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Post by manfromplanetx on Jun 9, 2019 6:54:41 GMT
I have never forgotten ex spikeopaths 1966 poll thread from the old boards, it highlighted such an amazing number of quality films from that year, and ever since have discovered so many more excellent films from this wonderfully creative cinematic year...
Vrah skrývá tvár , The Murderer Hides His Face (1966) Czechoslovakia directed by Petr Schulhoff After the body of a young nurse is discovered in a forest on the fringes of the close-knit village of Drahovice, suspicions and unease return and begin to mount. The case is disturbingly similar to an unsolved murder here just a few months back. Detectives from the city arrive, at first the deaths seem obviously related but an autopsy on the latest victim questions this line of thinking. "The Man Who Hides His Face" is a very enthralling police procedural, a very entertaining who done it ? In charge no nonsense veteran senior detective Kalas ( Rudolf Hrusínský). he leads a wonderful cast with an outstanding performance. As the investigation unravels the suspects/motives multiply, twists and turns steer the direction as the police probe pieces together clues extracted from the guarded locals. Beautifully filmed b&w on location in and around the rustic village, a wonderfully atmospheric setting, crosscutting throughout a jarring discordant soundtrack to keep you on edge Highly Recommended Czech Crime Classic  |
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Post by petrolino on Jun 15, 2019 23:02:57 GMT
Petr Schulhoff was born in Germany but I figure he must have moved to Czech Republic at a very young age. He was only 11 when he acted in Vladislav Vancura's film 'On The Solar Side' (1933). His father was Czech composer Erwin Schulhoff who died in a prison camp in Wulzburg during the 2nd World War.
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Post by morrisondylanfan on Jun 24, 2019 23:39:43 GMT
I have never forgotten ex spikeopaths 1966 poll thread from the old boards, it highlighted such an amazing number of quality films from that year, and ever since have discovered so many more excellent films from this wonderfully creative cinematic year...
Vrah skrývá tvár , The Murderer Hides His Face (1966) Czechoslovakia directed by Petr Schulhoff After the body of a young nurse is discovered in a forest on the fringes of the close-knit village of Drahovice, suspicions and unease return and begin to mount. The case is disturbingly similar to an unsolved murder here just a few months back. Detectives from the city arrive, at first the deaths seem obviously related but an autopsy on the latest victim questions this line of thinking. "The Man Who Hides His Face" is a very enthralling police procedural, a very entertaining who done it ? In charge no nonsense veteran senior detective Kalas ( Rudolf Hrusínský). he leads a wonderful cast with an outstanding performance. As the investigation unravels the suspects/motives multiply, twists and turns steer the direction as the police probe pieces together clues extracted from the guarded locals. Beautifully filmed b&w on location in and around the rustic village, a wonderfully atmospheric setting, crosscutting throughout a jarring discordant soundtrack to keep you on edge Highly Recommended Czech Crime Classic Hi Planet X,I hope you had a good weekend,and whilst trying to find Delon's H-8 post,I found this post by you,which I had somehow missed seeing. After having trouble with the Subs last night, (which worked out,I watched the delightful Czech spy Comedy The End of Agent W4C (1967) instead) I got it sorted out today,and from the moment it opened with Pavel Blatny's brooding score,I realised this was going to make it a trio out outstanding Czech recs from you. With the rural setting and the investigator finding that the locals want to keep all "problems" in the village to themselves,out of sight from outsiders,this Czech Noir reminded of the countryside murders from the Nordic Noir Jägarna/The Hunters (1996) & Don't Torture a Duckling (1972) (when the killer was near the cliff edge in Hides His Face,I started to wonder if he was to get the same fate as the one in Duckling!) I've also just found out that this is actually a entry in a Czech Noir film series, with the first film (Fear/Strach (1964) ) appearing to be round a few places with Eng Subs (sadly no sign of the others): www.imdb.com/title/tt0057533/?ref_=ttmc_mc_ttI've been meaning to ask for ages,what would you say is currently your top 5 Czechflix? Thank you for such a superb rec.
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Post by manfromplanetx on Jun 25, 2019 8:04:35 GMT
I have never forgotten ex spikeopaths 1966 poll thread from the old boards, it highlighted such an amazing number of quality films from that year, and ever since have discovered so many more excellent films from this wonderfully creative cinematic year...
Vrah skrývá tvár , The Murderer Hides His Face (1966) Czechoslovakia directed by Petr Schulhoff Recommended Czech Crime Classic Hi Planet X,I hope you had a good weekend,and whilst trying to find Delon's H-8 post,I found this post by you,which I had somehow missed seeing. After having trouble with the Subs last night, (which worked out,I watched the delightful Czech spy Comedy The End of Agent W4C (1967) instead) I got it sorted out today,and from the moment it opened with Pavel Blatny's brooding score,I realised this was going to make it a trio out outstanding Czech recs from you. I've been meaning to ask for ages,what would you say is currently your top 5 Czechflix? Hi there MDF Thanks as always for sharing your thoughts , wonderful reflection from you on The Boxer... " … a bitter sweet crescendo where the sound of the bell from the boxing ring fades, but Kominek can never feel freedom from the siren of the camp" Thanks for the rec Killing the Devil looks like lots of great Czech fun... I had a few thoughts back to you on The Golden Fern which I loved, on the Boxer thread you may have missed? Putting me on the spot here with 5 Current Czech favs ! the first two will always be the others subject to change, .exciting to think there are so many classics to still discover. Limonádový Joe aneb Konská opera , Lemoonade Joe (1964) Oldrich Lipsky Ingenious, exuberant, multi faceted parody & satire an all time favourite film. M arketa Lazarova (1967) Frantisek Vlácil Outstanding historical film a magnificent evocation of the middle ages... Krakatit (1948) Otakar Vávra Bold and dark classic thriller with much to say from the 1940s Pelísky , Cosy Dens (1999) Jan Hrebejk Bitter sweet tale a fabulous, at times hilarious insight into Czech society, family/neighbourly life Zlaté kapradí , The Golden Fern (1963) Jirí Weiss Fresh in my mind, An enchanting cinematic realm an exquisitely crafted adult fairy tale treat... Happy Viewing to you...
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Post by morrisondylanfan on Jun 25, 2019 23:02:09 GMT
Hi Planet X,I hope you had a good weekend,and whilst trying to find Delon's H-8 post,I found this post by you,which I had somehow missed seeing. After having trouble with the Subs last night, (which worked out,I watched the delightful Czech spy Comedy The End of Agent W4C (1967) instead) I got it sorted out today,and from the moment it opened with Pavel Blatny's brooding score,I realised this was going to make it a trio out outstanding Czech recs from you. I've been meaning to ask for ages,what would you say is currently your top 5 Czechflix? Hi there MDF Thanks as always for sharing your thoughts , wonderful reflection from you on The Boxer... " … a bitter sweet crescendo where the sound of the bell from the boxing ring fades, but Kominek can never feel freedom from the siren of the camp" Thanks for the rec Killing the Devil looks like lots of great Czech fun... I had a few thoughts back to you on The Golden Fern which I loved, on the Boxer thread you may have missed? Putting me on the spot here with 5 Current Czech favs ! the first two will always be the others subject to change, .exciting to think there are so many classics to still discover. Limonádový Joe aneb Konská opera , Lemoonade Joe (1964) Oldrich Lipsky Ingenious, exuberant, multi faceted parody & satire an all time favourite film. M arketa Lazarova (1967) Frantisek Vlácil Outstanding historical film a magnificent evocation of the middle ages... Krakatit (1948) Otakar Vávra Bold and dark classic thriller with much to say from the 1940s Pelísky , Cosy Dens (1999) Jan Hrebejk Bitter sweet tale a fabulous, at times hilarious insight into Czech society, family/neighbourly life Zlaté kapradí , The Golden Fern (1963) Jirí Weiss Fresh in my mind, An enchanting cinematic realm an exquisitely crafted adult fairy tale treat... Happy Viewing to you... Hi Planet X,after doing last post I looked at it thinking something was missing,I realised later it was The Golden Fern! I enjoyed reading your comments,with " crafted spellbinding magical work of cinematic art." being a perfect way to sum-up this unique creation. With how important dialogue was in the only other Weiss I've seen, I was taken by how bold Weiss went in having the first 9 minutes play out dialogue-free (truly being,show,don't tell.) By coincidence, I recently won Marketa Lazarova on eBay. I enjoyed Vlácil's Valley of the Bees,but do find the 3 hour run time for Lazarova to be intimidating (but do really want to tick off the list of unseen Czech movies.) My current top 5 (in order,but not set in stone) is: 1:Romeo, Juliet and Darkness (1960)- Set mostly in a attic, Jirí Weiss brings a thoughtful, understated sensitivity to the teens war-torn romance, with Daniela Smutná standing out in her first team-up with Weiss. 2: Romance for Bugle (1967)-Tough to pick between this and Vávra's Krakatit (1948),I'm going to be controversial,by saying the lyrical style of Vávra's fluid directing and the poetic dialogue, make Bugle be the film Jules & Jim should have been! 3: Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (1977)- Away from the serious for a moment, Jindrich Polák boils up Nazi time travel with slap-stick gags and a Sci-Fi sight-seeing tour of the new infrastructure the Soviets were building, Polák takes all these misshaped parts and makes a lightning-fast mad-cap Comedy puzzle. 4: The Boxer and Death-The newest on the list. The only thing I'll add to my comments on the thread about it,is that I've found scenes to still come vividly to mind, a mark of a standout film. 5: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)-After reading about it for years and years,this was one which surpassed my expectations,thanks to the mix of Alice in Wonderland flowering into a sexual awakening,and Jaromil Jires (who should have been a bigger name) careful use of colour still looking absolutely lush on screen.
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Post by manfromplanetx on Jun 27, 2019 6:27:54 GMT
Hi there MDF Thanks as always for sharing your thoughts , wonderful reflection from you on The Boxer... " … a bitter sweet crescendo where the sound of the bell from the boxing ring fades, but Kominek can never feel freedom from the siren of the camp" . Hi Planet X, By coincidence, I recently won Marketa Lazarova on eBay. I enjoyed Vlácil's Valley of the Bees,but do find the 3 hour run time for Lazarova to be intimidating (but do really want to tick off the list of unseen Czech movies.) Great choices MDF , I am already uncomfortable with three of mine lol, I feel awful leaving out a Jiří Menzel and many others... Once you enter the medieval world & encounter Marketa you may find it hard to leave... Talking of Marketa (Magda Vášáryová) we put on Jiri Menzel's Postřižiny , Cutting it Short (1980) last night for a re-watch, it is adapted from a novel based on childhood memories from Bohumil Hrabal. We had forgotten that Magda Vášáryová is the star and was thrilled and enchanted as are story characters in her wonderful performance an absolute treat.. Jiri Menzel masterly crafts the most beautiful of human comedies gentle and deeply perceptive his films are a sheer delight... 
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