The Magpie in the Wisp

The story

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.

Cast

G Györgyi TarjánStraka Z Zdeňka SajfertováAnděla L Leoš SuchařípaMoneylender J Jan HrušínskýRubín B Boris RösnerSeverín K Karel HeřmánekStudent V Vladimír HauserZjizvenec M Miroslav DonutilNosatec B Boris HybnerActor - Son I Ivan PodobskýActor - Grandson F Frank TowenActor - Grandfather V Václav KovaříkRobber Knight Zima

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K Kateřina BurianováMystery - Angel D Dana BalounováMystery - Girl M Marie SpurnáMystery - Death I Ivana VávrováMystery - Nun Z Zuzana HodkováMystery - Prostitute T Tomáš TöpferMystery - Jester V Václav KnopMystery - Devil A Alexej OkuněvMystery - Executioner / Mystery - Heir I Ivan RajmontMystery - King L Luděk ČtvrtlíkMystery - Fool P Pavel RímskýMystery - Monk G Gabriela WilhelmováTavern Keeper R Rostislav NovákGroom O Oskar HákDrummer J Jiří KnotJeweller H Hana MilitkáWench / Prostitute J Jaroslav Malík ml.Debtor O Oldřich NavrátilStudent R Radan RusevHeir R Rudolf StärzYoung Man D Dagmar Benešlová E E. Formánková J J. Garaiová V V. Hrabaňová J Jana Pavlátová M M. Strinčáková I I. Dubský M M. Kobal J J. Kadeřábek R Richard Kraus J J. Kukal A A. Mucha V V. Prajzler A A. Šístek P P. Vrága J Jiří Vnouček M Miroslav Vránek T T. Zetek J Jan Cmíral J J. Dobeš J J. Doubrava G G. Dörnerová S Soňa Dvořáková E Eva Hlaváčková E Eva Hořánková E Eva Jeníčková P Pavel Linhart K Karel Lupoměský M Mirko Musil O Olga Michálková I Ivana Mervartová R René Netopilík B Bedřich Prokůpek P P. Rejzek H Hana Sudolská J Julie Soukupová J Jelena Juklová K Karel Vaněk P Pavel Vangeli A Antonín Novotný J Jaroslav Tomsa P Pavel HavránekPriest T T. Benešová M M. Grušová P Pavla Michálková E Eva Machová K K. Pavlíková-Preislerová M M. Polášková