Directed by:
Juraj HerzCinematography:
Jaroslav KučeraComposer:
Luboš FišerCast:
Iva Janžurová, Josef Abrhám, Nina Divíšková, Petr Čepek, Josef Somr, Jiří Kodet, Jiří Lír, Ivan Palúch, Zuzana Fišárková, Marie Drahokoupilová (more)Plots(1)
Based on a short story by Aleksandr Grin, (the 'Russian Poe'), Morgiana is the story of twin sisters, Klára and Viktoria who live a life of decadent opulence, somewhere in the late 19th century. Klára is charming, trusting and beautiful, whilst Viktoria is wicked, sadistic, bursting with hate and jealousy - and who hatches a terrible revenge by slowly poisoning her more popular sister. As the toxin takes hold, Klára begins to lose grip on her sanity. Part fairy tale, part Gothic horror, Morgiana is a full-blown hallucinatory experience from the director of the chilling The Cremator, Oil Lamps and Beauty and the Beast. With delirious visuals conjured by cinematographer Jaroslav Kučera and often described as ‘the last film of the Czechoslovak New Wave’, Juraj Herz's delirious tale of terror is a surreal phantasmagoria of dark desires and splintered minds. (Second Run)
(more)Cast
![Karolina Slunéčková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268459_ca98ac.jpg)
Karolina Slunéčková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Lucerna (1967) (TV movie)
Přišel na večeři (1981) (theatrical recording)
![Jana Preissová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/748/163748095_fc00db.jpg)
Jana Preissová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Bratři Karamazovi (1981) (theatrical recording)
How to Get Dad Into Reform School (1978) (TV movie)
How to Pull Out a Whale's Tooth (1977) (TV movie)
![Eva Blažková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/987/157987397_3c2bbb.jpg)
Eva Blažková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
All My Compatriots (1968)
Larks on a String (1969)
Morgiana (1972)
Václav Vondráček
Best movies:
Oil Lamps (1971)
Morgiana (1972)
A Night at Karlstein (1973)