Erotikon is a 1929 silent erotic melodrama film by Czech director Gustav Machatý based on a screenplay by Vítězslav Nezval.[1]

Erotikon
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gustav Machatý
Screenplay by	Gustav Machatý
Starring	Karel Schleichert Ita Rina
Cinematography	Václav Vích
Production companies	Geem-Film Slaviafilm
Distributed by	Slaviafilm
Release date	27 February 1929 (1929-02-27)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Czechoslovakia
Languages	Silent with Czech intertitles

Production

The shooting started in November 1928. Exterior scenes were shot in Prague and Karlovy Vary. Machatý and his cinematographer Václav Vích used modern American lenses making the image very soft. Production designers were Julius von Borsody and Alexandr Hackenschmied.[1]

Cast

• Olaf Fjord as George Sydney, a travelling seducer
• Ita Rina as Andrea, an innocent girl
• Karel Schleichert as Andrea's father, the railway crossing keeper
• Theodor Pištěk as Hilbert
• Charlotte Susa as Gilda
• Luigi Serventi as Jan

Release

The premiere was held in Karlovy Vary on 27 February 1929.[1] The movie was praised by critics for its Soviet-style montage and visual storytelling through symbolic imagery; however, most journalists criticised its weak story.

Versions

In 1933 Czech and German sound versions were made with the music by Erno Košťál. Both versions were substantially cut.[1] The movie was reconstructed by Czech Film Archive in 1994 with new chamber music by Jan Klusák. Klusák composed alternative music score for full orchestra in 1995.

References

External links

• Erotikon at IMDb
• Erotikon (1929) full film (public domain) at Archive.org

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[ru] Эротикон (фильм, 1929)