The Magpie in the Wisp
1991
96 minutes
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.
Top Cast
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
Ivan Podobský
Actor - Grandson
Frank Towen
Actor - Grandfather
Václav Kovařík
Robber Knight Zima
Kateřina Burianová
Mystery - Angel
Dana Balounová
Mystery - Girl
Marie Spurná
Mystery - Death
Ivana Vávrová
Mystery - Nun
Zuzana Hodková
Mystery - Prostitute
Tomáš Töpfer
Mystery - Jester
Václav Knop
Mystery - Devil
Alexej Okuněv
Mystery - Executioner / Mystery - Heir
Ivan Rajmont
Mystery - King
Luděk Čtvrtlík
Mystery - Fool
Pavel Rímský
Mystery - Monk
Gabriela Wilhelmová
Tavern Keeper
Rostislav Novák
Groom
Oskar Hák
Drummer
Jiří Knot
Jeweller
Hana Militká
Wench / Prostitute
Jaroslav Malík ml.
Debtor
Oldřich Navrátil
Student
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
Miroslav Vránek
T. Zetek
Jan Cmíral
J. Dobeš
J. Doubrava
G. Dörnerová
Soňa Dvořáková
Eva Hlaváčková
Eva Hořánková
Eva Jeníčková
Pavel Linhart
Karel Lupoměský
Mirko Musil
Olga Michálková
Ivana Mervartová
René Netopilík
Bedřich Prokůpek
P. Rejzek
Hana Sudolská
Julie Soukupová
Jelena Juklová
Karel Vaněk
Pavel Vangeli
Antonín Novotný
Jaroslav Tomsa
Pavel Havránek
Priest
T. Benešová
M. Grušová
Pavla Michálková
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
Petr Vacek
Vladimír Hulec
Pavel Marek
J. Vančura
Vilém Čok
Musician
Jiří Hrubeš
Musician
Michael Kocáb
Musician
Michal Pavlíček
Musician
Dana Bartůňková
Straka (voice)
Jiří Prager
Actor - Grandson (voice)
Dalimil Klapka
Actor - Grandfather (voice)
Miloslav Štibich
Priest (voice)