Erotikon (1929 film)
{{short description|1929 Czechoslovak silent film}}
{{about|the Czech drama silent film|the Swedish comedy silent film|Erotikon (1920 film)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Erotikon
| image = Erotikon_poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Gustav Machatý
| producer =
| screenplay = Gustav Machatý
| based_on =
| starring = Karel Schleichert
Ita Rina
| music =
| cinematography = Václav Vích
| editing =
| studio = Geem-Film
Slaviafilm
| distributor = Slaviafilm
| released = {{Film date|1929|02|27|df=y}}
| runtime = 85 minutes
| country = Czechoslovakia
| language = Silent
with Czech intertitles
| budget =
}}
Erotikon is a 1929 silent erotic melodrama film by Czech director Gustav Machatý based on a screenplay by Vítězslav Nezval.{{cite web|url=https://www.filmovyprehled.cz/en/film/395498/eroticon| title=Eroticon|website=Filmový přehled| publisher=NFA|accessdate=8 February 2020}}
Production
The shooting started in November 1928. Exterior scenes were shot in Prague and Karlovy Vary. Machatý and his cinematographer Václav Vích used modern American lenses making the image very soft. Production designers were Julius von Borsody and Alexandr Hackenschmied.
Cast
- Olaf Fjord as George Sydney, a travelling seducer
- Ita Rina as Andrea, an innocent girl
- Karel Schleichert as Andrea's father, the railway crossing keeper
- Theodor Pištěk as Hilbert
- Charlotte Susa as Gilda
- Luigi Serventi as Jan
Release
The premiere was held in Karlovy Vary on 27 February 1929. The movie was praised by critics for its Soviet-style montage and visual storytelling through symbolic imagery; however, most journalists criticised its weak story.
=Versions=
In 1933 Czech and German sound versions were made with the music by Erno Košťál. Both versions were substantially cut. The movie was reconstructed by Czech Film Archive in 1994 with new chamber music by Jan Klusák. Klusák composed alternative music score for full orchestra in 1995.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0019850}}
- [https://archive.org/details/seductionerotikon1929 Erotikon (1929)] full film (public domain) at Archive.org
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Category:Czech erotic drama films
Category:Czech silent feature films
Category:Czech black-and-white films
Category:1920s melodrama films
Category:1920s erotic drama films
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