Age limit: N-13. 7-12 years old children must be accompanied by an adult.
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Kafka and Cinema
Year of release: 1969
Duration: 95 min.
Film language: Czech
Subtitle language: Lithuanian k.
Czech new wave creator Juraj Herz's black humor comedy based on the novel by Ladislav Fuchs. The 4th decade, the Sudetenland is handed over to Germany under the Munich Agreement, the army gathers at the border of Czechoslovakia. Karl Kopfrkingl, a crematorium worker and gentle family man, believes in Nazi ideas and sets out to realize a nightmarish vision of a better future that only needs a more efficient crematorium. The "Cremator" was completed immediately after the Prague Spring and in 1969. banned in Moscow, so the "party" that transforms Karl Kopfrkingl into one of the most terrifying villains in the history of cinema can be understood ambiguously.
A black humor comedy by Czech New Wave filmmaker Juraj Herz, based on the novel by Ladislav Fuks. The 1930s, the Munich Agreement cedes the Sudetenland to Germany, and the army assembles on the Czechoslovak border. Karl Kopfrkingl, a crematorium worker and gentle family man, becomes convinced of Nazi ideas and sets out to realize a nightmarish vision of a better future, one that only requires a more efficient crematorium. The Cremator was completed just after the Prague Spring and banned in Moscow in 1969, so the "party" that transforms Karl Kopfrkingl into one of the most horrific villains in the history of cinema can be perceived ambiguously.
Juraj Herz (1934-2018) made a significant contribution to the formation of the Czechoslovak new wave, although being older and coming from the field of puppetry, he did not receive due attention for a long time. Herz's films were censored or banned, and he based his work on his experiences in the concentration camp. The director has enriched the history of Czech cinema with his unique perspective that does not shy away from the biting grotesque.
Juraj Herz (1934-2018) made a significant contribution to the Czechoslovak New Wave, although he was older and came from the field of puppetry, and did not receive proper attention for a long time. Herz's films were censored or banned, and he based his work on his experiences in a concentration camp. The director has enriched the history of Czech cinema with his unique perspective that does not shy away from the biting grotesque.
Director: Juraj Herz
Authors of the script / Screenplay: Juraj Herz, Ladislav Fuks
Operators / Cinematography: Stanislav Milota, Bohumil Rath
Composer / Composer: Zdenek Liska
Starring / Cast: Rudolf Hrusínský, Vlasta Chramostová, Jana Stehnová
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