Morgiana

1972 [CZECH]

Action / Crime / Drama / Horror / Mystery

11
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 81%
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 2028 2K

jealousy sibling relationship based on novel or book poison inheritance

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Plot summary

Jealous of her vapidly "good" sister's popularity, poisonous Viktoria doses pretty Klara's tea with a slow-acting fatal substance. As the latter grows hysterically weak, the former finds success increasingly compromised by guilt, blackmail, and the pesky need to kill others lest she be exposed.

Director

Juraj Herz Photo
Juraj Herz

Top cast

Iva Janzurová Photo
Iva Janzurová as Klára / Viktorie
Karel Augusta Photo
Karel Augusta as Dr. Mayer
Jirí Lír Photo
Jirí Lír as Dustojník
Drahomíra Fialková Photo
Drahomíra Fialková as Nela
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932.99 MB
988*720
Czech 2.0
M
Subtitles us  de  
23.976 fps
1 hr 41 min
Seeds 3
1.69 GB
1472*1072
Czech 2.0
M
Subtitles us  de  
23.976 fps
1 hr 41 min
Seeds 15

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 8 / 10

Heh, so listen: Morgiana has all the characteristics

Heh, so listen: Morgiana has all the characteristics of a soap opera, from head to toes. It has typical suspenseful music, acting clichés, a typical murder-with-poison plot, and the most predictable of all endings. It is a Czechoslovak thriller released in 1972, and it has 364 votes in IMDB, and 80 votes in Letterboxd. It doesn't sound appealing at all, right? Well, allow me to convince you otherwise. Morgiana is one of the few films that was escaping from the clutches of the Czech New Wave, irremediably featuring a good number of its technical remnants: a marvelous cinematography, oblique angles, a wide lens camera moving through spaces, and impactful imagery. Now, horror was suffering a very important transition exactly at this time: the formulas for thrillers and slashers were being perfected in Europe and standardized in America. This was notorious in Poland and Spain, beyond the popular Italy. From this perspective, therefore, the film shows two transitions at once, resulting in a very rare, but equally engaging breed: It is like the European cult cinema of the 70s with the Czech New Wave audiovisual trademarks, with a spice of Gothic horror, and without the exploitative content. It is all about style driving the plot, no matter how overtly dramatic or predictable it may seem. For some bizarre reason that I cannot fully put into words, this simply worked for me. The film has technical vision and a big heart put right in the middle of it all. Besides, the fact that Iva Janzurová, the actress of the film, portrays BOTH roles of Klára and Viktorie convincingly is a gorgeous trademark, and it is not only about the make-up. Ohh nooo; it is about her facial expressions and intensity in both roles that make the whole show to be extremely entertaining. Damn, was I entertained... Maybe all of this happened by accident... a VERY fortunate accident. I am not doubting the ability of Herz behind the camera, as The Cremator (1969) was enough evidence to suggest how big his cinematic scope was; however, this is a unique film maybe done at the only time that was right for its creation, and preceding important U.S. and Europe thrillers, including De Palma. This should be a most for both fans of the Czech movement and hardcore horror fans. 80/100
Reviewed by R T 9 / 10

Bit jste se neprisel ale pres hubu dostat

Bit jste se neprisel ale pres hubu dostat muzete!
Reviewed by R T 7 / 10

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