The Magpie in the Wisp

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.

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

I

Ivan Podobský

Actor - Grandson

Frank Towen

Actor - Grandfather

V

Václav Kovařík

Robber Knight Zima

Kateřina Burianová

Mystery - Angel

D

Dana Balounová

Mystery - Girl

Marie Spurná

Mystery - Death

About the Movie