Theodor Pištěk
An image from Three Wishes for Cinderella, one of the productions that also features Theodor Pištěk.
Theodor Pištěk

Theodor Pištěk

October 25, 1932 — Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)

Theodor Pištěk (born 25 October 1932 in Prague) is a Czech artist known for creating photo-realistic drawings and paintings, movie costumes and decorations. He won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for the film Amadeus, and received an Academy Award nomination in the same category for the film Valmont.

He is the son of actor Theodor Pištěk and Marie Ženíšková. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague as a pupil of Vratislav Nejezchleba. In 1967, he designed the art concept for the pavilion Člověk a jeho svět (Man and his World) at the Expo Montreal. In the 1970s, after he left the career of a car racer, he focused more on painting and art installation.

He participated in around 105 films, his works were exhibited at dozens of exhibitions around the world. In the 1970s, Pištěk created cartoons for the children's magazine Ohníček. He is the creator of the Prague Castle Guard uniforms.

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Amadeus

Amadeus

1984

The People vs. Larry Flynt

The People vs. Larry Flynt

1996

Three Wishes for Cinderella

Three Wishes for Cinderella

1973

Valmont

Valmont

1989

Frank Herbert's Children of Dune

Frank Herbert's Children of Dune

2003

Marketa Lazarová

Marketa Lazarová

1967

Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!

Marecek, Pass Me the Pen!

1976

Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet

1978