Václav Marhoul ( born 30 January 1960 in Prague ) is a Czech film director , screenwriter and actor . He studied at Prague 's FAMU , graduating in 1984 . He directed his first film '' Mazaný Filip '' , based on Raymond Chandler 's books , in 2003 . In 2008 , his second film '' Tobruk '' was premiered . His next film '' The Painted Bird '' is based on Jerzy Kosiński 's novel of the same title and will be premiered at 76th Venice International Film Festival . He also starred in several films such as '' Gympl '' ( 2007 ) , '' Ulovit miliardáře '' ( 2009 ) and '' Cesta do lesa '' ( 2012 )
76th Venice International Film Festival
76th Venice International Film Festival
Václav Marhoul