Czech actor Karel Roden - who can be seen as Grigori Rasputin in del Toro´s Hellboy or as Viktor in Frankenstein´s Army - becomes infamous Czech photographer Jan Saudek in a film inspired by his life, The Photograph. Saudek´s complicated persona, which stirred several controversies, has been already investigated in the documentary Jan Saudek - In the Hell of His Passions, Paradise Unseen however director Irena Pavlásková here opts for a fictional feature aimed his passion and vice - women. "Life was fine, fun, occasionally blue balls," confesses the artist who co-penned the script. He is reputed for self-stylisation and love affairs whose subjects frequently posed for him. The dominant feature of his works are however Rubenesque ladies, a motive that will be prominent in the upcoming film.
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"The drama of the plot is spiced up with sense of humour with which our protagonist is prodigiously endowed. The film penetrates the mystery of Jan´s work and delves into the bizarre and suggestive world of the women who surround him. The film is the story of an exceptional person and the creeping evil that under the pretence of good, entirely enwraps him," reveals the director about the bitter comedy peppered with erotic bits. The Photograph will hit theatres in Czech Republic and Slovakia January 8 2015. The international release of the film is yet unconfirmed.