The PortraitMovie
People are afraid of the usurer Chazaj and are convinced that he is the bearer of evil. One day Chazaj pays a visit to the poor artist Simon Jordán and asks him to paint his portrait. Simon agrees but as he progresses with the work his mind conjures up terrible thoughts and in the end he commits suicide. The portrait looks lifelike and Chazaj is content with the results. After Chazaj's death the picture changes hands and brings misfortune to all who own it. The last victim is the young painter Roman who buys Chazaj's portrait in a bazaar. He finds a treasure in the frame and begins to live well off it. The comfortable life suits him so well that he rejects his original artistic aims and becomes a painter of fashionable kitsch.
About The Portrait
The Portrait is a 1948 fantasy, horror movie directed by Jiří Slavíček.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 27m, production credits from Czechoslovakia, an original language code of CS.
The credited cast includes Otomar Krejča, Luba Skořepová, Vladimír Šmeral, Ladislav Kulhánek. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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