Baron Műnchhausen
In this unique treatment of the famous book by Gottfried August Bürger, Zeman was inspired by engravings used in the original edition from the hand of one of the most important illustrators of the 19th century, Gustave Doré.
- Baron Prášil
- Czechoslovakia 1961
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- English
- 85 min.
- Přístupný
Tony, a modern astronaut, lands on the moon, where he meets a peculiar party
of gentlemen. This includes Cyrano de Bergerac, the heroes of Jules
Verne’s Voyage to the Moon, but above all the blustering Baron Munchausen.
All warmly welcome him with a glass of wine and want to know if this
“Moon-man” knows of the magic of life on Earth. Baron Munchausen then takes
Tony with him back to Turkey, where they free the charming princess Bianca from
the captivity of the malicious sultan. The boastful baron tries to charm her and
thus plunges them into crazy adventures; they find themselves in
the belly of a whale; he flies in the claws of a Roc, swims underwater on a
seahorse, and is taken into the midst of battle riding on a cannon ball. In the
course of these fantastic adventures Bianca becomes enchanted by the boldness of
the dreamer Tony and together they end up back where the story began – on the
pale Moon, which belongs not only to poets and fantasists, but also to
lovers.
Locarno International Film Festival
1962 – Karel Zeman (Silver Sail – Feature Film)
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