Herec (English: Actor) is a Czech drama television series directed by Peter Bebjak. It is set in Czechoslovakia in the 1950s.[1]
The title role in the series, the young actor Stanislav Láník, is played by Jan Cina. Láník finds himself in a difficult situation: State Security takes advantage of his homosexuality and uses him as bait to compromise influential figures, in exchange for help with his acting career.[2] Jenovéfa Boková, Emília Vášáryová, Martin Finger and Adrian Jastraban also star in the series.
The three-part series was broadcast every Sunday evening on the ČT1 channel from 11 to 25 October 2020.[1]
Cast
- Jan Cina as Standa Láník
- Jenovéfa Boková as Anežka Láníková, Standa's sister
- Emília Vášáryová as Božena Hrubá, Standa's and Anežka's grandmother
- Martin Finger as Captain Jindřich Korčák, StB officer
- Adrian Jastraban as Karel Štěpánský, landlord and Communist
- Jan Nedbal as Zdeněk Špork, Anežka's fiancée
- Luboš Veselý as Professor Viktor Hél
- Pavel Batěk as Colonel Vladimír Kempný
- Elizaveta Maximová as Marta Švarcová, actress
- Judit Bárdos as Eva Doležalová, amateur actress
- Alexander Bárta as Daneš
- Julius Oračko as Farkaš
- Vasil Fridrich as Vaněk
- Jevgenij Libezňuk as Colonel Blochin
- Lukáš Latinák as Pasák
- Dana Černá as secretary
- Jiří Šimek as Karel Semerád
Episodes
| No. in series |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Czech viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Herec" | Peter Bebjak | Petr Bok, Pavel Gotthard | October 11, 2020 | 0.728[3] |
| 2 | "Herec" | Peter Bebjak | Petr Bok, Pavel Gotthard | October 18, 2020 | 0.763[4] |
| 3 | "Herec" | Peter Bebjak | Petr Bok, Pavel Gotthard | October 25, 2020 | 0.673[5] |
Reception
Awards and nominations
The series was nominated for the prestigious TV award Prix Europa alongside well-known European series such as My Brilliant Friend or Caliphate.[6]
In January 2021, the series was nominated for the Czech Film Critics' Award in the non-cinema category.[7] In the same month, the Czech Film and Television Academy also announced the nominations for the Czech Lions. The series received 7 nominations in the following categories: best actress in a leading role (Jenovéfa Boková), best actor in a leading role (Jan Cina), best actress in a supporting role (Elizaveta Maximová), best screenplay (Petr Bok and Pavel Gotthard), best cinematography (Martin Žiaran), best editing (Marek Kráľovský) and best television film or miniseries.[8] It has won in best television film or miniseries category.[9]
References
- ^ a b "ČT nasadí v říjnu dramatickou minisérii Herec". MediaGuru.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Rožánek, Filip. "ČT na podzim: drama Herec, Zdravotní test národa a motorky v Africe". Lupa.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "V neděli večer nad milionem nová řada seriálu Polda". MediaGuru.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Seriál Polda zhlédlo v neděli večer víc než milion diváků". MediaGuru.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Komedie Román pro pokročilé na čele v neděli večer". MediaGuru.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Spáčilová, Mirka (10 October 2020). "TELEVIZIONÁŘ: Velká ctižádost, ještě větší strach. Prostě Herec". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Ceny české filmové kritiky 2020 – Ceny české filmové kritiky". filmovakritika.cz. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Nominace na 28. Českého lva". filmovaakademie.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Spáčilová, Mirka (6 March 2021). "České lvy vyhrál Šarlatán, z herců Trojan, Borová, Mádl a Špalková". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 24 May 2023.
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