A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
January 9, 1948
Original Title:
Podobizna
Alternate Titles:
Je mezi námi...
Genres:
Fantasy
Production Companies:
Československá filmová společnost
Production Countries:
Czechoslovakia
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 87
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.
Art Designer:
Josef Liesler
Assistant Camera:
Josef Pechar
Camera Operator:
Vladimír Novotný
Conductor:
Milivoj Uzelac
Costume Design:
Josef Liesler
Creative Producer:
Martin Frič
Director:
Jiří Slavíček
Director of Photography:
Jan Roth
Editor:
Jan Kohout
Executive Producer:
Zdeněk Reimann
Makeup & Hair:
Josef Kobík
Original Music Composer:
Dalibor C. Vačkář
Production Design:
Jan Zázvorka
Production Manager:
Václav Dražil
Screenplay:
František Vlček
Set Decoration:
František Nestler
Short Story:
Nikolai Gogol
Sound:
Miloslav Hůrka
Unit Production Manager:
František Urbánek
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