Mandragora

Mandragora
by Wiktor Grodecki

Mandragora
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Actor: David Svec, Kostas Zerdolaglu, Miroslav Breu, Miroslav Caslavka, Pavel Skripal
Director: Wiktor Grodecki
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: Czech (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 1.85:1
Running Time: 133 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-03-28
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Water Bearer Films

Movie Reviews of Mandragora

Movie Review: Prague's Seedy Underbelly...
Summary: 5 Stars

If you want to see happy people living happy lives of excitement and positive end results, this is NOT the film for you.

Mandragora is a film about the side of Praha tourists fail to see. It follows Marek, a runaway from rural Czech Republic on his descent into prostitution, drugs, and disease. Sadly, it's a tale with some truth behind it; many of the extras are real-life hustlers and rent boys from the city. Though the bright lights of a big city are tantalizing and full of promise for many youths, the realities are far less spectacular.

When I first watched this film, it haunted me to no end. My ancestors left Czech Republic 100 years ago to seek a better life in America. While the story itself is greatly different than that of my relatives, the basic underlying idea is the same: the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence. Sometimes, the misery we live in is far better than the misery awaiting us in a new land. Life is a constant struggle for many people, and that is true regardless of your sexuality.

The footage on the DVD is not crisp. It is reminiscent of old 35mm cinema with its scratches and cue marks. I would have preferred some behind-the-scenes extras on the disk, but we don't always get what we want. If you can look beyond the superficial flaws, there is some beauty found in metaphors and coincidence. It's a film for the open-minded individual who can handle reality and unhappy endings.

Just don't let it horrify you to the point that you become afraid of ever visiting Prague.

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