Movielogr
Arrival from the Darkness (1921)
Directed by Jan Stanislav Kolár
Overview
One of the first Czechoslovak films to be shown abroad—a fantasy horror, filmed on the fully furnished premises of the Berlin film studio Am Zoo. The central role is portrayed by the “arrivee from darkness”, Ješek, who is awakened from a deathly sleep. The film represents unusual sparks of creative efforts and the ambitions of creative community around the director Jan S. Kolár, who was inspired by international trends and techniques.
Length 60 minutes
Actors
Theodor Pištěk | Anny Ondra | Josef Šváb-Malostranský | Karel Lamač | Luigi Hofman | Vladimír Majer | Alfred Bastýr | Rudolf Myzet | Jan W. Speerger