Barbara Lukešová

Barbara Lukešová graduated from the State Conservatory in Prague. After that she acted at the F. X. Šalda Theatre in Liberec and later with the Rokoko Theatre in Prague (1994-2001). At the same time, she was performing at the Theatre in Celetna. She also starred in various productions of the Rubín Theatre, National Theatre, Prague Municipal Theatres, Divadlo Komedie and the Theatre in Řeznická. She starred in Brucio nel vento (It.) which gained 5 wins and 16 nominations. The director of the movie, Silvio Soldini was selected for the main competition for the Golden Bear award at the Berlin International Film Festival Berlinale in 2002. In 2013, she was among strong candidates for the Alfréd Radok Award, nominated by theatre critics in the Best Actress category for her performance of “A” in the play Terminus directed by M. Němec. Thanks to her language proficiency (she speaks English, Russian, and Italian) she has been cast in international productions as well. from www.barbaralukesova.com

The Brothers Grimm (2005)

Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Gilliam
CAST:  Heath Ledger  •  Matt Damon  •  Mackenzie Crook  •  Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Gilliam
CAST:  Heath Ledger  •  Matt Damon  •  Mackenzie Crook  •  Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Child 44 (2015)

Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders -- a case that begins to connect with the very top of party leadership.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Espinosa
CAST:  Tom Hardy  •  Noomi Rapace  •  Gary Oldman  •  Joel Kinnaman

Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders -- a case that begins to connect with the very top of party leadership.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Espinosa
CAST:  Tom Hardy  •  Noomi Rapace  •  Gary Oldman  •  Joel Kinnaman

Serena (2014)

North Carolina mountains at the end of the 1920s – George and Serena Pemberton, love-struck newly-weds, begin to build a timber empire. Serena soon proves herself to be equal to any man: overseeing loggers, hunting rattle-snakes, even saving a man’s life in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Susanne Bier
CAST:  Jennifer Lawrence  •  Bradley Cooper  •  Rhys Ifans  •  Toby Jones

North Carolina mountains at the end of the 1920s – George and Serena Pemberton, love-struck newly-weds, begin to build a timber empire. Serena soon proves herself to be equal to any man: overseeing loggers, hunting rattle-snakes, even saving a man’s life in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Susanne Bier
CAST:  Jennifer Lawrence  •  Bradley Cooper  •  Rhys Ifans  •  Toby Jones

Žiletky (1994)

A Czech-French existential tragicomedy. Its (anti)hero is a young man named Andrej (played by Filip Topol, leader of the Czech underground band Psí vojáci). The story turns on his fateful love for the powerfully attractive though superficial Kristyna (Markéta ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zdeněk Tyc
CAST:  Filip Topol  •  Markéta Hrubešová  •  Iva Janžurová  •  Tomáš Hanák

A Czech-French existential tragicomedy. Its (anti)hero is a young man named Andrej (played by Filip Topol, leader of the Czech underground band Psí vojáci). The story turns on his fateful love for the powerfully attractive though superficial Kristyna (Markéta ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zdeněk Tyc
CAST:  Filip Topol  •  Markéta Hrubešová  •  Iva Janžurová  •  Tomáš Hanák

Brucio nel vento (2002)

For ten years, immigrant Tobias has worked at a Swiss clock factory and, in the relentless ticking, he saw life go by without much expectation. One day, he sees Caroline, a former schoolmate from back in Eastern Europe, and falls in love with her, but she's married ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Silvio Soldini
CAST:  Ivan Franěk  •  Ctirad Götz  •  Barbara Lukešová  •  Caroline Baehr

For ten years, immigrant Tobias has worked at a Swiss clock factory and, in the relentless ticking, he saw life go by without much expectation. One day, he sees Caroline, a former schoolmate from back in Eastern Europe, and falls in love with her, but she's married ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Silvio Soldini
CAST:  Ivan Franěk  •  Ctirad Götz  •  Barbara Lukešová  •  Caroline Baehr

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DIRECTION:  Pavel Křemen
CAST:  Martin Finger  •  Barbara Lukešová  •  Pavel Neškudla

Vojtech, Called the Orphan (1990)

Symbols and political analogies abound in this dramatically frustrating first work by a recent film-school graduate. In the story, Vojtech has survived World War II in a Czech prison following an unjust sentence. Now he is free, and the world is full of possibilities.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zdeněk Tyc
CAST:  Petr Forman  •  Barbara Lukešová  •  Jana Dolanská  •  Vlastimil Zavřel

Symbols and political analogies abound in this dramatically frustrating first work by a recent film-school graduate. In the story, Vojtech has survived World War II in a Czech prison following an unjust sentence. Now he is free, and the world is full of possibilities.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zdeněk Tyc
CAST:  Petr Forman  •  Barbara Lukešová  •  Jana Dolanská  •  Vlastimil Zavřel

Good King Wenceslas (1994)

Based upon the true story that inpired the Christmas carol about a young king's care for his people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Tuchner
CAST:  Stefanie Powers  •  Jonathan Brandis  •  Joan Fontaine  •  Perry King

Based upon the true story that inpired the Christmas carol about a young king's care for his people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Tuchner
CAST:  Stefanie Powers  •  Jonathan Brandis  •  Joan Fontaine  •  Perry King

Yung Michal (2023)

On Instagram Michal presents himself as a rapper who is one step away from stardom. In reality, he is a fast-food worker in a place from where no-one ever made the big time. What he doesn't yet know is that his dream will come true this afternoon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Štěpán FOK Vodrážka
CAST:  Mikuláš Vedral  •  Jiří Huzlík  •  Michal Slaný  •  Alena Doláková

On Instagram Michal presents himself as a rapper who is one step away from stardom. In reality, he is a fast-food worker in a place from where no-one ever made the big time. What he doesn't yet know is that his dream will come true this afternoon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Štěpán FOK Vodrážka
CAST:  Mikuláš Vedral  •  Jiří Huzlík  •  Michal Slaný  •  Alena Doláková

Mr. and Mrs. Stodola (2023)

During an unsuccessful burglary attempt, Jaroslav accidentally kills his old neighbour. His wife, Dana, concocts a plan to make the murder seem like an accident. Another neighbour stands in the way, however, whom they also have to eliminate. Dana convinces Jaroslav ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Petr Hátle
CAST:  Jan Hájek  •  Lucie Žáčková  •  Barbara Lukešová  •  Martina Jindrová

During an unsuccessful burglary attempt, Jaroslav accidentally kills his old neighbour. His wife, Dana, concocts a plan to make the murder seem like an accident. Another neighbour stands in the way, however, whom they also have to eliminate. Dana convinces Jaroslav ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Petr Hátle
CAST:  Jan Hájek  •  Lucie Žáčková  •  Barbara Lukešová  •  Martina Jindrová