The Arrival from the Darkness

The Arrival from the Darkness (1921)

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One of the first Czechoslovak films to be shown abroad--a fantasy horror, filmed on the fully furnished premises of the Berlin film studio Am Zoo. The central role is portrayed by the “arrivee from darkness”, Ješek, who is awakened from a deathly sleep. The film represents unusual sparks of creative efforts and the ambitions of creative community around the director Jan S. Kolár, who was inspired by international trends and techniques.

Date of release
1921-10-14
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 0m
Genres
Fantasy, Horror
Director
Jan S. Kolár

Casting

Interesting facts

The Arrival from the Darkness is a 1921 Czechoslovak silent fantasy horror film directed by Jan S. Kolár. It was released in Germany, Austria, France, and Great Britain under the title Redivivus.

Production

The film was produced under the banner of the company Rexfilm at the Am Zoo film studios in Berlin—the same location where Kolár had made his previous film, The Song of Gold (Zpěv zlata ) (1920). It was a relatively costly project, involving the construction of sets within the studio representing Prague during the reign of Rudolf II. Exterior shots were filmed at the castles of Karlštejn, Okoř, and Český Šternberk.

During production, Kolár drew inspiration from European (primarily German) cinema—most notably The Student of Prague (Der Student von Prag) (1913), directed by Stellan Rye and starring Paul Wegener. Furthermore, the scene in which Ješek is brought back to life alludes to Robert Wiene's The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari) (1920).

This was the first Czech film in which two cameras were used simultaneously to shoot certain scenes.

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