Charlatan
Jan Mikolasek, a 20th century Czech herbal healer won fame and fortune treating celebrities of the interwar, Nazi, and Communist eras with his uncanny knack for 'urinary diagnosis'. But his passion for healing welled up from the same source as a lust for cruelty, sadism, and an incapacity for love that only one person could ever quell, his assistant, Frantisek. As a show trial threatens to pry open these secrets and undo him, Jan's dichotomies are put to a final test, with the fate of his life's only love in the balance. A personal tale as replete with twists as the century itself, and a reflection on the price one pays for single-mindedly following one's calling.
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Healers > Drama. Alternative medicine > Czechoslovakia > Drama. Czechoslovakia > History > 20th century > Drama. |
Genre |
Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings. Drama. |
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Physical Description
videodisc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher [Culver City, CA] : Strand Releasing, [2021]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from sell sheet. Bonus features: Original theatrical trailer; other Strand trailers GMD: videodisc. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Ivan Trojan, Josef Trojan, Juraj Loj. |
Target Audience Note: | Rating: Not rated. |
System Details Note: | DVD, Dolby digital 5.1; wide screen. |
Language Note: | Czech dialogue; English subtitles. |