The Magpie in the Wisp

1h 36m

6.5

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

Györgyi Tarján

Zdeňka Sajfertová

Leoš Suchařípa

Jan Hrušínský

Karel Heřmánek

Vladimír Hauser

Miroslav Donutil

Actor - Grandson

Actor - Grandfather

Václav Kovařík

Robber Knight Zima

Kateřina Burianová

Mystery - Angel

Dana Balounová

Mystery - Death

Ivana Vávrová

Zuzana Hodková

Mystery - Prostitute

Tomáš Töpfer

Mystery - Jester

Mystery - Devil

Mystery - Executioner / Mystery - Heir

Luděk Čtvrtlík

Gabriela Wilhelmová

Rostislav Novák

Wench / Prostitute

Jaroslav Malík ml.

Oldřich Navrátil

Dagmar Benešlová

E. Formánková

Jana Pavlátová

M. Strinčáková

Jiří Vnouček

Miroslav Vránek

Soňa Dvořáková

Eva Hlaváčková

Eva Hořánková

Eva Jeníčková

Karel Lupoměský

Olga Michálková

Ivana Mervartová

René Netopilík

Bedřich Prokůpek

Julie Soukupová

Jelena Juklová

Antonín Novotný

Pavel Havránek

Pavla Michálková

K. Pavlíková-Preislerová

M. Polášková

M. Vavřincová

Miroslava Vydrová

Lucie Stropnická

Zdena Pojezdná

Vladimír Hulec

Michal Pavlíček

Dana Bartůňková

Actor - Grandson (voice)

Actor - Grandfather (voice)

Miloslav Štibich

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Antonín Přidal

Screenplay, Story

Jaromír Janáček

Assistant Editor

Viktor Růžička

Director of Photography

Dobroslav Zborník

First Assistant Director

Second Assistant Director

Miloš Červinka

Production Design

Oldřich Kovář

Assistant Camera

Vojtěch Kuthan

Assistant Camera

Ludmila Ondráčková

Libuše Beranová

Michal Pavlíček

Jiří Matějka

Yvetta Kornová

Still Photographer

Irena Klausová

Script Supervisor

Antonín Hausknecht

Oldřich Semerák

Jitka Stehlíková

Assistant Production Design

Jiří Beránek

Production Manager

Vladimíra Kopecká

Unit Production Manager

Vlasta Synkulová

Unit Production Manager

Creative Producer

Magdalena Mikešová

Assistant Production Manager

Jaroslav Malina