Portrait of Bohumil Hrabal

Writing

Bohumil Hrabal

Career

Active from 1965 to 2007, with a break from 1967 to 1980, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bohumil Hrabal Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.7, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Tension
    4.6, average 5.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Czech New Wave 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Bohumil Hrabal Adaptation 2
  • Quirky Characters 2
  • Czechoslovak New Wave 2
  • Political Allegory 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

13
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles · average score 74
I Served the King of England
I Served the King of England (2007)
GoodWatch score 74

Novel

Too Loud a Solitude
Too Loud a Solitude (2007)

Writer

1990s

5 titles · average score 77
Too Loud A Solitude
Too Loud A Solitude (1995)

as Man with Trolley

Angelic Eyes
Angelic Eyes (1994)

Short Story

Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age
Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age (1991)

Novel

Larks on a String
Larks on a String (1990)
GoodWatch score 77

Short Story, Screenplay

The Gentle Barbarian
The Gentle Barbarian (1990)

Novel

1980s

2 titles · average score 72
The Snowdrop Festival
The Snowdrop Festival (1984)
GoodWatch score 71

as muž vynášející septik

Cutting It Short
Cutting It Short (1981)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay, Novel

1960s

4 titles · average score 69
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains (1966)
GoodWatch score 84

Novel, Screenplay

Pearls of the Deep
Pearls of the Deep (1966)
GoodWatch score 57

as Bohumil Hrabal (segment "Automat Svět") / Sleeping Man in a Tram (segment "Romance")

The Junk Shop
The Junk Shop (1965)
GoodWatch score 67

Short Story, Screenplay

A Boring Afternoon
A Boring Afternoon (1965)
GoodWatch score 69

Short Story, Screenplay