Movie: The Magpie in the Wisp

Top 10 Billed Cast

Györgyi Tarján
Tarján Györgyi

Straka

Zdeňka Sajfertová
Zdeňka Sajfertová

Anděla

Leoš Suchařípa
Leoš Suchařípa

Moneylender

Jan Hrušínský
Jan Hrušínský

Rubín

Boris Rösner
Boris Rösner

Severín

Karel Heřmánek
Karel Heřmánek

Student

Vladimír Hauser
Vladimír Hauser

Zjizvenec

Miroslav Donutil
Miroslav Donutil

Nosatec

Boris Hybner
Boris Hybner

Actor - Son

Ivan Podobský
Ivan Podobský

Actor - Grandson

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    In the film, the creative forces of personalities from three spheres of art collide. The subtitle "The Game of Love and Hate" refers to the motivation of an old Czech medieval satire, the theme belongs to Antonín Přidal, an expert on this subject. His collaboration with Juraj Herz created a collage of past and present, an updated, sharp satire and a parable about the clash of human qualities that could not but end up in the vault. The music of the Prague Selection - Michael Kocáb and Michal Pavlíček - also contributed to the film's offensive provocativeness - the film was one of the reasons for their complete move to the underground. The dancing chorus of medieval citizens resembles more of a jumble of long-haired maniacs, the edge of a contemporary dump intrudes into the space of a medieval marketplace, and the characters oscillate between the past and the present, whether in their appearance, symbolism or behaviour.

  • Release Date

    1991-02-01

  • Average

    6.5

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
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  • Languages:

    Český

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