Vlasta Chramostová
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
(Difference between revisions)
| Revision as of 09:47, 6 October 2019 Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) ← Previous diff |
Revision as of 09:47, 6 October 2019 Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) Next diff → |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| {{Template}} | {{Template}} | ||
| - | '''''The Cremator''''' (Spalovač mrtvol) is a 1969 Czechoslovak [[horror comedy]]/[[drama film]] directed by [[Juraj Herz]], based on [[The Cremator (novel)|a novel]] by [[Ladislav Fuks]]. The screenplay was written by Herz and Fuks. The film was selected as the Czechoslovakian entry for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] at the [[42nd Academy Awards]], but was not accepted as a nominee. In 1972, it won the [[Festival de Cine de Sitges]] Best Film award, where it also received awards for its star [[Rudolf Hrušínský]] and cinematographer [[Stanislav Milota]]. | ||
| - | The story is set in 1930s Prague, where the [[Cremation|cremator]] Karel Kopfrkingl lives and works. The story combines features from [[black comedy]] and horror ([[comedy horror]]). It is often recognized as a follower of [[German Expressionism|German Expressionist film]] and also as an example of the [[Czechoslovak New Wave]]. The film was banned after its premiere in 1969, and remained ''in the vault'' until the [[Velvet revolution|collapse of the communist system in Czechoslovakia]] in 1989. | + | '''Vlasta Chramostová''' (17 November 1926 – 6 October 2019) was a Czech film actress. She appeared in 35 films since 1950. She starred in the 1950 film ''[[The Trap (1950 film)|The Trap]]'' which was entered into the [[1951 Cannes Film Festival]]. |
| - | With a 90.2% score on the Czech and Slovak Movie Database as well as praise from movie critics, ''The Cremator'' is often considered to be one of the best movies ever made in Czechoslovakia. It has also gathered a prominent [[cult following]]. | + | She was active in the [[Velvet Revolution]], where the [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic]] was overthrown in November 1989. At a rally at the [[Vinohrady Theatre]] in [[Prague]], she was quoted as asking the crowd: "If not now, when? If not us, then who?" |
| - | ==Plot== | ||
| - | The movie takes place against the backdrop of the political radicalization of [[Europe]] during the 1930s, more specifically the demise of the golden era of the First [[Czechoslovak]] Republic and the establishment of the [[Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia]] under [[Nazi Germany]]. Spiritually, the movie takes place in the aftermath of the death of [[Thubten Gyatso]], the 13th Dalai Lama in 1933. | ||
| - | Karl Kopfrkingl works at a crematorium in [[Prague]]. Obsessed with his duties, he believes he is not just cremating the dead, but liberating the souls of the departed. With Nazi forces gathering at the Czech border, he descends into a mania that allows him to enact his disturbed beliefs. | + | ==Selected filmography== |
| - | + | * ''[[The Trap (1950 film)|The Trap]]'' (1950) | |
| - | == Cast == | + | * ''[[The Secret of Blood]]'' (1953) |
| - | * [[Rudolf Hrušínský]] as Karel Kopfrkingl | + | * ''[[The Cassandra Cat]]'' (1963) |
| - | * [[Vlasta Chramostová]] as Lakmé; Dagmar | + | * ''[[The Cremator]]'' (1969) |
| - | * Jana Stehnová as Zina | + | * ''[[Sekal Has to Die]]'' (1998) |
| - | * Miloš Vognič as Mili | + | * ''[[Leaving (2011 film)|Leaving]]'' (2011) |
| - | * Zora Božinová as Erna Reinkeová | + | |
| - | * Ilja Prachař as Walter Reinke | + | |
| - | * Eduard Kohout as Bettleheim | + | |
| - | * [[Míla Myslíková]] as woman in hat | + | |
| - | * [[Vladimír Menšík]] as husband of woman in hat | + | |
| - | * [[Jiří Menzel]] as Dvořák | + | |
| - | * Jiří Lír as Strauss | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | ==Production== | + | |
| - | ''The Cremator'' was director Juraj Herz's second feature film. The film is based on a novel by [[Ladislav Fuks]] ''Spalovac mrtvol'' ( The main character is played by Rudolf Hrusinsky, an actor previously known for his comedic role as the soldier in Josef Svejk ''Dobry Vojak Svejk'' and ''Pslusne Hlasim''. | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | ==Reception== | + | |
| - | Adam Schofield, writing in ''A Black Pearl of the Deep: Juraj Herz's The Cremator'' stated that audiences unfamiliar with Eastern Europe's political past could "surely enjoy it as a work of black comedy or psychological horror" as it was a "ingeniously orchestrated film, full of complexities, and capable of giving the horror genre a better name." Herz commented that the films reaction were different in every country, noting that "In Prague, people were depressed; in Slovakia, they laughed; in the Netherlands, it was a comedy from the beginning to the end" | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | ==See also== | + | |
| - | * [[List of submissions to the 42nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film]] | + | |
| - | * [[List of Czechoslovak submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]] | + | |
| - | *[[The Cremator (novel)]] | + | |
| {{GFDL}} | {{GFDL}} | ||
| - | |||
| - | [[Category:Film as a Subversive Art]] | ||
Revision as of 09:47, 6 October 2019
|
Related e |
|
Featured: |
Vlasta Chramostová (17 November 1926 – 6 October 2019) was a Czech film actress. She appeared in 35 films since 1950. She starred in the 1950 film The Trap which was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.
She was active in the Velvet Revolution, where the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic was overthrown in November 1989. At a rally at the Vinohrady Theatre in Prague, she was quoted as asking the crowd: "If not now, when? If not us, then who?"
Selected filmography
- The Trap (1950)
- The Secret of Blood (1953)
- The Cassandra Cat (1963)
- The Cremator (1969)
- Sekal Has to Die (1998)
- Leaving (2011)
Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "Vlasta Chramostová" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.
