Directed by:
Eduard GrečnerScreenplay:
Eduard GrečnerCinematography:
Vincent RosinecComposer:
Ilja ZeljenkaCast:
Radovan Lukavský, Gustáv Valach, Emília Vášáryová, Viliam Polónyi, Jozef Čierny, Mikuláš Ladižinský, Ján Mildner, Andrej Mojžiš, Milan Mach, Ľudovít Reiter (more)Plots(1)
Set at an unspecified past time in a world ruled by superstition, a reclusive potter nicknamed ‘Dragon’, is exiled from his isolated homestead. He returns years later, aiming to win back the trust of the villagers - but faces suspicion, guilt, and simmering violence. A key film from Slovak cinema’s golden era, Eduard Grečner’s film is a radical fusion of ancient folklore and experimental modernism. Shot in luminous monochrome and boasting an extraordinary score by Ilja Zeljenka, it is an elemental vision of a world lost in time. (Second Run)
(more)Cast
Radovan Lukavský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Higher Principle (1960)
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
Sňatky z rozumu (1968) (series)
Gustáv Valach
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Pštrosí večierok (1969) (TV movie)
Shadows of a Hot Summer (1977)
Henrich IV. (1987) (theatrical recording)
Emília Vášáryová
Best movies:
Cosy Dens (1999)
Na skle maľované (1980) (TV movie)
The Copper Tower (1970)
Viliam Polónyi
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989)
Rok na dedine (1967) (TV movie)
The Millennial Bee (1983)
Jozef Čierny
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
The Ballad on the Seven Hanged (1968) (TV movie)
Red Wine (1976) (TV movie)
Mikuláš Ladižinský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Shop on Main Street (1965)
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
Red Wine (1976) (TV movie)
Ján Mildner
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989)
The Millennial Bee (1983)
Vianoce Adama Boronču (1988) (TV movie)
Andrej Mojžiš
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Demeterovci (1976) (TV movie)
Louis Pasteur (1977) (TV movie)
Nepokojná láska (1975) (series)
Milan Mach
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Tažní ptáci (1983) (TV movie)
The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Ľudovít Reiter
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989)
Forty-Four Mutineers (1957)
Nepokojná láska (1975) (series)
Jela Bučková
Slovak state
Best movies:
Višňový sad (1978) (TV movie)
Chlap prezývaný Brumteles (1982) (TV movie)
Rozruch na onkológii (1991) (TV movie)
Pavol Chrobák
Best movies:
The Sun in a Net (1962)
Neprebudený (1965) (TV movie)
Dragon's Return (1967)
Ján Pelech
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Shop on Main Street (1965)
Dragon's Return (1967)
Človek na moste (1972)
František Török
Best movies:
The Bells Toll for the Barefooted (1965)
Maroško (1968) (TV movie)
Tri dcéry (1967)