Directed by:
Gustav MachatýScreenplay:
Gustav MachatýCinematography:
Václav VíchCast:
Karel Schleichert, Ita Rina, Olaf Fjord, Theodor Pištěk, Charlotte Susa, Luigi Serventi, Ladislav Herbert Struna, Milka Balek-Brodská, Bohumil Kovář (more)Plots(1)
The film EROTIKON (also known as Seduction), made by Gustav Machaty, caused controversy among the audiences of that time. What particularly shocked them was the way the director showed love scenes. Some admired it, some condemned it and, as a result, it was underrated and lost for years. Fortunately, the copy was found in the 1980s and restored for today's audience who can admire the genius of Machaty. EROTIKON, like many silent movies, does not offer much action. The content of the movie is, from today's perspective, quite naive. It is a story of complicated love affairs of George (Olaf Fjord) and his number of women. But, astonishingly, love is not showed as sweetly as in other movies of that time. Some love scenes are, indeed, very open and without taboo. (official distributor synopsis)
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Karel Schleichert
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