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The Cremator

NO ONE WILL SUFFER.

7.7 / 10

101 minutes

1969-03-14

Czech

XC

Actors :

Rudolf Hrušínský, Vlasta Chramostová, Jana Stehnová, Miloš Vognič, Ilja Prachař, Zora Božinová, Eduard Kohout, Jiří Lír, Dimitri Rafalsky, Jan Vlček, Václav Halama, Jiří Hálek, Václav Kotva, Míla Myslíková, Vladimír Menšík

Description

In 1930s Prague, a Czech cremator who firmly believes cremation relieves one from earthly suffering is drawn inexorably to Nazism.

Reviews

badelf

badelf

4/27/2023, 9:16:51 PM

This film blew me away. It's done in the style of a beautiful tone poem. Yet, the subject is the horror of ethnic cleansing. The juxtaposition is riveting.