The Vampire Wedding

But yes, I know it's not a great art, some jokes are quite cheap, Hrušínský is not even close to his grandfather, Bartošová has as much in common with acting as I have with the function of a Roman Catholic cardinal, and the theme is boldly stolen from Polanski, nevertheless I like this film and I claim that it has some entertaining potential. Nárožný and especially Preiss, who is rarely cast in films, enjoy their roles and such a Kopřiva is much more acceptable to me in this film than in Troška's village comedies. Overall impression 60%. (05/07/2007)

This is by far the best film of the Soukup/Hrušínský III/Bartošová trio. To this day, I'm still not quite sure how this bunch managed to make a tastefully ironic variation on classic gothic vampire horror films and add something extra to it. Prague in the 18th century is captured perfectly, the costumes and sets are top-notch, and the story has its own charm. The youth is complemented by excellent actors of the older generation - the sexy aristocrat Viktor Preiss, the love-tortured Oldřich Vízner, and the bon vivant Petr Nárožný. (05/29/2012)

A very good movie - surprisingly good. And I ignored it for so long... Yet this is a horror comedy with all the trappings of a horror film that is funny when it's supposed to be funny, and scary when it wants to be. At the sight of Viktor Preiss and his undead nobility, the heart of every vampire lover must be filled, the trio of Petr Nárožný - Luděk Kopřiva - Petr Pelzer is riding on coffins and doing something indescribable, and even the youngest Rudolf Hrušínský is not completely useless. The only uninteresting character is played quite uninterestingly by Iveta Bartošová, but unfortunately nothing can be done about that.____"And one more thing. One of you is sucking my bandleader dry! I invited him along for big money all the way from Salzburg. He wanted to write so much more, and now he's composing a requiem!" (09/04/2016)