Bibliograph

Charlatan, Films Boutique ; Marlene Film Production presents ; in co-production with Film & Music Entertainment Ireland Ltd. ; Czech Television ; Barrandov Studio ; produced by Šárka Cimbalová, Kevan Van Thompson ; directed by Agnieszka Holland ; written by Marek Epstein

Type

Label

Charlatan, Films Boutique ; Marlene Film Production presents ; in co-production with Film & Music Entertainment Ireland Ltd. ; Czech Television ; Barrandov Studio ; produced by Šárka Cimbalová, Kevan Van Thompson ; directed by Agnieszka Holland ; written by Marek Epstein

Language

cze

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: Not rated

Main title

Charlatan

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

1268150499

Responsibility statement

Films Boutique ; Marlene Film Production presents ; in co-production with Film & Music Entertainment Ireland Ltd. ; Czech Television ; Barrandov Studio ; produced by Šárka Cimbalová, Kevan Van Thompson ; directed by Agnieszka Holland ; written by Marek Epstein

Runtime

118

Summary

Jan Mikolasek, a 20th century Czech herbal healer won fame and fortune treating celebrities of the interwar, Nazi, and Communist eras with his uncanny knack for 'urinary diagnosis'. But his passion for healing welled up from the same source as a lust for cruelty, sadism, and an incapacity for love that only one person could ever quell, his assistant, Frantisek. As a show trial threatens to pry open these secrets and undo him, Jan's dichotomies are put to a final test, with the fate of his life's only love in the balance. A personal tale as replete with twists as the century itself, and a reflection on the price one pays for single-mindedly following one's calling

Technique

live action

Classification