Peter Solan

Peter Solan

Director · Writer

Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]
April 25, 1929

Biography

Peter Solan (25 April 1929 – 21 September 2013) was a Slovak film director and documentarian. He is considered part of the Czech New Wave movement. Solan was born in Banská Bystrica. He graduated from the Prague Film Academy of Performing Arts in 1953. He was given the Igric Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1994, and in 2004 he was awarded the Prize of the Slovak Minister of Culture for Extraordinary Creative Contribution to Slovak Cinema.

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Peter Solan 1
Peter Solan 2

Representative Works

Fraňo Kráľ
Fraňo Kráľ
7.0
/ Slovakian
Vianočný dar
Vianočný dar
7.0
/ Slovakian
The Boxer and Death
The Boxer and Death
6.8
/ Slovakian
Malá anketa
Malá anketa
10.0
/ Slovakian
Muž ktorý sa nevrátil
Muž ktorý sa nevrátil
8.0
/ Slovakian
Nemecká
Nemecká
No Rating Yet
/ Slovakian
O sláve a tráve
O sláve a tráve
5.5
/ Slovakian
Before Tonight Is Over
Before Tonight Is Over
5.5
/ Slovakian
And I'll Run to the Ends of the Earth
And I'll Run to the Ends of the Earth
7.1
/ Slovakian
Pán si neželal nič
Pán si neželal nič
8.0
/ Slovakian
The Barnabáš Kos Case
The Barnabáš Kos Case
7.0
/ Slovakian
Dialogue 20-40-60
Dialogue 20-40-60
5.8
/ Slovakian

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Boxer and Death
1963Nominee

Best Director

The Boxer and Death

O sláve a tráve
1985Nominee

Best Director

O sláve a tráve

Before Tonight Is Over
1966Nominee

Best Director

Before Tonight Is Over

Career Highlights

And I'll Run to the Ends of the Earth
1980Highlight

Best Director

And I'll Run to the Ends of the Earth

Pán si neželal nič
1971Highlight

Best Director

Pán si neželal nič