Drama · Czechoslovakia · 1971 · 1h 41m

Oil Lamps

Petrolejové lampy

Director

Cast

Iva Janžurová as Štěpa Kiliánová Petr Čepek as Pavel Marie Rosůlková as Mother Ota Sklenčka as Father Vladimír Jedenáctík as Malina Karel Chromík as Vetter Jan

Crew

Dodo Šimončič — Director of Photography Jaromír Janáček — Editor Luboš Fišer — Original Music Composer Juraj Herz — Screenplay Lubor Dohnal — Screenplay Václav Šašek — Screenplay

Synopsis

In 1900, Stepha, the vivacious 30 year old daughter of a wealthy couple, agrees to marry her cousin Paul, who has accumulated large debts as an Austrian army officer. Paul refuses to work or to consummate the marriage, and then his health steadily declines.

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book 1900s

Key Collaborators

Juraj Herz Director Dodo Šimončič Director of Photography Jaromír Janáček Editor Luboš Fišer Original Music Composer Juraj Herz Screenplay Lubor Dohnal Screenplay Václav Šašek Screenplay Jaroslav Havlíček Novel Zbyněk Hloch Production Design Irena Greifová Costume Design

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