The Cremator (1969)
Set in World War II, a demented cremator believes cremation relieves earthly suffering and sets out to save the world. (imdb)
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime, Horror
AKA: Spalovac mrtvol
Country: Czechoslovakia
Directed By: Juraj Herz
Written By: Juraj Herz, Ladislav Fuks
Starring: Vladimír Mensík, Vlasta Chramostová, Rudolf Hrusínský, Jirí Menzel, Ilja Prachar, Jana Stehnová, Milos Vognic, Míla Myslíková, Eduard Kohout, Zora Bozinová, Jirí Lír, Václav Stekl
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The Cremator belongs to 46 collections
1. Criterion Collection (public: moderated by caffe - 147 stars)
2. boobs (public: moderated by Pickpocket - 45 stars)
3. Certified weird (public: moderated by Dreamer - 38 stars)
4. Uncanny, Disturbingly Weird Films (public: moderated by paulofilmo - 33 stars)
5. Black Comedy (public: moderated by Dorkovsky - 23 stars)
6. Based On A Book (public: moderated by Spunkie - 17 stars)
7. Best of criticker: Drama (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 14 stars)
8. Best film of top directors (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 12 stars)
9. Serial Killer (public: moderated by td888 - 11 stars)
10. Czech New Wave (public: moderated by kangadoodoo - 11 stars)
11. Criticker top 250 (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 8 stars)
12. Amos Vogel: Film as a Subversive Art (public: moderated by edsu - 6 stars)
13. Holocaust (public: moderated by Moribunny - 5 stars)
14. Best of criticker: Horror (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 5 stars)
15. Best of criticker: Comedy (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 5 stars)
16. Dream/Fantasy/Hallucination Sequence (public: moderated by iconogassed - 3 stars)
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18. Average Percentile >70 (public: moderated by peyrin - 2 stars)
19. Eurohorror (public: moderated by Shmendrek - 1 star)
20. Doubling the Canon (2011 update) (public: moderated by MMAlpha - 1 star)
21. Doubling the Canon (2012 update) (public: moderated by Cinephile - 1 star)
22. High contrast black and white cinematography (public: moderated by juandr - 1 star)
23. Sitges: Best Film (public: moderated by Tostadora)
24. Second Run DVD (public: moderated by hristos)
25. HuluPlus (public: moderated by svenerik)
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Obvious influence of Von Trier’s House That Jack Built
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Well, that could be the greatest film ever made about the holocaust.
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Already haunted by the morbid soul, it is frightening to witness the rationale behind ideology that vows to liberate mankind. An everlasting eerie as we watch a spiritual man harmonize with evil.
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Kopfrkingl is such an effective monster because his transformation is so convincing; he's a preening, eccentric and morally lax outsider whose warped mind needs only a gentle nudge to fully embrace total disregard for human life. The constant, icy narration locks the audience into the machinations of this deranged psyche, accentuated brilliantly by Herz's unorthodox choices of music, editing and camera angles, and Rudolf Hrusínský is a revelation.
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O filme mais perfeito para conjecturar a linha tênue que separa o pensamento nazista da loucura, ou se por acaso elas são as faces da mesma moeda. Não bastasse a temática ser talvez a melhor a explicar a ascensão do nazismo convertido num filme de horror, o senso de mise-en-scène do Herz é tão apoteótico no bom sentido e injeta tanto o sentido de loucura do protagonista que talvez esse tenha se tornado meu filme tcheco favorito de todos os tempos - sorry Chytilová. Box Versátil Obras
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True horror. On using transcendental religious ideology to justify the atrocities of Nazism -- To end all suffering. Perhaps one of the most unique and horrific Nazi movies possible.
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Aside from Hrusinsky's disturbingly compelling performance, what really makes this film is the editing - rapid, jarring, and at times unapologetically confusing. Great example of breaking the conventions of continuity editing for an intentionally disortienting effect.
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T.C is a gripping oddity that's difficult to pigeonhole: it's a pitch black comedy, a psychological horror, and a chilling allegory for the dangers of ideological possession. Hrusinky gives a creepy performance as the bizarre cremator that's a masterclass in controlled menace, and Herz's use of fish eye lenses and abstracted montage creates a truly disorienting experience that reflects the increasing derangement of Kopfrkingl. It's a deeply unsettling descent into madness that's truly singular.
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While the technicality is decades a head of it's time, the offbeat obtuseness bores instead of intrigues. Very creepy and dark, but the allegory to the Holocaust wasn't very gripping, interesting, or of much note. Sorry PSI, this isn't a 💯
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I don't being lied to, this is not a comedy. What I did watch of this it reminded me of Bernie, another film which I didn't get but I'm frequently told is brilliant. So this review is simply here to remind me to reevaluate this some time in the distant future.
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A somnambulistic rhythm lures the audience into the labyrinth of a mind slowly being infected by an insidious form of power and ideology, and we understand long before the final scenes that this inventive and cleverly-constructed exploration of a thanatological pathology also serves allegorical ends. In the end everything will be taken care of. Made a year earlier than THE CONFORMIST.
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| Oct 04, 2015 | mb9607 | 80 0% |
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Allegorical tale of ideological defences in which a Czech cremator becomes brainwashed into joining the Third Reich, 'turns into' Hitler while envisioning he's Buddha, kills Jews, the end. Asides from obvious mockery of German nationalism and heavy-handed references to The Holocaust, the first two acts were filmed in such an obtuse manner that I soon lost patience by the time the final act found momentum. Points for being so unabashedly offbeat.
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Out of all the 707 movies I have ranked until now, this one by far had the best score. Not only was it befitting to the film, but it elevated it literally two tiers. Watching this with a good audio system is highly recommended.
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