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A minor Czech clan falls afoul of the King in medieval times, against the backdrop of Christianity replacing Paganism. Read more

Starring Josef Kemr, Magda Vasaryova, Nada Hejna, Jaroslav Moucka
Director Frantisek Vlacil
Genres Drama, World Cinema

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Marketa Lazarova

A minor Czech clan falls afoul of the King in medieval times, against the backdrop of Christianity replacing Paganism.

Starring Josef Kemr, Magda Vasaryova, Nada Hejna, Jaroslav Moucka, Frantisek Velecky, Karel Vasicek, Ivan Paluch, Martin Mrazek, Vaclav Sloup, Pavla Polaskova, Alena Pavlíkova, Michal Kozuch, Zdenek Lipovcan, Harry Studt, Vlastimil Harapes
Director Frantisek Vlacil
Studio SECONDRUN
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 53 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 15.gif
Genres Drama, World Cinema
Language Czech
Released DVD: 03 Dec 2007
Production year: 1967
Format DVD

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  • A stunning work

    • Variety
    • Posted 08 Nov 2007

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  • 14 out of 14 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Cinema For The Ages

    Marketa Lazarova is one of those legendary films that has long been unavailable for home viewing...until now. A fantastic example of 'pure cinema' the like of which the Eastern Europeans only know how to accomplish, this Second Run DVD is stunningly presented in a great print with crystal clear image and sound.

    The obvious touchstone is 'Andrei Rublev', but perhaps because of their shared Medieval backdrop. Marketa instead chooses not to dwell on the characters' theses on human evil and instead creates a welter of astonishing images, the like of which is pretty much unmatched in terms of quality and inventiveness in cinema. The story is by the by, instead resolving into an often jaw-dropping succession of scenes involving pre-Steadicam free-roaming camera, psychedlic images and an genre-defying amalgamation of musics and sounds, including bells, whistles, choral chanting and soaring female solo singing. Put simply, Marketa Lazarova is a film which makes the often hackneyed tradition of commercial Western cinema seem dull.

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  • 6 out of 8 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Confusing and weird

    Although this film is clearly rated by many critics, I simply found it too confusing and weird to enjoy.

    Stuck with it for about an hour, then gave up. I found it very difficult to work out who was who, what was going on, etc, not helped by occasional bits about pagan rituals slotted in at random.

    I was expecting to like it, as I am keen on foreign language art house movies, but this was a step too far for me. Clearly, the film has its fans, but I am not one of them.

      • A customer from Catford, London
      • Posted 25 Mar 2008 21:59

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