Pochodně

1961·Movie
54
MediocreGoodWatch score

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Big heart, strong craft, a touch of humor.

Energy

Tense

Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.

  • Tension7
  • Violence5
  • Adrenaline4

Heart

Moving and melancholic

Much of it is about family.

  • Pathos8
  • Melancholy8
  • Catharsis7

Humor

A little humor

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Wit & Wordplay3
  • Dark Humor3
  • Satire & Parody2

World

History, class and money, and family

  • World Immersion7
  • Dialogue Centrality7
  • Rewatchability5

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Direction7
  • Acting7
  • Narrative Structure7

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography7
  • Music Composition7
  • Editing6

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About

Prague in the 1870s. Work in Smolík's sulphur factory is hard and dangerous to health. The poorly paid workers resemble torches because their clothes are soaked with poisonous phosphorus. Young Josef Rezler also works in the sulphur factory and uses his earnings to feed his mother and little sisters. He throws his perpetually drunken father out of the house. The older worker Brož forces Josef to learn to read and write. A cholera epidemic breaks out in Prague and Josef is the only one of his family to survive the disease...
1870s PragueWorking Class StruggleCholera EpidemicFamily SurvivalSocial CommentaryBleak Historical DramaClass and CapitalismComing of Age in Hardship

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Is Pochodně worth watching?

54
MediocreGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 54/100 (IMDb 5.8). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

Is Pochodně based on a true story?

No. It's adapted from a novel.

What language is Pochodně in?

Czech

It was made in Czech. Produced in XC.

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