The Cremator (Spalovač mrtvol) (1969)

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Directed by

Juraj Herz

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Rudolf Hrusínský
Kopfrkingl

Vlasta Chramostová
Lakmé / Dagmar

Jana Stehnová
Zina

Zora Bozinová
Reinkeová

Ilja Prachar
Walter Reinke

Jirí Menzel
Dvorák

Míla Myslíková
Hloupá zena

Vladimír Mensík
Manzel hloupé zeny

Written by

Juraj Herz
screenplay

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Kopfrkingl enjoys his job at a crematorium in Czechoslovakia in the late 1930s. He likes reading the Tibetan Book of the Dead, and espouses the view that cremation relieves earthly suffering. At a reception, he meets Reineke, with whom he fought for Austria in the first World War. Reineke convinces Kopfrkingl to emphasize his supposedly German heritage, including sending his timid son to the German school. Reineke then suggests that Kopfrkingl's half-Jewish wife is holding back his advancement in his job.

Release date: 14 March 1969

Tags: Horror (11), 1960s (8), Czech (8), Drama (7), Czechoslovakia (7), Thriller (5), 1969 (5), Gothic (4), Based On Novel (4), Funeral (4), Expressionism (4), Satire (4), Surrealism (4), Czech New Wave (4), Jewish (2), Czech Republic (2), Prostitute (2), Wax Museum (2), Black Comedy (2)

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"3.6. (DVD) #leffahaaste2018 Mikä se sellainen itäblokki on? Voiko sitä syödä? Nuorena olin töissä hautausmaalla. Isoisäni oli töissä krematoriossa. Minäkin haluan sinne töihin. Yksi leffa haastelistalta ruksittu, vaikkei keskittyminen tähän sunnuntai-iltana ollutkaan kaikista helpointa. Ainakin huumori oli mustaa."

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"Entisen itäblokin maasta kertova elokuva Mikä se sellainen itäblokki on? Voiko sitä syödä? Nuorena olin töissä hautausmaalla. Isoisäni oli töissä krematoriossa. Minäkin haluan sinne töihin. Yksi leffa haastelistalta ruksittu, vaikkei keskittyminen tähän sunnuntai-iltana ollutkaan kaikista helpointa. Ainakin huumori oli mustaa. "

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"03.10. PC/TV, 1st viewing DIRECTED BY Juraj Herz First half seemed like the worst shit ever, but gladly it took a turn for something really twisted, bleak and interesting towards the end. Part of my horror marathon, although I'd hesitate to call it purely a horror film. "

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