The Magpie in the Wisp
Straka v hrsti
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.
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Cast
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
Frank Towen
as Actor - Grandfather
Kateřina Burianová
as Mystery - Angel
Marie Spurná
as Mystery - Death
Ivana Vávrová
as Mystery - Nun
Tomáš Töpfer
as Mystery - Jester
Václav Knop
as Mystery - Devil
Pavel Rímský
as Mystery - Monk
Gabriela Wilhelmová
as Tavern Keeper
Rostislav Novák
as Groom
Jiří Knot
as Jeweller
Oldřich Navrátil
as Student
Eva Jeníčková
Jelena Juklová
Petr Vacek
Vilém Čok
as Musician
Michael Kocáb
as Musician
Michal Pavlíček
as Musician
Dana Bartůňková
as Straka (voice)
Dalimil Klapka
as Actor - Grandfather (voice)
