1967· 166 min
Marketa Lazarová
Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.
Drama Romance
7.7 / 10TMDB Score
Summary
Mikolás and his brother Adam end up with a young German hostage of noble blood during a robbery. While their clan prepares for the wrath of the German king, Mikolás is sent to pressure his neighbor Lazar into a defense pact. Persuasion fails and he abducts Lazar's daughter Marketa on the eve of her initiation as a nun in an act of vengeance.
Director: František Vláčil
Cast: František Velecký, Magda Vášáryová, Ivan Palúch, Pavla Polášková, Vlastimil Harapes
Tags
1930s literature on screen20th century literature on screenabductionanimal sacrificeantlersarcheryatmosphericaxebanditbased on novel
