The Magpie in the Wisp
1991/02/01 • Released • Czech
Overview
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.
Director : Juraj Herz
Casts
Györgyi Tarján
Straka
Zdeňka Sajfertová
Anděla
Leoš Suchařípa
Moneylender
Jan Hrušínský
Rubín
Boris Rösner
Severín
Karel Heřmánek
Student
Vladimír Hauser
Zjizvenec
Miroslav Donutil
Nosatec
Boris Hybner
Actor - Son
Frank Towen
Actor - Grandfather
Kateřina Burianová
Mystery - Angel
Marie Spurná
Mystery - Death
Ivana Vávrová
Mystery - Nun
Tomáš Töpfer
Mystery - Jester
Václav Knop
Mystery - Devil
Pavel Rímský
Mystery - Monk
Gabriela Wilhelmová
Tavern Keeper
Rostislav Novák
Groom
Jiří Knot
Jeweller
Oldřich Navrátil
Student
Eva Jeníčková
Jelena Juklová
Petr Vacek
Vilém Čok
Musician
Michael Kocáb
Musician
Michal Pavlíček
Musician
Dana Bartůňková
Straka (voice)
Dalimil Klapka
Actor - Grandfather (voice)
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