Pavel Branko
Slovak writer (1921–2020)
Pavel Branko (April 27, 1921 – August 17, 2020) was an Italian-born Slovak movie critic, movie theorist, translator of fiction and non-fiction literature. He was called "the doyen of Slovak film criticism".[1][2] He was born in Trieste, Italy. Many of his works focused on the impact of the history of Czechoslovakia.
Branko died in August 2020 at the age of 99.[3]
References
change- ↑ "Nestor slovenskej filmovej publicistiky a kritiky" - See: Mariana Jaremková, "Filmovanie bolo pre mňa zážitkom," (Interview with Pavel Branko), in: Film.sk, No.11, Nov. 2009, pp.29.(ISSN 1335-8286. The printed version can also be checked online as a pdf.file.) - On the website of the International Film Festival Bratislava, Branko is also referred to as the "Nestor slovenskej filmovej kritiky" (the ‘Nestor’ of Slovak film critics). - Check the ‘external links’ section further below!).
- ↑ 14th International Film Festival Bratislava: Hrdina našich čias (A Hero of Our Time) Archived 2020-04-23 at the Wayback Machine (Refers to Branko as the "Nestor of Slovak film critics").
- ↑ Do umeleckého neba sa vo veku 99 rokov dostal filmový kritik Pavel Branko, ktorý mal svoje korene v Hačave