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Marketa Lazarova [1967] [DVD]

DVD ~ Frantisek Vlacil

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Directors: Frantisek Vlacil
Format: Black & White, PAL, Anamorphic
Language Czech
Subtitles: English
Region: All Regions
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number of discs: 1
Classification: 15
Studio: Secondrun
DVD Release Date: 3 Dec 2007
Run Time: 173 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

ASIN: B000WOTTSS
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 22,914 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Set in the 13th Century, this ambitious and multi-layered medieval epic with its nearly three-hour length, elliptical narrative and emphasis on symbol and metaphor, is a stunning work of cinema. Filmed in black & white widescreen and often attaining a Wellesian grandeur, Vlácil penetrated the psychology of the times to produce an inspired and fascinating film. Markéta Lazarová has been voted by Czech and Slovak critics and artists as the best Czech film of all time.

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Like a Czech ROMEO AND JULIET, Frantisek Vlacil's ambitious and multi-layered medieval epic tells the story of two warring clans and a love that can never be. Filled with metaphor and symbolism, MARKETA LAZAROVA is widely considered to be the greatest Czech film ever made.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Second Run release. Do not miss this opportunity, 15 Dec 2007

By	Phoust (London, England) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Frantisek Vlacil directed "Marketa Lazarova" in 1967 during a two year shoot and was adapted from the avant-garde novel by author and 1930's film director Vladislav Vancura. Set in the 13th century it is a tale of to warring clans and the eventual doomed love of Marketa and Mikolas which leads one to draw comparisons to Shakespear's "Romeo and Juliet" although markedly more barbaric and superstitious. Vlacil is not interested telling a linear story which can make it difficult to follow at times but it is also his use of dialogue or the lack thereof which gives this film an hallucinatory quality. Vlacil's real emphasis is on the poetic image to create his narrative and is what really makes this an astounding work of art and brings to mind the work of other director's like Tarkovsky (Andrei Roublev,1966); Dreyer (Passion of Joan of Arc, 1928); Kurosawa (Seven Samurai, 1954), Bergman (The Seventh Seal,1957) and Eisenstein (Ivan the Terrible,1944). "Marketa Lazarova" also incorporates elements of soviet montage with the use of animals in several sequences as metaphor. The score by Zdenek Liska who is known for his work with Jan Svankmajer is amazing, incorporating medieval church music and making "Marketa Lazarova" an operatic masterpiece.

I am now lead to believe upon viewing this film that this is truly one of the great neglected works of of Czech cinema as it is rarely shown outside of Eastern Europe. All that has been set right now by Second Run releasing it on DVD format (Well done guys, we want more!). The transfer is excellent with high contrast and a great clean soundtrack. There are no extras aside from the informative booklet but that is no cause for complaint.

Do not miss this opportunity to own a copy of this amazing film. A must for all film buffs.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Astounding Czech Cinema, 9 Jan 2008

By	HJ (London UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Set in 13th century, a small group of characters are caught up in the violent feud between two neighbouring clans, two rival warlords. A young woman, Marketa, negotiates the morality of this brutal yet sensual medieval world.
Apparently Marketa Lazarova is generally agreed to be the best ever Czech film - in Czechoslovakia that is. Outside Czechoslovakia both film & director fell into neglect. To be honest I hadn't heard of this film until recently. Indeed to non-Czechs it is a perplexing film - it purports to be an "authentic" depiction of the middle ages but is not based on authentic folk tales but on an experimental modernist novel from 1930s, and the film itself was not really part of Czech new wave and yet is an extreme example of 1960s European art house style: strange camera angles, elaborate tracking shots, freeze frames, rapid cut editing etc. The narrative is very fragmented, more or less a series of random episodes containing scenes which move back & forth in time. The director was a disciple of Eisenstein & the "poetic" montage of both image and sound is incredibly complex. I had difficulty following the film and at nearly 3 hours it sometimes got a bit wearying on first viewing - I couldn't help but think I should be watching it on a really big screen in a cinema.
Nonetheless, the film does undoubtedly have an impact even on DVD - films like this simply aren't made anymore - & I've ended up watching it several times already. The cinematography is unbelievable & there are numerous extraordinary scenes - the various scenes with wolves are particularly memorable. I suppose the film belongs to that "middle ages genre" popularised by Bergman (Seventh Seal, Virgin Spring) and the Japanese (Rashomon, Sansho), but the most useful comparison I could make to anyone reading this would be with Andrei Rubliev - if you liked Tarkovsky's film you really ought to see this.
Yet another revelatory East European classic from Second Run DVD. Informative essay by Peter Hames included in booklet.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hypnotic, 14 Jan 2008

By	Markus Gossas "Markus Gossas" (Stockholm, Sweden) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This movie from 1967, set in the 12th century, is very hypnotic due to it's vivid images (mixing wide screen landscapes, extreme close ups and moving camera), different modes of narrative (text tableaus, voice, flashbacks, memories) and eerie middle age-like music (it's actually electronic music with voices created specifically for the movie).

In this movie there are no clear cut good vs evil and no typical villains and heroes (maybe for the exception of Marketa Lazarova herself who has some saint-like innocence). The people are more the products of the harsh social and religious environment of the dark ages. The plot is better experienced than talked about in advance. Haunting, complex and spell-binding, this is a very good movie, much better than the historic epics produced by hollywood every year.

The transfer is excellent (I watched it on a projector) with beautiful black/white (it's hard to think of this movie being made in colour).
This is the kind of movie that can be watched again. There is no commentary which would have been nice, but the booklet is informative. Second Run has made a fantastic job making this 40 year old movie look like new.

At the price of �8 it's extremely good value for money. Highly recommended!

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