Marijka the Unfaithful (1934)

“The Carpathians are medieval!” one character bellows, and this tale of the tree-chopper Petro, his faithless wife Marijka, and various scheming businessmen and foremen does little to disprove the assertion. Interestingly filmed with a nonprofessional cast recruited from the region, Faithless Marijka may have a neorealist conceit, but its direction is utterly futuristic, filled with the lightning-fast montage techniques and low-angle camera of the Soviet avant-garde (along with its invigorating agitprop).

Directing:
  • Vladislav Vančura

Writing:
  • Ivan Olbracht
  • Karel Nový

Stars:
Release Date: 1934-03-02
themoviedb icon 7.0/10
  • Country: XC
  • Language: Český
  • Runtime: 73
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