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Ivan Passer

January 01, 1970

Ivan Passer (10 July 1933 – 9 January 2020) was a Czech film director and screenwriter, best known for his involvement in the Czechoslovak New Wave and for directing American films such as Born to Win (1971), Cutter's Way (1981) and Stalin (1992).

Ivan Passer
Ivan Passer at 43rd KVIFF
Born(1933-07-10)July 10, 1933
Prague, Czechoslovakia
DiedJanuary 9, 2020(2020-01-09) (aged 86)
Reno, Nevada
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter

Life and career edit

Passer was born in Prague, the son of Marianna (Mandelick) and Alois Passer.[1] Passer attended King George boarding school in Poděbrady with future filmmakers Miloš Forman, Jerzy Skolimowski and Paul Fierlinger and playwright Václav Havel. He then studied at FAMU in Prague, but did not finish the program.[2] He began his career as an assistant director on Ladislav Helge's Velká samota.

Later he collaborated with his friend Forman on all of Forman's Czech films, including Loves of a Blonde (1965) and The Firemen's Ball (1967), both of which Passer co-wrote and which were nominated for Academy Awards. He introduced Forman to cinematographer Miroslav Ondříček whom he knew from Velká samota. He then directed his first feature, Intimate Lighting, which was released in 1965 and is considered by some to be Passer's masterpiece.[3][4]

In 1969, after the Warsaw Pact invasion, Passer and Forman left Czechoslovakia together.[5] Both proceeded to the United States,[6] with Forman becoming an Academy Award-winning filmmaker. Passer went on to make several prominent American films such as Born to Win (1971), a junkie drama starring George Segal and Karen Black,[7] and Cutter's Way (1981), a dramatic thriller starring Jeff Bridges and John Heard.[8]

Though best known for his idiosyncratic, often gritty dramas,[9] he also directed comedies such as Silver Bears (1978) starring Michael Caine and Creator (1985) starring Peter O'Toole. Later in his career, he directed numerous films for television, most notably the award-winning biopic Stalin (1992) starring Robert Duvall for HBO. He was also a film professor at the University of Southern California.

Passer died on January 9, 2020, from pulmonary complications in Reno, Nevada. He was 86 years old.[10]

Filmography edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Obituaries in Reno, NV | the Reno Journal-Gazette and Mason Valley News".
  2. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (January 14, 2020). "Ivan Passer, Noted Czech Director Who Went to Hollywood, Dies at 86". The New York Times. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  3. ^ Penner, John (January 10, 2020). "Ivan Passer, 'Cutter's Way' director and Czech New Wave pioneer, dies at 86". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Canby, Vincent (November 25, 1969). "Intimate Lighting Review". New York Times. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  5. ^ Penner, John (December 13, 2019). "Milos Forman, Ivan Passer and their 73-year friendship: Childhood, escaping Czechoslovakia and conquering Hollywood". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  6. ^ Interview in Czech
  7. ^ MoMa retrospective on Ivan Passer
  8. ^ Phillips, David (January 12, 2020). "Ivan Passer's Way". Awards Daily. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  9. ^ Gaydos, Steven (January 10, 2020). "Ivan Passer: An Appreciation of a Haunted Dreamer". Variety. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  10. ^ Saperstein, Pat (January 10, 2020). "Ivan Passer, Director of Cutter's Way, Dies at 86". Variety. Retrieved January 10, 2020.

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