At several points in “Charlatan,” the camera looks glossily on as our protagonist holds small bottles of amber liquid to the light, academically scrutinizing their contents as they beam a light golden ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Agnieszka Holland is one of Europe’s busiest directors, and a constant presence in the Oscar race. Her film “Angry Harvest” was ...

Directed by Agnieszka Holland, Charlatan follows the story of a folk medicine practitioner Jan Mikolásek, who is persecuted by both the Nazis and the Soviets. Strba said that when he first read the ...

Agnieszka Holland's Charlatan won five Czech Lions, including the top prize for best film at the Czech Film and Television Academy Awards, held this weekend. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief ...

film profile], a fictionalised take on the life of Jan Mikolášek, Agnieszka Holland portrays a man who, despite his incredible healing powers, struggles to cure his own inner darkness, even after he ...

"Don't ever try to do miracles, my boy. People will never forgive you." Strand Releasing has unveiled an official US trailer for an acclaimed indie drama titled Charlatan, set in Czechoslovakia in the ...

Strand Releasing has acquired all North American rights to Agnieszka Holland’s critically acclaimed “Charlatan” from Berlin-based company Films Boutique. “Charlatan” competed at the Berlin Film ...

A year after “Mr. Jones,” Polish director Agnieszka Holland has made another fascinating but disjointed biopic about a little-known figure whose story helps to reveal the soul of 20th century Europe. ...

Agnieszka Holland's biopic of Czech faith healer Jan Mikolášek is an uneven but not uninteresting balance of moral inquiry and queer romance. At several points in “Charlatan,” the camera looks ...

A version of this story about “Charlatan” first appeared in the International Film Issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine. Agnieszka Holland is one of Europe’s busiest directors, and a constant presence ...