beauty of a face. So it's no surprise that when he catches sight of the lovely fairy Oxana, the most beautiful creature in the forest, he falls in love. He falls in love with her beauty. But how will the young prince react when, later on, Oxana sacrifices her beauty for him...?
Smůla
1999
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Česká muzika
1993
Franěk from the mill loves Anička, the daughter of a poor widow, but his father, a miserly miller, is against their marriage. Anička turns to God for help, and soon after, two mysterious poor pilgrims visit her...
Poutníci
1995
Young knight Cyprian of Višně is long overdue for marriage, yet he refuses to even consider it. However, his cook Kunhuta cares deeply about his future, so she invites one bride after another to the castle. But Cyprian is friends with the castle ghosts—the headless knight, mischievous Cecilka, and the White Lady—and they willingly help him get rid of all the marriage-minded women. One day, their haunting scares Veronika, Kunhuta's niece, to death, but Cyprian suddenly becomes angry...
Cyprián a bezhlavý prapradědeček
1997
No synopsis available yet.
Silák a strašidla
1999
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When misfortune befalls the prince and the fairy, what will happen to their love? What will happen if misfortune befalls us...? But what exactly is luck and what is misfortune? Who knows? Prince Lukáš is convinced that luck is beauty. The beauty of images, the beauty of words, the beauty of a face. So it's no surprise that when he catches sight of the lovely fairy Oxana, the most beautiful creature in the forest, he falls in love. He falls in love with her beauty. But how will the young prince react when, later on, Oxana sacrifices her beauty for him...?
Smůla
1999
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Česká muzika
1993
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Česká muzika
1993
Franěk from the mill loves Anička, the daughter of a poor widow, but his father, a miserly miller, is against their marriage. Anička turns to God for help, and soon after, two mysterious poor pilgrims visit her...
Poutníci
1995
Young knight Cyprian of Višně is long overdue for marriage, yet he refuses to even consider it. However, his cook Kunhuta cares deeply about his future, so she invites one bride after another to the castle. But Cyprian is friends with the castle ghosts—the headless knight, mischievous Cecilka, and the White Lady—and they willingly help him get rid of all the marriage-minded women. One day, their haunting scares Veronika, Kunhuta's niece, to death, but Cyprian suddenly becomes angry...
Cyprián a bezhlavý prapradědeček
1997
No synopsis available yet.
Silák a strašidla
1999
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Ty, ty, ty, Moneti!
1996
No synopsis available yet.
O rybáři a rybce
1986
NRThe mischievous princess Anka annoys her father and her surroundings with her original tricks. So as punishment, the devil Haramáš takes her to the robbers and she makes their pleasant life of robbery literally hell on earth. How the devils would like to return her to her royal parents now! But Anka decides that she must be properly freed from captivity. She gets a dragon and a prince and organizes a big liberation performance...
O chudém královstvíčku
1979
NRThe mischievous princess Anka annoys her father and her surroundings with her original tricks. So as punishment, the devil Haramáš takes her to the robbers and she makes their pleasant life of robbery literally hell on earth. How the devils would like to return her to her royal parents now! But Anka decides that she must be properly freed from captivity. She gets a dragon and a prince and organizes a big liberation performance...
O chudém královstvíčku
1979
6.8A princess was so beautiful and had such golden hair that she was known as Pretty Goldilocks. A neighboring king fell in love with her from her description, but much to the king's disappointment, she rejected his ambassador, saying she had no wish to be married...
Princess Goldilocks
1973
6.8A princess was so beautiful and had such golden hair that she was known as Pretty Goldilocks. A neighboring king fell in love with her from her description, but much to the king's disappointment, she rejected his ambassador, saying she had no wish to be married...
Princess Goldilocks
1973
About the strange tasks Jeník was given in order to win the princess's hand... The advisor to Princess Lucie's suitors comes up with strange tasks, and the king is satisfied. His collection of coveted items continues to grow, but the princess remains unmarried. It is only with the arrival of Jeník, who also came to seek her hand, that things come to light that will end the endless courtship. Jeník and Princess Lucie are happy, and those who deserve it are punished.
Třetí noc pro čaroděje
1994
No synopsis available yet.
Prstýnek ze zlata kočičího
1981
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O Honzovi a princezně Félince
1968
NRWhen something flashes across the pond dam in the early evening, it could be the gamekeeper Čeřínek, or the poacher Kopýtko and the tailor Nitka, or... could it be Pepík and Franta? A water sprite, no, water sprites don't exist, only superstitious old women and the poor fish warden, who is a little scared of guarding the carp in the tower, believe in them. At least that's what Kopýtko and Nitka think as they plunder the pond so that their mischievous wives can show off. And what if they manage to catch a colossal fish, a carp bigger than anyone has ever seen before? Immediately, a plan emerges in their greedy minds to pass the carp off as a water sprite, display it in pubs, and make a fortune.
Vodnická čertovina
1996
No synopsis available yet.
O statečné princezně Janě
1979
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O statečné princezně Janě
1979
No synopsis available yet.
Švec Janek v pohádkové zemi
1979
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Švec Janek v pohádkové zemi
1979
What happens when a young man starts believing the fabrications in newspapers? Astrology brings him nothing but new problems, especially with his parents. Sometimes, however, a horoscope can help open up new perspectives on life, as happened to his adult sister, who falls in love... with a newspaper boy.
Pozor na Kozoroha
1994
When the princess rejected the Lord of Evil Water, she had no idea how cruel his revenge would be. Water disappeared from the kingdom, and its inhabitants now realize how great a treasure clear, clean water is. You will learn about the courage it took to bring life-giving water back to the kingdom in Jan Jílek's fairy tale.
O zlé a dobré vodě
1998
A fairy tale about a stubborn prince and an equally stubborn girl, whose relationship is influenced by a minor incident from their childhood. However, the witty Sorfarina eventually convinces the prince that she is the best wife for him, and so the fairy tale ends happily after all.
O moudré Sorfarině
1995
A fairy tale about a stubborn prince and an equally stubborn girl, whose relationship is influenced by a minor incident from their childhood. However, the witty Sorfarina eventually convinces the prince that she is the best wife for him, and so the fairy tale ends happily after all.
O moudré Sorfarině
1995
This fairy tale about great love, which must overcome many pitfalls and obstacles to be fulfilled, is based on motifs from the classic legacy of our renowned collectors and storytellers of fairy tales. It is the story of Libor, a village lad who falls in love with a girl from another world and, despite his mother's fears and the real intrigues of the girl's ruler, wins the hand of his beloved. The path he must take for his beloved is lined with blood and sweat, but is anything in life free?
Zakletý vrch
1999
No synopsis available yet.
Jak se princ učil řemeslu
1987
No synopsis available yet.
Tři strýčkové a Dominik
1969
The story of Goldilocks, Sleeping Beauty, Krejcik in an enchanted castle and the skirmishes of the animals with the robbers of Petrov.
Z pohádky do pohádky
1973
Honza is a clever young man and a strong man who is not afraid of anything. Despite this, he cannot find friends in his village, and even the girls are just laughing at him. That is why he prefers to go out into the world to try his luck. He is not scared by the hastrman, he overcomes even the fear of the devils in the castle and frees the beautiful princess, whom he marries. The fearless Honza is only truly scared when the princess gets lost in the forest. When he finds her again, he is richer for the experience that losing a loved one is the worst thing that can happen to a person in the world.
Jak se Honza učil bát
1974
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Chytrost má děravé šaty
1976
No synopsis available yet.
Fubu
1989
NRThe Spanish king marries the beautiful, clever and poor Charlotte, who is jealous not only of himself but especially of his mother, who has had him all to herself until then. She takes advantage of his jealousy and gets the king to have the young "queen" imprisoned. Charlotte manages to escape to England, where she accidentally meets her rich uncle Lord Spencer. Thanks to him, she achieves justice and manages to regain the king's love and trust.
O podezíravém králi
1989
NRThe Spanish king marries the beautiful, clever and poor Charlotte, who is jealous not only of himself but especially of his mother, who has had him all to herself until then. She takes advantage of his jealousy and gets the king to have the young "queen" imprisoned. Charlotte manages to escape to England, where she accidentally meets her rich uncle Lord Spencer. Thanks to him, she achieves justice and manages to regain the king's love and trust.
O podezíravém králi
1989
Anyone who would have guessed from the title that they would see a fairy tale about spinners would not have guessed. In this fairy tale, three godmothers spin the golden thread of fate for a noble prince and a gamekeeper's daughter from the cradle. These cute godmothers, played by Jaroslava Adamová, Stella Zázvorková and Blažena Holišová, can grant three wishes, fly with the help of a magic hat and appear at the sound of a magic bell, but unfortunately they get something mixed up here and there and deliberately mess something up. In the end, however, fate prevails and the prince and Joanna find their happiness together.
Předeme, předeme zlatou nitku
1982
A lyrical fairy tale of romantic mood tells of a girl who freed the Wind Young Man from the curse that punished him for his arrogance and violence. The fairy tale highlights the ennobling impulse and power of love, which can positively influence all human actions.
Perníkářka a větrný mládenec
1990
Have you ever heard of Kampa Island on the Vltava River? It is one of the most beautiful and picturesque corners of old Prague. And it is here, in the family of the pharmacist, that the kind and honest Andula serves, who is chased from morning till night by the conceited pharmacist's daughter Terezka. In the most difficult moments of her life, Andula is helped by fairy-tale creatures from Kampa, who together with her punish Terezka...
O zrzavé Andule
1988
Havíř's wife Barbora is a bit of a fool. She believes everything she is told and thus prepares her patient husband for unenviable moments. In the end, the miner gets really angry! He decides to go out into the world to see if there is anyone more stupid than his own wife. If so, he will return to his wife. But to his surprise, he finds plenty of such people in the world. And he stands to make a fortune. But when he returns home, he finds that his wife hasn't changed at all. Stupidity is eternal!
O hloupé havířce
1990
Havíř's wife Barbora is a bit of a fool. She believes everything she is told and thus prepares her patient husband for unenviable moments. In the end, the miner gets really angry! He decides to go out into the world to see if there is anyone more stupid than his own wife. If so, he will return to his wife. But to his surprise, he finds plenty of such people in the world. And he stands to make a fortune. But when he returns home, he finds that his wife hasn't changed at all. Stupidity is eternal!
O hloupé havířce
1990
5.0Who doesn't know the fairy tale "Cinderella". Josef Lada borrowed the story and, as only he could, humorously retold it as one of his original fairy tales inside out.
O Popelákovi
1986
5.0Who doesn't know the fairy tale "Cinderella". Josef Lada borrowed the story and, as only he could, humorously retold it as one of his original fairy tales inside out.
O Popelákovi
1986

