Notes on Recent Viewing, part two
Continuing a review of the past month’s disk viewing; contemporary and classic thrillers, Czech animation, British cult TV, and a French dream of New […]
Review: Krabat: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1978)
Director: Karel Zeman
Cast: Luděk Munzar, Jaroslav Moučka,
Luděk Munzar
Jaroslav Moučka
Plot: Krabat, a beggar boy, is lured to become an apprentice to an evil, one-eyed sorcerer. With a number of other boys, he works at the sorcerer's mill while learning black magic. Every Christmas one of the boys has to face the master in a magical duel, where the boy never stands a chance because the master is the only person who is allowed to use a secret spell: The Koraktor.
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