There was restored also one of the most important films of the Czech silent cinematography, melodrama EROTIKON (1929, director Gustav Machatý) being enthusiastically received in the time of its establishment both by the critics and the previewing performances audience.
The original negative of Erotikon was not preserved, only a few shorted versions existed – in the length of about 1,800 – 1,900 metres. The original footage was 2,760 m according to the censorship records. In 1989, the film archive bought from private collector Milan Volf a copy on the nitrate base whose footage amounted to 2,221 m. According to the analysis, it was an original distribution copy from the end of the twenties of the last century, containing among others seventy metres sequence, missing in all preserved films.
Despite a considerable damage, it was chosen as a basic of restoration with regard to the other materials (copies from Russian Gosfilmofond, from Belgium, German sound version from 1933). The final length after the restoration is 2,365.7 m.
The music for the new presentation on which participated the French Institute in Prague and the Louvre Museum Auditorium in Paris was written by Jan Klusák. The premiere took place in Prague´s Archa theatre in 1994.
One year later, the film was presented in the National Theatre in Prague as the most important part of the Czech celebration of the 100 anniversary of the world cinematography. Its presentation in Louvre started a series of performances in different Europe and North America countries.



