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AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2012
WIZZ MAGAZINE
25
PROFILE
Klára Issová
her first Czech Lion nomination. Issová missed out
on the award, but she picked up a Best Supporting
Actress Czech Lion for
Nejasná zpráva o konci sveta
(‘An
Ambiguous Report About The End of the World’) a few
years later. She would be nominated again in 2000 for
the experimental film
Angel Exit
but despite all the
acclaim, doors did not exactly swing open.
“In the Czech Republic there exists a certain paradox
– if you win an award you may not get any offers for a
period of time,” she explains. “It may be the remnants
of envy ingrained in people during the Communist era.
It would be interesting to know if Oscar winners have
similar experiences or whether that unique award has a
tendency to improve their career, as it should.”
However, Issová can always turn to her other great
passion – theatre. She appeared at Prague’s Dejvické
Theatre in
Drací doupe
(‘The Dragon’s Lair ’) and
last year trod the boards at the Palmovka Theatre
in
Mefisto
. Her interest in theatre runs so deep, she
even produces her own plays and hopes to step onto
London’s West End stage one day.
Despite a lack of funding available, the star is drawn
to the creativity within the local film industry and the
country’s beautiful locations.
“In the Czech Republic there are many great
ideas but very little money for their realisation,” she
says. “There are some great film locations, though,
especially the historical parts such as Hradcany Square,
the Old Town and the Lesser Quarter. Just as suitable
for film-making are the town of Ceský Krumlov, and
the gothic Karlštejn Castle of the Holy Grail, built by
Charles IV to house the Coronation Jewels.”
Currently, the actress is eyeing up new challenges.
“I’d like to present my own talk show so I could discuss
with smart people issues that have so far been a
taboo in society,” she says. “Some of these have been
purposely distorted. There are so many things that
should be brought into the light, that we know nothing
about or are not talked about.”
Whatever her next step, Issová will continue to draw
inspiration from the city she has known all her life.
“I am happy to be anchored in Prague,” she
enthuses. “The city makes a deep impression on
anybody who arrives, whether for just a few days
or for a lifetime.”
Klára Issová CV
1995
– Issová is plucked from
obscurity to star in Saša Gedeon’s
Indiánské léto
(‘Indian Summer ’),
earning a Czech Lion nomination.
1998
– The actress wins the Best
Supporting Actress Czech Lion for
fantasy film
Nejasná zpráva o konci
sveta
(‘An Ambiguous Report About
The End of the World’).
2000
- Vladimir Michalek’s drama
about drug use and doomed love,
Angel Exit
, earns Issová another
Czech Lion nomination.
2005
– Issová is outstanding in
Robert Sedlácek’s drama about
drug addiction,
Rule of Lies
.
2007
–
Grandhotel
earns her a
Shooting Star at the Berlinale
International Film Festival.
2010
- Issová works with Czech
animator Jan
Švankmajer on
Prežít
svuj život
( ‘Survive Your Life’).
2012
– Back on the big screen
in Rudolf Havlik’s
Zejtra naporad
(‘Tomorrow, Forever ’), a comedic
road trip in which a businessman in
debt goes on the road.