Episode 645: Killing Mr. Devil (1970)

Guest Co-Hosts: Kat Ellinger, Jonathan Owen

We continue our Czechtember coverage with Ester Krumbachová’s sole credited role as director, Killing Mr. Devil AKA Murder of Mr. Devil AKA Vrazda ing. Certa. Released in 1970, the film stars Jirina Bohdalová as a woman who is plagued by the self-centered Dr. Bohous Devil (Vladimír Mensík). He’s an apparent bachelor who wants nothing more than to eat her out of house and home in a series of vignettes where she feeds his mouth as well as his ego.

Kat Ellinger and Jonathan Owen join Mike to discuss this two-hander about domesticity, witchcraft, and more.

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Become a supporter of The Projection Booth
Buy Killing Mr. Devil on DVD-R
Read A Weakness for Raisins
Read Ester Krumbachova by Francis McKee
Buy The Barrandov Studios: A Central European Hollywood

Music:
"Sněžný muž" - Marta Kubišová

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Episode 487: Fruit of Paradise (1969)

Guest Co-Hosts: Samm Deighan, Kat Ellinger

We conclude Czechtember 2020 with a look at Vera Chytilova's Fruit of Paradise (1969). This may be the most experimental and unusual movies we’ve covered as part of Czechtember. It’s a re-telling of the Adam and Eve story directed by Chytilova and co-written by her and Ester Krumbachova.

Kat Ellinger and Samm Deighan join Mike to discuss this experimental narrative and squeeze oranges.

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Buy Fruit of Paradise on DVD
Buy Daisies on Blu-Ray
Read Fruit of Paradise by Stefan Solomon
Read Red and White All Over: Transgressive Female Sexuality by Zoe Aiano

Music:
"The Passion of Lovers" - Bauhaus

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