Slovak filmmaker Juraj Jakubisko, who was named the best movie director of the 20th century in his country, has died at the age of 84.
Jakubisko died shortly before midnight on Friday 24 February in the Czech capital, Prague, where he had lived with his family since the 1993 split of Czechoslovakia, his daughter Janette told Slovak public radio and television. His death was also announced by the Czech Culture Ministry.
