Páter Vojtěch
Directed by:
Martin FričScreenplay:
Martin FričCinematography:
Otto HellerCast:
Karel Lamač, Suzanne Marwille, Josef Rovenský, Ladislav Herbert Struna, Karel Schleichert, Eman Fiala, Anna Opplová, Jindřich Plachta, Jaroslav Marvan, Eduard Šlégl, Karel Němec, Jan Richter (more)Plots(1)
Father Vojtěch represents the inaugural feature film by the esteemed Czech director Martin Frič. It is also the first of three extraordinary silent movies that he made in a mere two years. Frič conceived each of these as a kind of artistic experiment, incorporating some of the most influential international stylistic tendencies while remaining true to Czech poetics. (Summer Film School)
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Martin's first independent directing job was still supported by Karel Lamač, who also "only" played the lead role. The footage from the filming is amazingly familiar, given that it was already the number one event when it was made. This major film with Lamač and Marwille, who formed one of the most interesting couples in silent cinema, was guaranteed to be a success. Martin learned a lot in his years of being a whore for everything to do with film - and especially with Lamač - so the great casting even in supporting roles was just propping up a perfect piece of work. The maximum drama was mainly directed towards the stormy night, which remained the climax even in the sound remake that was made eight years later. However, only the eternally unchanging Ladislav Herbert Struna remained from the original cast.
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