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- The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians. by Lipský, Oldřich,film director.; Hartl, Jan,actor.; Dočolomanský, Michal,actor.; Kopecký, Miloš,actor.; Hrusínský, Rudolf,actor.; Deaf Crocodile Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jan Hartl, Michal Dočolomanský, Miloš Kopecký, Rudolf HrusínskýOriginally produced by Deaf Crocodile Films in 1981.A unique and almost indescribable mix of Gothic fiction, steampunk gadgetry (designed by Czech animation wizard Jan Švankmajer), slapstick comedy and romantic opera, director Oldřich Lipský’s wonderfully bonkers delight has elements of Terry Gilliam, Mel Brooks, and “The Benny Hill Show.” Based on an 1892 Jules Verne novel The Carpathian Castle (which partially inspired Bram Stoker to write Dracula), the film follows Count Teleke of Tölökö (Michal Dočolomanský) on the trail of the count’s lost lover, opera singer Salsa Verde (Evelyna Steimarová) – only to discover she’s been abducted by fiendish Baron Gorc of Gorceny (Miloš Kopecký), whose castle home is filled with the bizarre inventions of mad scientist Orfanik (Rudolf Hrušínský).Mode of access: World Wide Web.- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy.; Science fiction.; Cult films.; Fantasy fiction.;
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