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Charlatan
Directed by
Agnieszka Holland
Not Rated
2020
1h 58m
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6.8
86%
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The life of successful Czech healer Jan Mikolasek, who diagnosed and healed people using his intuition and strong familiarity with plants, set against the background of the events of the totalitarian fifties.
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Cast of Charlatan
Josef Trojan
Young Jan Mikolášek
Ivan Trojan
Jan Mikolášek
Juraj Loj
František Palko
Jaroslava Pokorná
Mülbacherova
Jana Kvantiková
František's wife
Jiří Černý
Zlatohlávek
Martin Sitta
General
Miroslav Hanuš
Interrogator
Vladimír Polívka
Melika Yildiz
Johana
Petr Stach
lékař u Antonína Zápotockého (hlas)
Charlatan Ratings & Reviews
IndieWire
David Ehrlich
Polish director Agnieszka Holland has made another fascinating but disjointed biopic about a little-known figure whose story helps to reveal the soul of 20th century Europe.
Slant Magazine
William Repass
Throughout the film, Agnieszka Holland makes clear that she isn't interested in easily digestible pop-psychology nuggets.
The Scarecrow
Robert Horton
Holland has the character remain opaque, to the point where the final reels are almost excruciating in their depiction of a man who will not yield to our expectations of redemption or enlightenment. This is interesting.
The Pink Lens
Ben Turner
A fascinating and well-executed biopic that gives a local icon an international audience.
Los Angeles Times
Michael Ordoña
Holland... deftly moves the story through its present and past and elicits understated performances throughout the entire cast, all without excessive sentimentality.
New York Times
Lena Wilson
Often as thorny as its subject but also oddly fascinated by his near-magical abilities, "Charlatan" is a temporary cure for the common biopic.
Deadline Hollywood Daily
Todd McCarthy
The venerable veteran director Agnieszka Holland has made a tasty, if not fully-baked, biographical drama about an obstinate man whose life was as difficult as he was.
Variety
Guy Lodge
[A] handsome, intelligently questioning but slightly dry biopic.
The Hollywood Reporter
Deborah Young
A rich psychological puzzle about a compromised political survivor.
FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
Andy Klein
It makes you not like this guy, and I'm pretty dubious about this whole medical treatment.
48 Hills
Dennis Harvey
Far from slowing down at age 72, Agnieszka Holland's done some of her best work in recent years.
Maven's Nest
Nora Lee Mandel
Holland extends her look at struggle of individual vs. State through more of 20th century onto one unusual life... As frank as it is cynical about heroism and nonconformity.
Gay City News
Gary M. Kramer
"Charlatan" may take a prismatic approach to Mikoláek's life, but it is uniformly strong. Holland introduces viewers to a man and a story that would be unknown otherwise. It is a remarkable tale, well told.
AIPT
Nathaniel Muir
While the movie has some mixed messages, the story is fascinating and the performances are great.
Shockya.com
Harvey S. Karten
Was he pulling the wool over their eyes, or did he really believe in what he was doing? Fascinating.
Backseat Mafia
Rob Aldam
An engaging portrait of a damaged man.
TheArtsStl
Sarah Boslaugh
Charlatan is a well-made film from an artistic point of view.
KDHX (St. Louis)
Diane Carson
With flashbacks from 1958, this beautifully shot story comes to life through superb acting.
Awards Daily
Frank J. Avella
A strange but hypnotic gay love story sits at the heart of this politically charged pic.
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