Erotikon is a 1929 silent erotic melodrama film by Czech director Gustav Machatý based on a screenplay by Vítězslav Nezval.[1]
| Erotikon | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Gustav Machatý |
| Screenplay by | Gustav Machatý |
| Starring | Karel Schleichert Ita Rina |
| Cinematography | Václav Vích |
Production companies | Geem-Film Slaviafilm |
| Distributed by | Slaviafilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Languages | Silent with Czech intertitles |
Production
editThe shooting started in November 1928. Exterior scenes were shot in Prague and Karlovy Vary. Machatý and his cinematographer Václav Vích used modern American lenses making the image very soft. Production designers were Julius von Borsody and Alexandr Hackenschmied.[1]
Cast
edit- Olaf Fjord as George Sydney, a travelling seducer
- Ita Rina as Andrea, an innocent girl
- Karel Schleichert as Andrea's father, the railway crossing keeper
- Theodor Pištěk as Hilbert
- Charlotte Susa as Gilda
- Luigi Serventi as Jan
Release
editThe premiere was held in Karlovy Vary on 27 February 1929.[1] The movie was praised by critics for its Soviet-style montage and visual storytelling through symbolic imagery; however, most journalists criticised its weak story.
Versions
editIn 1933 Czech and German sound versions were made with the music by Erno Košťál. Both versions were substantially cut.[1] The movie was reconstructed by Czech Film Archive in 1994 with new chamber music by Jan Klusák. Klusák composed alternative music score for full orchestra in 1995.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Eroticon". Filmový přehled. NFA. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
External links
edit- Erotikon at IMDb
- Erotikon (1929) full film (public domain) at Archive.org
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