The Murder of Mr Devil (New Restoration) | Weird Weekend
Schedule
Fri Jul 26 2024 at 07:00 pm
Location
Offline Glasgow | Glasgow, SC
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For our July event, we’re thrilled to present the shiny new restoration of this unsung classic of the Czech New Wave. VRAZDA ING. CERTA (aka THE MURDER OF MR DEVIL, aka KILLING THE DEVIL) is the sole directorial outing for Ester Krumbachová, co-writer of Věra Chytilová’s DAISIES (1966) and FRUIT OF PARADISE (1970) as well as Jaromil Jireš’ VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS (1970) and Otakar Vávra's WITCHHAMMER (1970), to speak nothing of the work she is still perhaps best known for, as costume designer and art director.
SYNOPSIS | She, a pretty, clever and refined fortysomething, strives to escape her loneliness through an association with Bohouš Čert (whose surname means “devil”), a friend from her youth. However, the slim youth has become an overweight, ill-mannered man whose prominent trait is excessive voracity. When it emerges that the insatiable glutton is indeed the Devil himself, She is forced to do away with the interloper…
Doors: 19:00
Pre-show: 19:15
Film: 19:30
Sliding Scale Pricing: You Decide What To Pay
Queries: [email protected]
ACCESSIBILITY
Descriptive Subtitles: Pre-show + Film
Audio Description: Pre-show + Film
Live Captions: Intro
Venue Accessibility: OFFLINE Cinema is a brand-new, DIY screening space and a work-in-progress. Currently, it has no accessible toilet. The space will develop and improve over the coming months, with accessibility as a priority. If you have any questions related to accessibility at Weird Weekend events, please email [email protected].
Screening as part of Weird Weekend’s Monthly Screening Series
Thanks to Národní filmový archív & Screen Scotland
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Where is it happening?
Offline Glasgow, Glasgow, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays: