1971 · 101 min · dramat

Oil Lamps

Znany też jako: Petrolejové lampy · Eine standesgemäße Ehe

Opis filmu

Opis oryginalny: angielski

In a small Czech town named Jilemnice lives an unfortunate but brave and jovial woman Štěpa Kiliánová, whose only desire was to fill the void in her virgin life. Out of despair and excessive trust, she marries her cousin, a sardonic, reclusive man, former lieutenant and gambler Pavel Malina, whose only wish is to find peace and forget the past. Meanwhile the groom's father and older brother are interested in Štěpa's inheritance to save their farm from ruin. The couple live through unrequited love, dislike and disappointment on Štěpa's side, since her husband does not consummate the marriage because of his Erectile dysfunction, due to the syphilis he caught in the army. No one knows about the groom's disease and his increasing signs of General paresis of the insane, which engulfs his sanity.

Reżyseria i główne role

Reżyseria: Juraj Herz

Główne role: Marie Rosůlková jako Matka, Petr Čepek jako Pavel, Iva Janžurová jako Stepa Kilianova, Ota Sklenčka jako Otec

Scenariusz

Juraj Herz, Václav Šašek