Dinner for Adele
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Dinner for Adele is a 1977 Czechoslovak comedy detective film directed by Oldřich Lipský. Alternative titles were Adele Hasn't Had Her Dinner Yet, Nick Carter in Prague and Adele Hasn't Had Her Supper Yet.
Adele. Von Kratzmar kidnapped his victims, bound them and whenever he played a gramophone
with the melody "Schlafe mein Prinzchen" (a lullaby
by Bernhard Flies
but previously associated with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
) it is the time for Adele to awake and eat her victims to dinner. Baron von Kratzmar considered himself as misjudged genius and he wanted to take revenge on one of his former professors. He called himself "the Gardener" a notorious criminal, of whom Nick Carter had thought that he had died in the swamps years ago. With the help of bizarre inventions Ledvina and Carter succeeded to catch von Kratzmar and deliver him to the legal authorities.
by Roger Corman
with the adventures of the literary character Nick Carter
. It was directed by Oldřich Lipský with Rudolf Hrušínský
, Michal Dočolomanský
, and Miloš Kopecký
in the leading roles. The bizarre gadgets were created by Jan Švankmajer
, a famous Czech artist. The film was created in the style of a melodrama from the silent movie era including the beautifully animated intertitle
s between the real sequences.
Plot
Its the turn from the Nineteenth to the Twentieth Century. The Prague police commissar Ledvina asked the famous New Yorker detective Nick Carter who is on a visit to Prague for assistance to solve the strange case of a missing dog. Mysterious murder cases happenened during the investigations, done by the malicious botanist Baron von Kratzmar and his carnivorous plantCarnivorous plant
Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans, typically insects and other arthropods. Carnivorous plants appear adapted to grow in places where the soil is thin or poor in nutrients, especially nitrogen, such as acidic...
Adele. Von Kratzmar kidnapped his victims, bound them and whenever he played a gramophone
Phonograph
The phonograph record player, or gramophone is a device introduced in 1877 that has had continued common use for reproducing sound recordings, although when first developed, the phonograph was used to both record and reproduce sounds...
with the melody "Schlafe mein Prinzchen" (a lullaby
Lullaby
A lullaby is a soothing song, usually sung to young children before they go to sleep, with the intention of speeding that process. As a result they are often simple and repetitive. Lullabies can be found in every culture and since the ancient period....
by Bernhard Flies
Bernhard Flies
Bernhard Flies was a German amateur composer and a doctor of medicine.Little is known about Flies. He composed some piano pieces and songs, the best-known of which is the romantic music to the lullaby Schlafe, mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein, , also known as Das Wiegenlied from the theatre play...
but previously associated with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
) it is the time for Adele to awake and eat her victims to dinner. Baron von Kratzmar considered himself as misjudged genius and he wanted to take revenge on one of his former professors. He called himself "the Gardener" a notorious criminal, of whom Nick Carter had thought that he had died in the swamps years ago. With the help of bizarre inventions Ledvina and Carter succeeded to catch von Kratzmar and deliver him to the legal authorities.
Reception
It combines the major idea of The Little Shop of HorrorsThe Little Shop of Horrors
The Little Shop of Horrors is a 1960 American comedy film directed by Roger Corman. Written by Charles B. Griffith, the film is a farce about an inadequate young florist's assistant who cultivates a plant that feeds on human flesh and blood. The film's concept is thought to be based on a 1932...
by Roger Corman
Roger Corman
Roger William Corman is an American film producer, director and actor. He has mostly worked on low-budget B movies. Some of Corman's work has an established critical reputation, such as his cycle of films adapted from the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, and in 2009 he won an Honorary Academy Award for...
with the adventures of the literary character Nick Carter
Nick Carter (literary character)
Nick Carter is a fictional character who began as a pulp fiction private detective and has appeared in a variety of formats over more than a century.-Literary history:...
. It was directed by Oldřich Lipský with Rudolf Hrušínský
Rudolf Hrušínský
Rudolf Hrušínský was an acclaimed Czech actor.-Biography:He was born in Nová Včelnice to Hermina Červičková and Rudolf Hrušinský . He was born, literally, back stage during a showing of the play Taneček panny Marinky...
, Michal Dočolomanský
Michal Dočolomanský
Michal Dočolomanský was a Slovak actor. He performed in more than forty films between 1962 and 2007.-Selected filmography:- External links :...
, and Miloš Kopecký
Miloš Kopecký
Miloš Kopecký was a Czech actor, active mainly in the second half of the 20th century.- Biography :...
in the leading roles. The bizarre gadgets were created by Jan Švankmajer
Jan Švankmajer
Jan Švankmajer is a Czech filmmaker and artist whose work spans several media. He is a self-labeled surrealist known for his surreal animations and features, which have greatly influenced other artists such as Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, the Brothers Quay, and many others.- Life and career :Jan...
, a famous Czech artist. The film was created in the style of a melodrama from the silent movie era including the beautifully animated intertitle
Intertitle
In motion pictures, an intertitle is a piece of filmed, printed text edited into the midst of the photographed action, at various points, generally to convey character dialogue, or descriptive narrative material related to, but not necessarily covered by, the material photographed.Intertitles...
s between the real sequences.
Accoladess
- 1980: Saturn AwardSaturn AwardThe Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed in 1972, who felt that films within...
for Best Foreign Film - 1980: Saturn Award Nomination for Best Fantasy Film