Out of the Past 2023 / Drak sa vracia / Czechoslovakia 1967
A potter named Martin Lepiš is the tragic hero of this parable about instinctive human hatred which, in seeking an outlet, has claimed many an innocent victim. The village community falsely accuses Lepiš, nicknamed the Dragon, of evil intentions, and not even his courageous act can save him from his destiny as an eternal pariah. The magical elements of the original novella are intensified in the film chiefly by the artistically expressive black-and-white camera, evoking the atmosphere of the wild mountain landscape, and by the restrained acting performances and minimalist, experimental soundtrack. The unforgiving scene, in which a herd of cattle is rescued from a forest fire, is a pure example of filmmaking mastery.
Zdena Škapová
85 min / Black & white, DCP
Director Eduard Grečner
/ Screenplay Eduard Grečner podle knihy / based on the novel by Dobroslav Chrobák
/ Dir. of Photography Vincent Rosinec
/ Music Ilja Zeljenka
/ Sound Ondrej Polomský
/ Editor Bedřich Voděrka
/ Art Director Jozef Suchý
/ Producer Eugen Bobek
/ Production Československý film Bratislava
/ Cast Radovan Lukavský, Gustáv Valach, Emília Vášáryová, Viliam Polónyi, Jozef Čierny
/ Sales Slovenský filmový ústav / Slovak Film Institute
Eduard Grečner (1931, Kopčany, Czechoslovakia). Selected filmography: The Nylon Moon (Nylonový mesiac, 1965), Dragon’s Return (Drak sa vracia, 1967), Lifeless Eyes (Mŕtve oči, 1971, TV film), Mortal Coil (Pozemský nepokoj, 1993), Jašek’s Dream (Jaškov sen, 1996).
Slovenský filmový ústav / Slovak Film Institute
Grösslingová 32, 811 09, Bratislava
Slovakia
Phone: +421 257 101 503
Fax: +421 252 963 461
E-mail: [email protected]
Eduard Grečner
Film Director
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