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The Magpie in the Wisp
1991, Feb 01
1h 36m
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.
Directed by
Juraj Herz
Václav Knop
Mystery - Devil
Boris Rösner
Severín
Karel Heřmánek
Student
Eva Jeníčková
Ivana Vávrová
Mystery - Nun
Boris Hybner
Actor - Son
Pavel Rímský
Mystery - Monk
Jan Hrušínský
Rubín
Vladimír Hauser
Zjizvenec
Mirko Musil
Gabriela Wilhelmová
Tavern Keeper
Zdeňka Sajfertová
Anděla
Oldřich Navrátil
Student
Jelena Juklová
Jiří Knot
Jeweller
Tomáš Töpfer
Mystery - Jester
Györgyi Tarján
Straka
Dana Bartůňková
Straka (voice)
Dalimil Klapka
Actor - Grandfather (voice)
Leoš Suchařípa
Moneylender
Miroslav Donutil
Nosatec
Kateřina Burianová
Mystery - Angel
Frank Towen
Actor - Grandfather
Petr Vacek
Yvetta Kornová
Jiří Hrubeš
Musician
Vilém Čok
Musician
Marie Spurná
Mystery - Death
Rostislav Novák
Groom
Ivan Podobský
Actor - Grandson
Václav Kovařík
Robber Knight Zima
Dana Balounová
Mystery - Girl
Zuzana Hodková
Mystery - Prostitute
Alexej Okuněv
Mystery - Executioner / Mystery - Heir
Luděk Čtvrtlík
Mystery - Fool
Oskar Hák
Drummer
Hana Militká
Wench / Prostitute
Jaroslav Malík ml.
Debtor
Radan Rusev
Heir
Rudolf Stärz
Young Man
Dagmar Benešlová
E. Formánková
J. Garaiová
V. Hrabaňová
Jana Pavlátová
M. Strinčáková
I. Dubský
M. Kobal
J. Kadeřábek
Richard Kraus
J. Kukal
A. Mucha
V. Prajzler
A. Šístek
P. Vrága
Jiří Vnouček
T. Zetek
Jan Cmíral
J. Dobeš
J. Doubrava
G. Dörnerová
Soňa Dvořáková
Eva Hlaváčková
Eva Hořánková
Pavel Linhart
Olga Michálková
Ivana Mervartová
René Netopilík
Bedřich Prokůpek
P. Rejzek
Hana Sudolská
Julie Soukupová
Karel Vaněk
Pavel Vangeli
Antonín Novotný
Jaroslav Tomsa
Pavel Havránek
Priest
T. Benešová
M. Grušová
Eva Machová
K. Pavlíková-Preislerová
M. Polášková
J. Šišková
M. Vavřincová
Miroslava Vydrová
Ariana Shameti
Lucie Stropnická
H. Šalátová
A. Šviha
Nina Vangeli
Zdena Pojezdná
Vladimír Hulec
Pavel Marek
J. Vančura
Jiří Prager
Actor - Grandson (voice)
Miloslav Štibich
Priest (voice)
Antonín Hausknecht
Miroslav Jíra
Oldřich Semerák
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