Theodor Pištěk
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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Known for
- Costume & Make-Up
- Born
- 1932-10-25 · Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
- Died
- 2025-12-03
Known for
- Amadeus (1984) — Costume Design
- The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) — Costume Design
- Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973) — Costume Design
- Frank Herbert's Dune (2000) — Costume Design
- Valmont (1989) — Costume Design
- Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (2003) — Costume Design
- Marketa Lazarová (1967) — Art Designer
- Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976) — Costume Design
- Adela Has Not Had Supper Yet (1978) — Costume Design
- Happy End (1967) — Costume Design
- The Girl on the Broomstick (1972) — Makeup Designer
- Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977) — Art Direction
- Cutting It Short (1981) — Costume Design
- The Valley of the Bees (1968) — Costume Design
- Arabela (1980) — Costume Design
- Ferat Vampire (1982) — Title Designer