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The Magpie in the Wisp

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The Magpie in the Wisp

Original Title: Straka v hrsti

1991
1h 36m
Drama
Mystery

Status

Released

Release

1991

Runtime

1h 36m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 36m
Feb 1, 1991
Languages
Czech
Director
Juraj Herz
Juraj Herz
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production Countries
Czechoslovakia

Top Cast

101 Cast Members

Györgyi Tarján

Györgyi Tarján

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

Actor - Grandson

Frank Towen

Frank Towen

Actor - Grandfather

Václav Kovařík

Robber Knight Zima

Kateřina Burianová

Kateřina Burianová

Mystery - Angel

Dana Balounová

Mystery - Girl

Marie Spurná

Marie Spurná

Mystery - Death

Ivana Vávrová

Ivana Vávrová

Mystery - Nun

Zuzana Hodková

Mystery - Prostitute

Tomáš Töpfer

Tomáš Töpfer

Mystery - Jester

Václav Knop

Václav Knop

Mystery - Devil

Alexej Okuněv

Mystery - Executioner / Mystery - Heir

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