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Bookmark this pageMarkéta Lazarová (1967)
Director: Frantisek Vlácil
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From Time Out Film Guide
An epic medieval meditation, filmed at some length from a purportedly unfilmable novel by Vladislav Vancura. Acting out the intrigue, suspicion and bloodlust of 13th century tribal rivalry, the plot, such as it is, is wilfully wayward and often close to impenetrable. As 'pure cinema', though, it's stark, daring and often astoundingly dynamic. Black and white 'Scope camerawork surveys a cruel, desolate landscape of plains, castles and forests populated by scavenging strays, strugglers, tyrants and wolf-men, while an eerily evocative sound design gives the picture a near hallucinatory quality. It's not so much a drama as an ancient litany - mystical and feral rather than spiritual or religious.Author: NB
Cast & crew
Director: Frantisek Vlácil
Cast: Magda Vásáryová, Frantisek Velecky, Michal Kozuch, Zdenek Kryzanek, Pavla Polaskova, Zdenek Kutil, Josef Kemr, Nada Hejna, Jaroslav Moucka full cast
Genre(s): Epics
Duration: 162 mins
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