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The Emperor and the Golem

1951 · 144 min

A gentle, storybook fable that ambles through gilded palaces and clay monsters with wry humour and a kindly heart.

Overview
The Emperor's mismanagement of his country is provoking some in his court to plot to overthrow him. He feels successful, at least, when he discovers the legendary Golem, which he believes can protect him and even cure his imaginary illnesses but, when he disappears while on a bender, his kindly baker, who looks just like him, is mistaken for him, and begins to put things in order. However, the conspirators, not to be outdone, determine to bring the Golem back to life to do their bidding.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • identity
  • class
  • corruption
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour6
Realism4
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, fantasy
Directed by
Martin Frič
Written by
Jiří Krejčík, Jan Werich, Jiří Brdečka, Martin Frič
Starring
Jan Werich, Nataša Gollová, Jiří Plachý, František Černý, Marie Vášová, Bohuš Záhorský, Zdeněk Štěpánek, František Filipovský
Music
Julius Kalaš
Cinematography
Jan Stallich
Runtime
144 min
Country
Czechoslovakia
Languages
Czech

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