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| name = I, Olga Hepnarová |
| name = I, Olga Hepnarová |
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| image = I, Olga Hepnarová.jpg |
| image = I, Olga Hepnarová.jpg |
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| caption = Film poster |
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| director = [[Tomáš Weinreb]] |
| director = {{ubl|[[Tomáš Weinreb]]|[[Petr Kazda]]}} |
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| writer = Tomáš Weinreb |
| writer = {{ubl|Tomáš Weinreb|Petr Kazda}} |
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| starring = [[Michalina Olszańska]] |
| starring = [[Michalina Olszańska]] |
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| music = [[Marián Varga]] |
| music = [[Marián Varga]] |
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| cinematography = |
| cinematography = Adam Sikora |
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| editing = |
| editing = Vojtech Fric |
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| distributor = [[Strand Releasing]] |
| distributor = {{ubl|[[Strand Releasing]]|[[Mubi (streaming service)|Mubi]]}} |
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| released = {{Film date|2016|2|11|[[66th Berlin International Film Festival|Berlin]]|2016|3|24|Czech Republic|df=yes}} |
| released = {{Film date|2016|2|11|[[66th Berlin International Film Festival|Berlin]]|2016|3|24|Czech Republic|df=yes}} |
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| runtime = 105 minutes |
| runtime = 105 minutes |
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| country = Czech Republic |
| country = Czech Republic |
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| language = Czech |
| language = Czech |
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| gross = $ 227 466<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2953762/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|title=I, Olga Hepnarova (2016)|website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref> |
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'''''I, Olga Hepnarová''''' ({{lang-cs|'''Já, Olga Hepnarová'''}}) is a 2016 internationally co-produced [[drama film]], directed by [[Tomáš Weinreb]] and [[Petr Kazda]], about [[Olga Hepnarová]] (1951–1975). She was a Czechoslovakian mass murderer, who on 10 July 1973, killed eight people with a truck in Prague. The film was shown in the Panorama section at the [[66th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref name="Panorama1">{{cite web |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/panorama/pan-presse-detail_29908.html |title=Berlinale 2016: Panorama Celebrates Teddy |
'''''I, Olga Hepnarová''''' ({{lang-cs|'''Já, Olga Hepnarová'''}}) is a 2016 internationally co-produced [[drama film]], directed by [[Tomáš Weinreb]] and [[Petr Kazda]], about [[Olga Hepnarová]] (1951–1975). She was a Czechoslovakian mass murderer, who on 10 July 1973, killed eight people with a truck in Prague. The film was shown in the Panorama section at the [[66th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref name="Panorama1">{{cite web |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/panorama/pan-presse-detail_29908.html |title=Berlinale 2016: Panorama Celebrates Teddy Award's 30th Anniversary and Announces First Titles in Programme |access-date=20 December 2015 |work=Berlinale |archive-date=21 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221041454/https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/panorama/pan-presse-detail_29908.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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* [[Michalina Olszańska]] as [[Olga Hepnarová]] |
* [[Michalina Olszańska]] as [[Olga Hepnarová]] |
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* [[Ondřej Malý]] as Psychiatrist Spyrka |
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* [[Marta Mazurek]] as Alena |
* [[Marta Mazurek]] as Alena |
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* [[ |
* [[Lukáš Bech]] as Prosecutor |
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* [[Juraj Nvota]] as Advocate |
* [[Juraj Nvota]] as Advocate |
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* [[Gabriela Míčová]] as Psychiatrist Rabska |
* [[Gabriela Míčová]] as Psychiatrist Rabska |
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* [[Marika |
* [[Marika Šoposká]] as Jitka |
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* [[Roman Zach]] as Psychiatrist Vaverka |
* [[Roman Zach]] as Psychiatrist Vaverka |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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On [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 78% based on 27 reviews, and an |
On [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 78% based on 27 reviews, and an average rating of 6.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "As stark and riveting as its cinematography, 'I, Olga Hepnarová' takes a sober, haunting look at the life leading up to a woman's horrific real-life crime."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/i_olga_hepnarova |title=I, Olga Hepnarová (Já, Olga Hepnarová) (2017) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media]] |accessdate=8 March 2018}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 57 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/i-olga-hepnarova |title=I, Olga Hepnarová Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=8 March 2018}}</ref> |
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[[Glenn Kenny]] wrote review for [[The New York Times]], "Anchored by a startling performance by Michalina Olszanska, the Czech film |
[[Glenn Kenny]] wrote review for [[The New York Times]], "Anchored by a startling performance by Michalina Olszanska, the Czech film ‘I, Olga Hepnarova’ is an austere, hypnotic story of sadness, madness and murder." He ends his review, "Early in the movie, Ms. Olszanska, a slight, narrow-shouldered woman, plays Olga as someone trying to recede into herself, slumping and looking to the ground as she puffs on a cigarette. By the time of her trial, at which she pleads guilty and demands the death penalty, she is stiff, straight, defiant. Modern civilizations are haunted by crimes like this; ‘I, Olga Hepnarova’ persuasively suggests that the only understanding we can have of them is a terrifying one."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/22/movies/i-olga-hepnarova-review.html |title=Review: 'I, Olga Hepnarova,' Carrying Out a Vow of Vengeance |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=23 March 2017 |accessdate=30 June 2018|last1=Kenny |first1=Glenn }}</ref> |
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Writing for ''[[The Village Voice]]'', Tanner Tafelski said "I, Olga Hepnarová is a bitter pill to swallow, focusing on the paradoxes of a misanthrope".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2017/03/22/i-olga-hepnarova-is-a-sobering-character-study-of-a-murderer |title=Review: 'I, Olga Hepnarova,' I Olga Hepnarova is a sobering character study of a murderer |work=[[Village Voice]] |date=22 March 2017 |publisher=[[Village Voice]] |accessdate=22 March 2017}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Starring | Michalina Olszańska |
Cinematography | Adam Sikora |
Edited by | Vojtech Fric |
Music by | Marián Varga |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | Czech Republic |
Language | Czech |
Box office | $ 227 466[1] |
I, Olga Hepnarová (Czech: Já, Olga Hepnarová) is a 2016 internationally co-produced drama film, directed by Tomáš Weinreb and Petr Kazda, about Olga Hepnarová (1951–1975). She was a Czechoslovakian mass murderer, who on 10 July 1973, killed eight people with a truck in Prague. The film was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Michalina Olszańska as Olga Hepnarová
- Ondřej Malý as Psychiatrist Spyrka
- Marta Mazurek as Alena
- Lukáš Bech as Prosecutor
- Juraj Nvota as Advocate
- Gabriela Míčová as Psychiatrist Rabska
- Marika Šoposká as Jitka
- Roman Zach as Psychiatrist Vaverka
Reception
[edit]On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 78% based on 27 reviews, and an average rating of 6.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "As stark and riveting as its cinematography, 'I, Olga Hepnarová' takes a sober, haunting look at the life leading up to a woman's horrific real-life crime."[3] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 57 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[4]
Glenn Kenny wrote review for The New York Times, "Anchored by a startling performance by Michalina Olszanska, the Czech film ‘I, Olga Hepnarova’ is an austere, hypnotic story of sadness, madness and murder." He ends his review, "Early in the movie, Ms. Olszanska, a slight, narrow-shouldered woman, plays Olga as someone trying to recede into herself, slumping and looking to the ground as she puffs on a cigarette. By the time of her trial, at which she pleads guilty and demands the death penalty, she is stiff, straight, defiant. Modern civilizations are haunted by crimes like this; ‘I, Olga Hepnarova’ persuasively suggests that the only understanding we can have of them is a terrifying one."[5]
Writing for The Village Voice, Tanner Tafelski said "I, Olga Hepnarová is a bitter pill to swallow, focusing on the paradoxes of a misanthrope".[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "I, Olga Hepnarova (2016)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "Berlinale 2016: Panorama Celebrates Teddy Award's 30th Anniversary and Announces First Titles in Programme". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "I, Olga Hepnarová (Já, Olga Hepnarová) (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "I, Olga Hepnarová Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ Kenny, Glenn (23 March 2017). "Review: 'I, Olga Hepnarova,' Carrying Out a Vow of Vengeance". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Review: 'I, Olga Hepnarova,' I Olga Hepnarova is a sobering character study of a murderer". Village Voice. Village Voice. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
External links
[edit]- 2016 films
- 2016 drama films
- 2016 directorial debut films
- Czech drama films
- 2010s Czech-language films
- Czech LGBT-related films
- Czech black-and-white films
- Czech Lion Awards winners (films)
- Golden Kingfisher winners
- Czech Film Critics' Awards winners
- Films about mass murder
- Czech films based on actual events
- Films set in Prague
- 2016 LGBT-related films