Kovář z Podlesí
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Pavel GöblDrehbuch:
Pavel GöblKamera:
Richard ŠpůrBesetzung:
Bolek Polívka, Gregor Bauer, Valerie Šámalová, Filip Dvořák, Matěj Převrátil, Josef Somr, Milan Markovič, Rostislav Novák ml., Jiří Pecha, Szidi Tobias (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Woodham is a small village the war with the Turks swept through some years ago. The powers of good were asked for assistance, but this assistance involved the doing of evil, which has adverse consequences and brings bad luck... that needs to be redressed. The main hero, the Blacksmith's nephew and war orphan Tonik, takes on the task of breaking the curse on Woodham and thereby winning the hand of Betka, the mayor's granddaughter (who is also put under a spell during the action), by ridding the county of the dragon. However, on his journey to confront the dragon and during that encounter he discovers that it is all in fact a test, which ends with the dragon helping him: Tonik, with the dragon's help, breaks the spell on Betka and the entire county. (Verleiher-Text)
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Eigentlich tut es mir leid, dass ich The Blacksmith from Woodham so schlecht bewerten musste. Aber der Film ist einfach in sich nicht stimmig. Die Einzelleistungen sind hervorragend: Polívka, Somr, Seidlová und die Puppensynchronsprecher. Die Kombination von schauspielerischer Action mit einer mechanischen Puppe und andere interessante Tricks (Einsatz der Camera obscura) ist kühn und gewagt, und ich würde gerne mehr solcher Elemente in tschechischen Filmen sehen. Interessant ist auch, dass das Märchen in einer anderen Zeit spielt als hierzulande üblich... Daher auch die unorthodoxen Kostüme usw. Aber die Kinderdarsteller sind ausgesprochen schwach, dem Drehbuch fehlte die ruhige Hand eines Dramaturgen, und so ist der Blick auf das Ganze leider nur eine Parade ungenutzter Chancen.
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The word "actor" seems to come from the verb "to play", not "to act". At least that's the impression one gets from the movie "The Blacksmith of Podlesí", where the actors actually play in a created world and even have moving toys that talk to them, thanks to the presence of animated puppets/animals. The story is a mishmash of various fairy tales, as if the creators didn't know which one to choose. Several plot lines converge into one that is not particularly entertaining. Even the familiar actors don't help with that. However, Mr. Somr surprised me, as he is incredibly lively for his age. We simply don't know how to make these fairy tales. This one also tries to be cute and accessible to everyone, but it only creates the impression that at times the creators didn't know if they were writing for adults or for children.
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