VĂĄclav Marhoul (Czech: [ËvaËtslaf ËmarÉŚoul]; born 30 January 1960; Prague) is a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He studied at Prague's FAMU, graduating in 1984. He directed his first film MazanĂ˝ Filip, based on Raymond Chandler's books, in 2003. In 2008, his second film Tobruk was premiered. His next film The Painted Bird, based on Jerzy KosiĹski's novel of the same title, premiered at the 76th Venice International Film