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The outrageous Baron Munchausen tells of his many adventures, from meeting the Man in the Moon to defeating a Turkish army all by himself.The outrageous Baron Munchausen tells of his many adventures, from meeting the Man in the Moon to defeating a Turkish army all by himself.The outrageous Baron Munchausen tells of his many adventures, from meeting the Man in the Moon to defeating a Turkish army all by himself.
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Nadezda Blazícková
- Court Dancer
- (as Nadesda Blazickova)
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- TriviaDirector Terry Gilliam saw this film at the British Film Institute (BFI) while preparing his own adaptation of the same novel, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), and subsequently referenced some of this film's scenes in his own adaptation.
- Quotes
Cyrano D'Bergarac: I cast my hat out into the universe, let it greet those who are on thier way from earth. From this day forward, the moon is no longer a dream....
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Special Effects of Karel Zeman (1980)
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Zeman's Visual Poetry: The Most Charming Baron, Emerging from Dore's Paintings and Inspired Music
"Baron Munchausen" ("Baron Prasil" in Czech) is one of the most charming and poetic movies among those thousands which I saw ...
It is that very rare kind of movie I love to see for dozen and dozen of times, in virtually any mood and time ...
Old illustrations by Gustave Dore brought to life by an unforgettable visual imagination of Karel Zeman ...
Everything dressed in a soft melancholy of an enchanting music by great Zdenek Liska, so simple and sophisticated at the same time...
Though Zeman is mostly painting his magic world by his unique visual creativity, those able to understand the Czech dialogues get another lovely dimension, inhabited by fine jokes and never-tiring games with words...
And of course, Milos Kopecky as the Baron is the very symbol and soul of Munchausen ...
An essential classic movie for every true film fan (not recommended for nervous consumers and victims of Hollywood moneymakers, however).
How much those modern versions of Munchausen (and whatever are their modifications and names) miss the point of this magic Zeman's version: its fundamental visual craftsmanship, soft melancholy of a fable, an inspired music, and everything in a perfect union ...
How poor and tedious is 99.99% of that Hollywood stuff in comparison with this Zeman's masterpiece ...
No, they cannot do such a movie any more with all those naturalistic computer tricks, but a total lack of Karel Zeman's insight and visual poetry...
It is that very rare kind of movie I love to see for dozen and dozen of times, in virtually any mood and time ...
Old illustrations by Gustave Dore brought to life by an unforgettable visual imagination of Karel Zeman ...
Everything dressed in a soft melancholy of an enchanting music by great Zdenek Liska, so simple and sophisticated at the same time...
Though Zeman is mostly painting his magic world by his unique visual creativity, those able to understand the Czech dialogues get another lovely dimension, inhabited by fine jokes and never-tiring games with words...
And of course, Milos Kopecky as the Baron is the very symbol and soul of Munchausen ...
An essential classic movie for every true film fan (not recommended for nervous consumers and victims of Hollywood moneymakers, however).
How much those modern versions of Munchausen (and whatever are their modifications and names) miss the point of this magic Zeman's version: its fundamental visual craftsmanship, soft melancholy of a fable, an inspired music, and everything in a perfect union ...
How poor and tedious is 99.99% of that Hollywood stuff in comparison with this Zeman's masterpiece ...
No, they cannot do such a movie any more with all those naturalistic computer tricks, but a total lack of Karel Zeman's insight and visual poetry...
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