Marketa Lazarová (1967)
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Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.
Overview
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.
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Director, Screenplay, Story
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Screenplay, Story
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Novel
Status Released
Original Language Czech
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Keywords
- christianity
- rape
- based on novel or book
- kidnapping
- flashback
- paganism
- incest
- fortress
- middle ages (476-1453)
- dark ages
- wolf pack
- power struggle
- highwayman
- feudal lord
- bohemia
- 13th century
- clash of clans
- peasants vs. royalty
- barbarism
- mountain fortress
- medieval knight
- slovakia
- falconry
- highway robbery
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