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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Music:
"Sněžný muž" - Marta Kubišová

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Episode 432: The Ear (1970)

Guest Co-Hosts: Ben Buckingham, Martin Kessler

One of the casualties of the Warsaw Pack invasion, Karel Kachyna's The Ear (1970) was locked away for twenty years. It's a tale of a night after a political purge where our main characters -- Ludvic (Radoslav Brzobohatý) and Anna (Jirina Bohdalová) -- argue while learning that they’ve become the subject of government surveillance.

Martin Kessler and Ben Buckingham join Mike to discuss this study in paranoia.

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Music:
"Somebody's Watching Me" - Rockwell

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