Little Crusader
{{short description|2017 Czech historical drama film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Little Crusader
| image = Křižáček film poster 2017 Czech film.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Václav Kadrnka
| producer = Václav Kadrnka
| based_on = {{based on|Svojanovský křižáček|Jaroslav Vrchlický}}
| writer = {{hlist|Václav Kadrnka|Vojtech Masek|Jirí Soukup}}
| starring = Karel Roden
| music = {{hlist|Vojtech Havel|Irena Havlová}}
| cinematography = Jan Baset Stritezsky
| editing = Pavel Kolaja
| studio = {{plainlist|
- Sirius Films
- Artileria
}}
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2017|7|7|KVIFF}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = Czech Republic
| language = Czech
| gross =
}}
Little Crusader ({{langx|cs|Křižáček}}) is a 2017 Czech historical drama film directed by Václav Kadrnka.{{cite web|title=Czech film Little Crusader to compete for top prize at Karlovy Vary|url=http://www.radio.cz/en/section/news/czech-film-little-crusader-to-compete-for-top-prize-at-karlovy-vary|website=Radio Praha|access-date=8 July 2017|language=en}} It won a Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.{{cite web|title='Little Crusader wins' Karlovy Vary film fest's top prize|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/crusader-wins-karlovy-vary-film-fests-top-prize-48523656|website=ABC News|access-date=8 July 2017}}
The film, shot in Italy, tells the story of the knight Bořek, who is travelling to find his lost son.{{cite web|title=Karlovy Vary 2017: Křišťálový glóbus si odváží Křižáček|url=http://www.kinobox.cz/clanek/12820-karlovy-vary-2017-kristalovy-globus-si-odvazi-krizacek|website=Kinobox.cz|access-date=8 July 2017|language=cs}} It is based on the poem Svojanovský křižáček by Jaroslav Vrchlický.{{cite web|title=RECENZE: Kadrnkův Křižáček se na hlavu nestaví ani z Vrchlického|url=http://www.lidovky.cz/recenze-kadrnkuv-krizacek-se-na-hlavu-nestavi-ani-z-vrchlickeho-ps6-/kultura.aspx?c=A170707_102533_ln_kultura_jto|website=Lidovky.cz|access-date=8 July 2017|date=8 July 2017}}
The filming style is reminiscent of movies directed by František Vláčil.{{cite web|title=Dítě, jež spasí svět. Křižáček s Rodenem soutěžil ve Varech|url=http://www.denik.cz/film/dite-jez-spasi-svet-v-soutezi-se-predstavil-cesky-krizacek-20170706.html|website=Deník.cz|access-date=6 October 2017|language=cs|date=6 July 2017}}
Cast and characters
- Karel Roden as Bořek
- Aleš Bílík as Szimko
- Jana Semerádová as Mother
- Matouš John as Jeník
- Jiří Soukup as a Hermit
- Michal Legíň as Uhlíř
- Šimon Vyskočil as Uhlíř's son
- Jana Oľhová as the innkeeper's wife
- Ivan Krúpa as the innkeeper
- Eliška Křenková as Angel
- Jan Bednář as Štěpán
- Tomáš Bambušek as an actor
Synopsis
Bořek's little son Jeník hears a tale from a priest about the Children's Crusade, which influences him to run away from home. His father, who is a knight, goes on a desperate journey to find him.{{cite web|title=Křižáček (2017)|url=https://www.csfd.cz/film/342064-krizacek/prehled/|website=CSFD.cz|access-date=8 July 2017}}
Production
The film is a loose adaptation of the poem "Svojanovský křižáček". Kadrnka came across the poem while working on a different project and decided to create an adaptation of it.{{cite web|publisher=Česká televize|title=Český Křižáček se vydává na mlčenlivou pouť do hlavní soutěže|url=http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ct24/specialy/filmovy-festival-v-karlovych-varech/2172178-cesky-krizacek-se-vydava-na-mlcenlivou-pout-do|website=ČT24|access-date=6 October 2017|language=cs}} Preparations started in 2011 and shooting began in December 2015. The film was shot mostly in Italy, concluding in early 2016.{{cite web|title=Režisér Václav Kadrnka natáčí v Itálii historický film Křižáček|url=http://www.blesk.cz/clanek/zpravy-live-kulturni-servis/354992/reziser-vaclav-kadrnka-nataci-v-italii-historicky-film-krizacek.html|website=Blesk.cz|access-date=6 October 2017}}{{cite web|title=Vítěz z Karlových Varů Křižáček míří do kin|url=http://magazin.realfilm.cz/2017/07/vitez-z-karlovych-varu-krizacek-miri-do-kin/|website=magazin.realfilm.cz|access-date=6 October 2017|language=cs}}
Reception
The film received mixed reactions from critics and audiences, many of whom debated whether it really deserved the Crystal Globe.{{cite web|title=Křižáček – Revue|url=http://www.filmovyprehled.cz/cs/revue/detail/krizacek|website=Filmový přehled|access-date=6 October 2017|language=cs}}
=Accolades=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 99%;" |
| scope="col"|Date of ceremony
! scope="col"| Event ! scope="col"| Award ! scope="col"| Recipient(s) ! scope="col"| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |
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| 2017
| 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Crystal Globe for Best Film | {{won}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official|vaclavkadrnka.com/krizacek}}
- {{IMDb title|tt3474438}}
{{Crystal Globe}}
Category:2010s historical drama films
Category:Crystal Globe winners
Category:Czech historical drama films