Recenzje (1)
“The Liar" depends mainly on the performance of Thalia theatre award winner Vondráček in the role of Lelio and a set rich in scenery and costumes. The filmmakers captured the atmosphere of Venice surprisingly well - both those “wearing a mask" for the tourists, and those ordinary people hidden down some back lane. Lots of director’s ideas that brighten up the movie - especially the tourists went well. But despite updating the story to present day, these are still typical members of the comedia dell’arte. It’s full of confusion, mistakes, love and situation comedy. Which wouldn’t matter if it were funny - which it is, but only when Vondráček is on set. When he is watching his servant’s attempts to find love, then it’s almost unbearable. It needed to show a bit of courage and to break the rules of the aforementioned genre and get rid of this typical character. He is clearly superfluous in this play and in the end his story sort of trails off. Proof that even the very best production design and one actor can’t perform miracles at the drop of a hat.
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