From indoor ice skating feats to Russell Crowe rocking the crowd, the 57th edition of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival has launched with all its unconventional charisma intact. Audiences who had to w…
Audiences who had to weather a downpour clearly showed no signs of dampened spirits as they cheered the fest’s opening gala dancers on ice skates, then rose to their feet to applaud guests Crowe andVikander, in accepting the award of fest president Jiri Bartoska, said she was moved to be celebrated in the Czech Republic, where her international career first took off with the 2012 shoot of “A Royal Affair.
He also praised Karlovy Vary for its tight organization, saying it “runs like clockwork” in contrast to other film fests he described as “hellscapes.” Despite the inclement skies, the fest seemed to loom large, having just about fully recovered from leaner editions in the wake of COVID lockdowns. Czechs from every corner of the country turned up as usual to catch glimpses of international stars with energy and anticipation that was palpable.
In Depp’s new trailer, when put on the spot by a reporter asking why he hadn’t won Karlovy Vary’s signature statuette, he turns the tables, looking deadpan while producing a glass orb that’s been crudely altered to feature his name. Filmed at the storied Gellert spa hotel in Budapest, where Depp was working last year, the short features comic moments the actor insisted on improvising.
Fest host Marek Eben, a Prague-based satirist and TV personality, introduced the international guests with his usual wry commentary while dropping a pointed comment on Russia’s war on Ukraine, explaining to foreigners that Czechs “have never sought to conquer the territory of another state – the small territory that we have is enough for us.”
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