The Magpie in the Wisp
01/02/1991
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.
Movie Information
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
Jaroslav Malík ml.
as Debtor
Oldřich Navrátil
as Student
Radan Rusev
as Heir
Rudolf Stärz
as Young Man
Dagmar Benešlová
as
E. Formánková
as
J. Garaiová
as
V. Hrabaňová
as
Jana Pavlátová
as
M. Strinčáková
as
I. Dubský
as
M. Kobal
as
J. Kadeřábek
as
Richard Kraus
as
J. Kukal
as
A. Mucha
as
V. Prajzler
as
A. Šístek
as
P. Vrága
as
Jiří Vnouček
as
Miroslav Vránek
as
T. Zetek
as
Jan Cmíral
as
J. Dobeš
as
J. Doubrava
as
G. Dörnerová
as
Soňa Dvořáková
as
Eva Hlaváčková
as
Eva Hořánková
as
Eva Jeníčková
as
Pavel Linhart
as
Karel Lupoměský
as
Mirko Musil
as
Olga Michálková
as
Ivana Mervartová
as
René Netopilík
as
Bedřich Prokůpek
as
P. Rejzek
as
Hana Sudolská
as
Julie Soukupová
as
Jelena Juklová
as
Karel Vaněk
as
Pavel Vangeli
as
Antonín Novotný
as
Jaroslav Tomsa
as
Pavel Havránek
as Priest
T. Benešová
as
M. Grušová
as
Pavla Michálková
as
Eva Machová
as
K. Pavlíková-Preislerová
as
M. Polášková
as
J. Šišková
as
M. Vavřincová
as
Miroslava Vydrová
as
Ariana Shameti
as
Lucie Stropnická
as
H. Šalátová
as
A. Šviha
as
Nina Vangeli
as
Zdena Pojezdná
as
Petr Vacek
as
Vladimír Hulec
as
Pavel Marek
as
J. Vančura
as
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)
