Charlatan (2020 film) explained

Charlatan
Director:Agnieszka Holland
Producer:Sarka Cimbalova
Starring:Ivan Trojan
Josef Trojan
Juraj Loj
Jaroslava Pokorná
Music:Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz
Cinematography:Martin Strba
Studio:Marlene Film Production
Distributor:Cinemart
Runtime:118 minutes
Country:Czech Republic
Ireland
Slovakia
Poland
Language:Czech
Budget:58.9 Million CZK[1]
Gross:38.2 Million CZK[2]

Charlatan (Czech: '''Šarlatán''') is a 2020 Czech-Polish-Irish-Slovak drama directed by Agnieszka Holland based loosely on the healer Jan Mikolášek (1889–1973), who cured hundreds of people using plant-based remedies.[3] It was selected as the Czech entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards making the February shortlist.[4] [5] [6] [7] It won five awards including Best Film at the 2021 Czech Lion Awards.[8]

Plot

The life of, a well-known and successful Czech healer, who diagnosed and healed people using his intuition and his familiarity with plants. His remedies and prescriptions, although mostly plant-based, included lifestyle and dietary changes. He healed not only poor people from the villages but also many well-known people, including the Czechoslovak President, Antonín Zápotocký. Mikolášek's diagnostic methods and notorious healing got the attention of Czechoslovakia's government. He was finally arrested after strychnine was found in the bodies of two men he had treated.[9]

In real life, Jan Mikolášek was tried and convicted in 1959 of tax and other offenses, but not for murder by strychnine poisoning, was released in 1963, and died in 1973.[10]

Cast

Production

The film was a Czech-Irish-Polish-Slovak co-production. The venture included Marlene Film Production (Czech Republic), Kevan Van Thompson, Mike Downey (Chairman of European Film Academy) and Sam Taylor - both from Film & Music Entertainment Ltd (Ireland), Madants (Poland) and Furia Film (Slovakia) Others involved were Czech Television, Barrandov Studio, Studio Metrage, Moderator Inwestycje, Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska, CertiCon, Vladimír a Taťána Maříkovi and Magic Lab.

Shooting started on 1 April 2019 at Mladá Boleslav Prison.[11] [12] Principal photography took 36 Days.[13] Shooting concluded in July 2019.[14] The film entered postproduction on 4 July 2019.[15]

Release

The film premiered at Berlin International Film Festival on 27 February 2020. It was set to enter distribution for Czech cinemas on 26 March 2020.[16] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, distribution was delayed to 20 August 2020.[17] [18] The film was viewed by 59,073 people during its first weekend in Czech Theatres.[19] Despite strong competition, the film had strong attendance during its second weekend with 37,000 people, only narrowly beaten only by Tenet.[20] It was chosen to be part of the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival January 2021 lineup and was shown on 11 January 2021 at the Cinema Centenary Building of the West Bengal government.

Reception

The film has received generally positive reviews from Czech critics holding 74% at Kinobox.cz based on 12 reviews.[21] The film was also positively received by foreign reviews.[22] Charlatan has an approval rating of 89% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 35 reviews, and an average rating of 6.8/10. The critics consensus says: "Charlatan's slightly dry approach is offset by unique filmmaking flourishes and a fascinating story that make this an engaging, albeit unusual, biopic."[23] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generaly favourable reviews".[24]

"Charlatan is a film that does not quite satisfy the curiosity it arouses", states Peter Bradshaw in his review for The Guardian from the Berlinale. "Was Mikolášek a 'charlatan'? Rightly or wrongly, the movie is vehement that he was not. The drama in no way resides in any lingering ambiguity. This Mikolášek is a man of principle and intuitive genius who presides over a flourishing practice. (...) He is played with fiercely controlled stoicism by the veteran Czech actor Ivan Trojan, whose son Josef plays the young Mikolášek. (...) This is a forceful, capable movie with an interesting story to tell but its potency consists in a handful of gripping episodes, the most startling being when the young Mikolášek has developed a love of herbs and a vocation for healing."[25]

Accolades

On 3 August 2020 Charlatan was chosen to be part of Telluride Film Festival 2020 lineup.[26] It was also recommended for a nomination for the 33rd European Film Awards by European Film Academy.[27]

It was nominated for 14 Czech Lion Awards, including the Best film.[28] Ivan Trojan won Czech Film Critics' Award for Best Actor and Agnieszka Holland for Best Director.[29]

On 6 March 2021, Charlatan won five Czech Lion Awards including Best Picture, Best Director (Agnieszka Holland), and Best Lead Actor (Ivan Trojan).

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Film Agnieszky Hollandové o léčiteli Mikoláškovi bude mít premiéru na Berlinale . Aktuálně.cz. 28 July 2020 . cs . 14 January 2020 . 19 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200819192633/https://magazin.aktualne.cz/kultura/film/sarlatan-film-agnieszka-holland-berlinale/r~c508b6f436dc11ea9b40ac1f6b220ee8/ . live.
  2. Web site: Šarlatán - Tržby a návštěvnost . KINOMANIAK . 2 November 2020 . cs . 18 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201018130115/https://kinomaniak.cz/filmy/sarlatan . live.
  3. Web site: Hollandová obrací pozornost k Česku. S Trojanem natočí film o léčiteli Mikoláškovi. 18 February 2019. Aktuálně.cz. cs. 14 January 2020. 4 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200604180333/https://magazin.aktualne.cz/kultura/film/agnieszka-holland-sarlatan-trojan-mikolasek-lecitel-film/r~32bd846c33b011e990fd0cc47ab5f122/. live.
  4. Web site: Česko vyšle na Oscary Šarlatána. novinky.cz . 13 October 2020 . 18 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201018055854/https://www.novinky.cz/kultura/filmy-serialy/clanek/cr-vysle-na-oscary-sarlatana-40339070. live.
  5. Web site: "Charlatan" Selected for Oscars' Best International Feature Film . Prague Morning . 13 October 2020 . 13 October 2020 . 18 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201018155143/https://www.praguemorning.cz/charlatan-selected-for-oscars-best-international-feature-film/ . live.
  6. Web site: Šarlatán má šanci na Oscara, je v užším výběru patnácti filmů . novinky.cz . 10 February 2021 . 10 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210210075736/https://www.novinky.cz/kultura/clanek/sarlatan-ma-sanci-na-oscara-je-v-uzsim-vyberu-patnacti-filmu-40350488 . live.
  7. Web site: Czech movie Charlatan shortlisted for 2021 Academy Award . The Prague Reporter . 10 February 2021 . 10 February 2021 . 10 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210210122706/https://www.praguereporter.com/home/2021/2/10/czech-movie-charlatan-shortlisted-for-2021-academy-award . live.
  8. Web site: Charlatan named Best Film, Agnieszka Holland Best Director at Czech Lion awards . The Prague Reporter . 7 March 2021 . 8 March 2021 . 21 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220221032943/https://www.praguereporter.com/home/2021/3/7/charlatan-named-best-film-agniezska-holland-best-director-at-czech-lion-awards . live.
  9. Web site: Šarlatán Je Film O Muži, Který Nezapadal Do Předepsaných Vzorců . magazinelita.cz . 14 January 2020 . 14 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200114172943/http://www.magazinelita.cz/clanek/8427-sarlatan-je-film-o-muzi-ktery-nezapadal-do-predepsanych-vzorcu/ . live.
  10. Web site: MIKOLÁŠEK, Jan - známý bylinář (stručně) . MS Genealogie . 2021-07-28 . 2021-07-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210728101016/https://msgenealogie.webnode.cz/osobni-stranky/zajimavi-pribuzni/mikolasek-jan-znamy-bylinar/ . dead.
  11. Web site: Agnieszka Hollandová není žádný šarlatán. Začala natáčet chystaný film o českém léčiteli . ČT24. 23 January 2020 . cs . 10 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200410111549/https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/kultura/2777114-agnieszka-hollandova-neni-zadny-sarlatan-zacala-natacet-chystany-film-o-ceskem . live.
  12. Web site: Hollandová točí s Trojanem Šarlatána . novinky.cz . 23 January 2020.
  13. Web site: V Hollywoodu platí, že čím dražší film, tím méně svobody. Režisérka s třemi nominacemi na Oscara teď dotočila. S Ivanem Trojanem. Sobota Pavla Přeučila . krajskelisty.cz . 5 August 2020 . 13 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190713093544/https://www.krajskelisty.cz/kultura/22303-v-hollywoodu-plati-ze-cim-drazsi-film-tim-mene-svobody-reziserka-stremi-nominacemi-na-oscara-ted-dotocila-sivanem-trojanem-sobota-pavla-preucila.htm . live.
  14. Web site: . Ivan Trojan dotočil šarlatána, kdy bojoval s vlastními démony . Kinobox.cz . 23 January 2020 . cs . 1 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200901160518/https://www.kinobox.cz/clanek/16738-ivan-trojan-je-sarlatan-agnieszka-holland-dotocila-film-o-kultovnim-leciteli . live.
  15. Web site: Ivan Trojan o Šarlatánovi: Je dobře, že jsme s Josefem z jednoho vejce . novinky.cz . 5 August 2020 . 25 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200925040203/https://www.novinky.cz/mff-kv/clanek/ivan-trojan-o-sarlatanovi-je-dobre-ze-jsme-s-josefem-z-jednoho-vejce-40288879 . live.
  16. Web site: Šarlatán má světovou premiéru na 70. Berlinale . ceskatelevize.cz . 14 January 2020 . 16 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200116181923/https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/vse-o-ct/press/tiskove-zpravy/?id=9086 . live.
  17. Web site: PŘEHLEDNĚ: Premiéra Šarlatána a 3Bobule se odkládá, festival Jeden svět by mohl pokračovat na podzim . iROZHLAS . 12 March 2020 . cs . 11 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200311142124/https://www.irozhlas.cz/kultura/koronavirus-vladni-opatreni-zavrena-kina-divadla-kulturni-akce_2003101724_kro . live.
  18. Web site: Film Šarlatán má nový termín premiéry – 20. 8. 2020 . spycross.cz . 28 July 2020 . 28 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200728052448/https://www.spycross.cz/l/film-sarlatan-ma-novy-termin-premiery-20-8-2020/ . live.
  19. Web site: ŽEBŘÍČEK: Šarlatán probudil česká kina z koronavirového kómatu . novinky.cz . 24 August 2020.
  20. Web site: Tenet konečně dorazil, ale masivní očekávaní nesplnil . KINOMANIAK . 1 September 2020 . cs . 2020-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201030013540/https://kinomaniak.cz/navstevnost-filmu/vikendova/2020-08-27/ . live.
  21. Web site: . Šarlatán . Kinobox.cz . 1 September 2020 . cs . 1 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200901160452/https://www.kinobox.cz/film/435431-sarlatan/recenze . live.
  22. Web site: Anne Chatham in: The First News, July 5, 2019 . January 9, 2021 . November 8, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201108013745/https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/premiere-of-agnieszka-hollands-powerful-new-film-charlatan-revealed-6637 . dead.
  23. Web site: Charlatan (2020). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. . 2021-11-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20211105115040/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/charlatan_2021. live.
  24. https://www.metacritic.com/movie/charlatan?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c
  25. Web site: Bradshaw . Peter . Charlatan review – a fascinating, frustrating tale of bottled-up emotion . guardian.co.uk . 27 February 2020 . 27 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200227215532/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/feb/27/charlatan-review-agnieszka-holland . live.
  26. Web site: Lattanzio . Ryan . Telluride Film Festival Reveals 2020 Selections: 'Ammonite,' 'Nomadland,' Werner Herzog, and More . IndieWire . 5 August 2020 . 3 August 2020 . 16 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201216094121/https://www.indiewire.com/2020/08/telluride-film-festival-2020-lineup-1234577591/ . live.
  27. Web site: Šarlatán a Nabarvené ptáče usilují o Evropské filmové ceny . novinky.cz . 8 October 2020.
  28. Web site: 2021-01-18. Nominace na 28. Českého lva. live. 2021-02-10. filmovaakademie.cz. cs. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128035211/https://www.filmovaakademie.cz/cz/novinky/nominace-na-28-ceskeho-lva . 2021-01-28.
  29. Web site: Ceny české filmové kritiky vyhrála Krajina ve stínu . MediaGuru.cz . 10 February 2021 . cs . 7 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210207123614/https://www.mediaguru.cz/clanky/2021/02/ceny-ceske-filmove-kritiky-vyhrala-krajina-ve-stinu/ . live.

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