Jakubisko died shortly before midnight on Friday in the Czech capital, Prague, where he had lived with his family since the 1993 split of Czechoslovakia, his daughter Janette told Slovak public radio and television. His death was also announced by the Czech Culture Ministry.
For his movies, full of metaphors, symbols and poetry, he was sometimes called “Fellini of the East,” or “Slovak Fellini” after famed Italian director Federico Fellini. He debuted with the critically acclaimed “Crucial Years” the following year. With that, as well as “Deserters and Pilgrims” and "Birds, Orphans and Fools" , he cemented his place as part of the Czechoslovak New Wave in cinema together with a number of other young directors of the time, including Milos Forman and Vera Chytilova.
For the next decade, he was allowed to make only documentary films. He returned to feature movies with “Build a House, Plant a Tree” in 1979 — which was soon also banned.
We are sad to hear of the passing of Juraj Jakubisko, a master of Slovak cinema. His films will be remembered and cherished by generations to come.
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