Ivan Franěk

Ivan Franěk (born June 17, 1964) is a Czech actor. After relocating from former Czechoslovakia to France in 1989, he has been active mainly in French and – particularly – Italian film & TV industry. His breakthrough role was lead Tobias Horvath in the Italian romance drama Brucio nel vento (2002), directed by Silvio Soldini and based on the novel Hier by Ágota Kristóf.

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Blood of My Blood (2015)

Northern Italy, 17th century. In a monastery, a nun accused of witchcraft tries to seduce a young confessor who refuses to yield to his searing temptation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marco Bellocchio
CAST:  Alba Rohrwacher  •  Filippo Timi  •  Toni Bertorelli  •  Ivan Franěk

Northern Italy, 17th century. In a monastery, a nun accused of witchcraft tries to seduce a young confessor who refuses to yield to his searing temptation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marco Bellocchio
CAST:  Alba Rohrwacher  •  Filippo Timi  •  Toni Bertorelli  •  Ivan Franěk

Chlorine (2015)

Seventeen-year-old Jenny dreams of becoming a synchronized swimmer. Family events turn her life upside down and she is forced move to a remote area to look after her ill father and younger brother. It won't be long before Jenny starts pursuing her dreams again.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lamberto Sanfelice
CAST:  Sara Serraiocco  •  Piera Degli Esposti  •  Giorgio Colangeli  •  Ivan Franěk

Seventeen-year-old Jenny dreams of becoming a synchronized swimmer. Family events turn her life upside down and she is forced move to a remote area to look after her ill father and younger brother. It won't be long before Jenny starts pursuing her dreams again.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lamberto Sanfelice
CAST:  Sara Serraiocco  •  Piera Degli Esposti  •  Giorgio Colangeli  •  Ivan Franěk

Bolgia totale (2014)

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DIRECTION:  Matteo Scifoni
CAST:  Domenico Diele  •  Giorgio Colangeli  •  Xhilda Lapardhaja  •  Ivan Franěk

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DIRECTION:  Matteo Scifoni
CAST:  Domenico Diele  •  Giorgio Colangeli  •  Xhilda Lapardhaja  •  Ivan Franěk

The Hole (2014)

Ambulance-chasing lawyers takes on the case of a convicted murderer who, just being released after doing 27 years in jail, claims he was innocent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniele Ciprì
CAST:  Rocco Papaleo  •  Valeria Bruni Tedeschi  •  Sergio Castellitto  •  Simone Sabani

Ambulance-chasing lawyers takes on the case of a convicted murderer who, just being released after doing 27 years in jail, claims he was innocent.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniele Ciprì
CAST:  Rocco Papaleo  •  Valeria Bruni Tedeschi  •  Sergio Castellitto  •  Simone Sabani

Four of Us (2014)

James prepares for his eighth grade oral exams while his family is going through different times.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francesco Bruni
CAST:  Kseniya Rappoport  •  Fabrizio Gifuni  •  Lucrezia Guidone  •  Francesco Bracci

James prepares for his eighth grade oral exams while his family is going through different times.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francesco Bruni
CAST:  Kseniya Rappoport  •  Fabrizio Gifuni  •  Lucrezia Guidone  •  Francesco Bracci

Occamova břitva (2013)

A married couple unexpectedly find themselves witness to a murder. The perpetrators pay them to remain silent, but also turn them into the main suspects of the crime. The more the two try to distance themselves from the case, the more entangled they become, and so ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dan Svátek
CAST:  Ondřej Sokol  •  Zuzana Stivínová  •  Hynek Čermák  •  Norbert Lichý

A married couple unexpectedly find themselves witness to a murder. The perpetrators pay them to remain silent, but also turn them into the main suspects of the crime. The more the two try to distance themselves from the case, the more entangled they become, and so ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dan Svátek
CAST:  Ondřej Sokol  •  Zuzana Stivínová  •  Hynek Čermák  •  Norbert Lichý

Il prossimo tuo (2009)

Rome, Paris and Helsinki right after the Madrid bombings. Three stories about people who, for different reasons, are afraid of others – the eponymous "thy neighbor." A humanity full of differences, but at the same time, with very similar feelings. So similar that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anne Riitta Ciccone
CAST:  Jean-Hugues Anglade  •  Maya Sansa  •  Laura Malmivaara  •  Massimo Poggio

Rome, Paris and Helsinki right after the Madrid bombings. Three stories about people who, for different reasons, are afraid of others – the eponymous "thy neighbor." A humanity full of differences, but at the same time, with very similar feelings. So similar that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anne Riitta Ciccone
CAST:  Jean-Hugues Anglade  •  Maya Sansa  •  Laura Malmivaara  •  Massimo Poggio

36th Precinct (2004)

The film takes place in Paris, where two cops are competing for the vacant seat of chief of police while in the middle of a search for a gang of violent thieves. The movie is directed by Olivier Marchal, a former police officer who spent 12 years with the French ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olivier Marchal
CAST:  Daniel Auteuil  •  Gérard Depardieu  •  André Dussollier  •  Roschdy Zem

The film takes place in Paris, where two cops are competing for the vacant seat of chief of police while in the middle of a search for a gang of violent thieves. The movie is directed by Olivier Marchal, a former police officer who spent 12 years with the French ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olivier Marchal
CAST:  Daniel Auteuil  •  Gérard Depardieu  •  André Dussollier  •  Roschdy Zem

The War in Paris (2002)

In Paris, in 1943, Jules, a 19-year-old Jew, lived without an ideal, tossed about by circumstances. He becomes in turn a traitor then a hero. Thomas, his fifteen-year-old brother, wants to act and fight in resistance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yolande Zauberman
CAST:  Élodie Bouchez  •  Jérémie Renier  •  Grégoire Colin  •  Julien Le Gallou

In Paris, in 1943, Jules, a 19-year-old Jew, lived without an ideal, tossed about by circumstances. He becomes in turn a traitor then a hero. Thomas, his fifteen-year-old brother, wants to act and fight in resistance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yolande Zauberman
CAST:  Élodie Bouchez  •  Jérémie Renier  •  Grégoire Colin  •  Julien Le Gallou

Chaos (2001)

A bourgeois couple, modern yet conventional. One night by accident, a young prostitute barges into their lives. Hounded down, beaten up, threatened, she will continue to struggle, with the help of a well off lady, first for her survival-her resurrection-then for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Coline Serreau
CAST:  Vincent Lindon  •  Catherine Frot  •  Rachida Brakni  •  Line Renaud

A bourgeois couple, modern yet conventional. One night by accident, a young prostitute barges into their lives. Hounded down, beaten up, threatened, she will continue to struggle, with the help of a well off lady, first for her survival-her resurrection-then for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Coline Serreau
CAST:  Vincent Lindon  •  Catherine Frot  •  Rachida Brakni  •  Line Renaud

The Invisible Boy: Second Generation (2018)

Three years later Michele (The Invisible boy) meets his mother and his twin sister. Both have stories and superpowers but their intentions may not be what Michele thinks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gabriele Salvatores
CAST:  Valeria Golino  •  Ludovico Girardello  •  Silvia Busuioc  •  Maurizio Lombardi

Three years later Michele (The Invisible boy) meets his mother and his twin sister. Both have stories and superpowers but their intentions may not be what Michele thinks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gabriele Salvatores
CAST:  Valeria Golino  •  Ludovico Girardello  •  Silvia Busuioc  •  Maurizio Lombardi

Agadah (2017)

Look Up (2018)

During a break on a rooftop, Teco, a young baker, notices the intriguing fall of a strange bird. He decides to venture to the next roof to have a closer look. This is only the beginning of a most unbelievable journey on the labyrinthine rooftops of Roma.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fulvio Risuleo
CAST:  Giacomo Ferrara  •  Aurélia Poirier  •  Lou Castel  •  Ivan Franěk

During a break on a rooftop, Teco, a young baker, notices the intriguing fall of a strange bird. He decides to venture to the next roof to have a closer look. This is only the beginning of a most unbelievable journey on the labyrinthine rooftops of Roma.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fulvio Risuleo
CAST:  Giacomo Ferrara  •  Aurélia Poirier  •  Lou Castel  •  Ivan Franěk

The Young Karl Marx (2017)

26 year-old Karl Marx embarks with his wife, Jenny, on the road to exile. In 1844 in Paris, he meets Friedrich Engels, an industrialist’s son, who has been investigating the sordid birth of the British working class. Engels, the dandy, provides the last piece of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Peck
CAST:  August Diehl  •  Stefan Konarske  •  Vicky Krieps  •  Olivier Gourmet

26 year-old Karl Marx embarks with his wife, Jenny, on the road to exile. In 1844 in Paris, he meets Friedrich Engels, an industrialist’s son, who has been investigating the sordid birth of the British working class. Engels, the dandy, provides the last piece of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Peck
CAST:  August Diehl  •  Stefan Konarske  •  Vicky Krieps  •  Olivier Gourmet

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DIRECTION:  Sandrine Veysset
CAST:  Lou Lesage  •  Catherine Ferran  •  Albert Geffrier  •  Ivan Franěk

The Furlough (2017)

The story of four inmates during their 48 hours furlough, of their reality and how it has brought them behind bars. The characters are described with realism, with their contradictions, their desperation, the temptation of an escape, but the cornerstone of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claudio Amendola
CAST:  Luca Argentero  •  Claudio Amendola  •  Giacomo Ferrara  •  Valentina Bellè

The story of four inmates during their 48 hours furlough, of their reality and how it has brought them behind bars. The characters are described with realism, with their contradictions, their desperation, the temptation of an escape, but the cornerstone of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claudio Amendola
CAST:  Luca Argentero  •  Claudio Amendola  •  Giacomo Ferrara  •  Valentina Bellè

Anna (2019)

Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luc Besson
CAST:  Sasha Luss  •  Luke Evans  •  Helen Mirren  •  Cillian Murphy

Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luc Besson
CAST:  Sasha Luss  •  Luke Evans  •  Helen Mirren  •  Cillian Murphy

Smiles of Sad Men (2018)

A writer gets into a rehab where he meets a lot of successful men who destroyed their lives with alcohol.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dan Svátek
CAST:  David Švehlík  •  Jaroslav Dušek  •  Ondřej Malý  •  Ivan Franěk

A writer gets into a rehab where he meets a lot of successful men who destroyed their lives with alcohol.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dan Svátek
CAST:  David Švehlík  •  Jaroslav Dušek  •  Ondřej Malý  •  Ivan Franěk
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