Karel Reisz worked in film at a period when the medium itself was still changing shape.
The record lists Karel Reisz as Czech-born British director, producer, film theorist, theatre director (1926-2002).
Karel Reisz was born at Ostrava in 1926. His recorded nationality is Czech Republic. He trained at Emmanuel College and Leighton Park School.
This generation broke the studio mould - lighter cameras, location shooting, and directors who claimed authorship of the finished film.
The record gives his roles in the industry as film director, film producer and writer.
The screen flattens effort: a performance that took months reads as a few unhurried minutes.
The awards record reads: BAFTA Award for Best Film (1961).
That the work was made from Czech Republic shaped it: national industries differ in what they finance, who they cast and which audiences they can reach.
Karel Reisz died in 2002, aged 76. The films remain, which is the only form in which a screen career survives.
Achievements
- BAFTA Award for Best Film — 1961
- Worked as film director, film producer and writer
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