The Portrait
People are afraid of the usurer Chazaj and are convinced that he is the bearer of evil. One day Chazaj pays a visit to the poor artist Simon Jordán and asks him to paint his portrait. Simon agrees but as he progresses with the work his mind conjures up terrible thoughts and in the end he commits suicide. The portrait looks lifelike and Chazaj is content with the results. After Chazaj's death the picture changes hands and brings misfortune to all who own it. The last victim is the young painter Roman who buys Chazaj's portrait in a bazaar. He finds a treasure in the frame and begins to live well off it. The comfortable life suits him so well that he rejects his original artistic aims and becomes a painter of fashionable kitsch.
Crew
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Nikolai Gogol
Short Story
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Martin Frič
Creative Producer
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Josef Kobík
Makeup & Hair
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Jiří Slavíček
Director
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Zdeněk Reimann
Executive Producer
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Jan Zázvorka
Production Design
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Jan Kohout
Editor
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František Urbánek
Unit Production Manager
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František Vlček
Screenplay
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Jan Roth
Director of Photography
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František Nestler
Set Decoration
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Josef Pechar
Assistant Camera
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Dalibor C. Vačkář
Original Music Composer
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Miloslav Hůrka
Sound
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Václav Dražil
Production Manager
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Vladimír Novotný
Camera Operator
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Milivoj Uzelac
Conductor
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Josef Liesler
Art Designer
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Josef Liesler
Costume Design
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