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The Magpie in the Wisp

6.5 96 mins Drama   Mystery   1991
Filmové studio Barrandov  
Director(s): Juraj Herz

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.

Casts of The Magpie in the Wisp

Györgyi Tarján

as Straka

Zdeňka Sajfertová

as Anděla

Leoš Suchařípa

as Moneylender

Jan Hrušínský

as Rubín

Boris Rösner

as Severín

Karel Heřmánek

as Student

Vladimír Hauser

as Zjizvenec

Miroslav Donutil

as Nosatec

Boris Hybner

as Actor - Son

Ivan Podobský

as Actor - Grandson

Frank Towen

as Actor - Grandfather

Václav Kovařík

as Robber Knight Zima

Kateřina Burianová

as Mystery - Angel

Dana Balounová

as Mystery - Girl

Marie Spurná

as Mystery - Death

Ivana Vávrová

as Mystery - Nun

Zuzana Hodková

as Mystery - Prostitute

Tomáš Töpfer

as Mystery - Jester

Václav Knop

as Mystery - Devil

Alexej Okuněv

as Mystery - Executioner / Mystery - Heir

Ivan Rajmont

as Mystery - King

Luděk Čtvrtlík

as Mystery - Fool

Pavel Rímský

as Mystery - Monk

Gabriela Wilhelmová

as Tavern Keeper

Rostislav Novák

as Groom

Oskar Hák

as Drummer

Jiří Knot

as Jeweller

Hana Militká

as Wench / Prostitute

Oldřich Navrátil

as Student

Radan Rusev

as Heir

Rudolf Stärz

as Young Man

Pavel Havránek

as Priest

Vilém Čok

as Musician

Jiří Hrubeš

as Musician

Michael Kocáb

as Musician

Michal Pavlíček

as Musician

Dana Bartůňková

as Straka (voice)

Jiří Prager

as Actor - Grandson (voice)

Dalimil Klapka

as Actor - Grandfather (voice)

Miloslav Štibich

as Priest (voice)

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