Vražda v Ostrovní ulici

The Barrandov primus that started it all. After the 1898-1932 era, which saw several breakthrough "Year Zeros" of Czech cinema, the decisive moment of the Barrandov miracle came. And it was right out of the woods. It features a great agile camera, exquisite interiors, fancy props, an excellent cast and a good continuation of the Czech crime drama, which has been flirted with in various variations since the early days. Now it's just a matter of choosing whether I'm more interested in the performances of Rogoz or Plachta or the girls Lhotová or Hermanová. Jarmila, however, had the folding serving table. (01.04.2011)

Ein sehr guter Krimi, der alle Regeln des Genres respektiert und niemandem Schande macht. Jindřich Plachta ist als Detektiv Klubíčko perfekt, die Rolle passt zu ihm ausgezeichnet. Die Zuschauer*innen werden ständig irregeführt, es werden immer neue Spuren entdeckt. Am Ende gibt es eine "Poirot“-Konfrontation, alles läuft wie geschmiert. Die Musik von Karel Marchart, die klassische Kompositionen nutzt (nicht alle passen aber zu dem entsprechenden Geschehen im Film), fand ich interessant. (16.03.2013)

I was surprised to find out that we also have quite good detective characters, not only after 1950, but also before. Jindřich Plachta is incredible in his role and it's almost a pity that there wasn't a series based on it because his character is excellently Poirot-like or Holmes-like. The story itself is not bad either, and it's evident that it stands on the foundations of a good original. (06.01.2015)