Movie Description
Podobizna
(1948)Overview
People are afraid of the usurer Chazaj and are convinced that he is the bearer of evil. One day Chazaj pays a visit to the poor artist Simon Jordán and asks him to paint his portrait. Simon agrees but as he progresses with the work his mind conjures up terrible thoughts and in the end he commits suicide. The portrait looks lifelike and Chazaj is content with the results. After Chazaj's death the picture changes hands and brings misfortune to all who own it. The last victim is the young painter Roman who buys Chazaj's portrait in a bazaar. He finds a treasure in the frame and begins to live well off it. The comfortable life suits him so well that he rejects his original artistic aims and becomes a painter of fashionable kitsch.
Featured Crew
- Director : Jiří Slavíček
- Editor : Jan Kohout
- Cast : Otomar Krejča,Luba Skořepová,Vladimír Šmeral,Ladislav Kulhánek,Karel Dostal,Rudolf Deyl,Felix le Breux,Růžena Šlemrová,Ludmila Píchová,Emil Bolek,František Holar,Viktor Očásek,Bohumil Machník,Vladimír Hlavatý,Jiří Těšík,Rudolf Hrušínský,Marie Nademlejnská,Břetislav Hrstka,Robert Morávek,Karel Hynek,Jan S. Kolár,Bohuslav Kupšovský,Arnošt Mirský,Marta Májová,Gabriel Hart,Milada Smolíková,Emanuel Hříbal,Bohumil Švarc,Arno Velecký,Blažena Slavíčková,Jan W. Speerger,Jaroslav Orlický,Antonín Soukup,Dagmar Toužimská,Zora Božinová,Ludmila Burešová
Cast
Simon Jordán / Stepán Jordán
Martina Jordánová
Painter Roman
Professor Mikulás
Extortioner Chazaj
Jáchym
Marcel Bernard
Mrs. Viktorová
Líza Viktorová
Bussinesman Viktor
Mr. Zemblovský
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Facts
Original TitlePodobizna
Status Released
Release Information
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1948-01-09
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 27m
Production CompaniesČeskoslovenská filmová společnost
Genres
- Fantasy
- Horror
