by Allan Fish
(Czechoslovakia 1963 110m) DVD2 (Czech Republic only)
Aka. Az prijde kocour; The Cassandra Cat
Once upon a time there was…more was than wasn’t
p Vojtech Jasny d Vojtech Jasny w Jiri Brdecka, Vojtech Jasny, Jan Werich ph Jaroslav Kucera ed Jan Chaloupek m Svatopluk Havelka art Arch Oldrich Kucera
Jan Werich (Oliva/the magician), Emilia Vásáryová (Diana), Vlastimil Brodsky (Robert), Jiri Sovak (school director), Vladimir Mensik (janitor), Jirina Bohdalová (Julie), Karel Effa (Janek),
Probably the most whimsical of all Czech films, or at least the most whimsical of Czech classics, it’s criminal that Vojtech Jasny’s seminal piece is so hard to see these days. It’s never been available in the UK or in the US on video or DVD, and the only opportunity to see it is via importing the Czech DVD. All I can say is – import it, while you can! (more…)
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