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Marketa Lazarová (1967)

Directed by František Vláčil · Cinematography by Bedřich Baťka

162 min59 frames

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Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.

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What is Marketa Lazarová about?

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.

Marketa Lazarová is a 1967 Czechoslovak New Wave epic period drama film directed by František Vláčil. It is an adaptation of the novel Marketa Lazarová (1931) by Vladislav Vančura. Set in the middle of 13th century when Christianity was taking over native Paganism in Central Europe, the film tells the story of a daughter of a feudal lord who is kidnapped by neighbouring robber knights shortly before she is to join a convent.

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Across 59 sampled frames, Marketa Lazarová builds its coverage from close-ups (37% of the sample), with medium shots (34%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Bedřich Baťka keeps 49% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 68% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

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