Rent Oil Lamps (1971)
3.7 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 41min
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- Synopsis:
- A bitter psycho-sexual romance steeped in fin-de-siecle decadence, 'Oil Lamps' centres on the tragic marriage between two cousins. Štepa (Iva Janzurová), a vivacious, modern young woman, is desperately seeking love and happiness. She is hopelessly mismatched with Pavel (Petr Cepek), a dashing army officer weighed down by debt, cynicism and syphilis. Featuring superb performances by its two leads, elegant costume and set design, stunning cinematography and an evocative Luboš Fišer score, Herz's lavish film headily evokes a pungent atmosphere of decay.
- Actors:
- Iva Janzurová, Petr Cepek, Marie Rosulková, Ota Sklencka, Vladimir Jedenáctik, Karel Chromík, Jana Plichtová, Evelyna Steimarová, Karel Cernoch, Josef Ganter, Stanislav Remunda, Jan Schánilec, Míla Myslíková, Josef Cervinka, Karel Augusta, Václav Vondrácek, Jana Sedlmajerová, Hübschová Marie, Václav Halama, Vera Dvoráková
- Directors:
- Juraj Herz
- Writers:
- Jaroslav Havlícek, Meir Dohnal, Juraj Herz, Václav Sasek
- Aka:
- Petrolejové lampy
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Countries:
- Czechoslovakia
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/04/2025
- Run Time:
- 104 minutes
- Languages:
- Czech LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- A Projection Booth commentary with film historians Mike White, Kat Ellinger and Jonathan Owen
- Conversation on a Train (Rozhovor ve vlaku, 1947): A Czech public information short film on the perils of alcohol and STDs
- World premiere on Blu-ray
