Marian

Petr Vaclav graduated from FAMU in Prague. He shot documentaries about communist Czechoslovakia in the ’90s in black and white: peasants who refused to join the communal farms; in colour: the life of Vietnamese workers toiling in Czech factories.

Mme Le Murie, the portrait of an aging Baroness who manages to survive fifty years of hostility in her ruined property, was nominated for the Student Oscar and was awarded the Prize for the Best documentary film at the Film School Film Festival.

Vaclav produced and directed his first feature movie Marian, story of a Romany child, shot with Romany non actors who share similar fates with his hero. Marian received multiple awards including the Silver Leopard in Locarno. His second feature, Parallel worlds was selected for the San Sebastian Official Competition and was awarded the 2001 Best Czech Film award.

Between reality and dreams, the film depicts the unravelling of a relationship. The screenplay was nominated for the Sundance NHK award. The screenplay Follow Your Princess, coauthored with Marie Desplechin, was nominated for the Sopanin Best Screenwriter Award, Paris, in 2006. Vaclav lives in Paris. He writes in French. —torinofilmlab.it