The Barnabáš Kos Case (1964)
Comedy · 1h 32m · 4/16/1965
Description
Barnabáš Kos, a meek and modest triangle-player in a state orchestra finds himself unfathomably promoted to Musical Director. Now drunk with power, the once timid Kos turns into a poised, commanding peacock and seeks to transform the orchestra to suit his own agenda and inflated vision... Peter Solan (Before Tonight is Over) crafts an absurdist, darkly funny Kafkaesque satire of a corrupt system that rewards mediocrity and breeds petty dictatorship. Openly criticising the practices of socialist Czechoslovakia at the time, its wry exposure of hypocrisy, sycophancy and the corrupting influence of power remains, unsurprisingly, fresh and relevant even today.
Ján Bzdúch
GregusJosef Kemr
Barnabas KosJarmila Kostova
JulkaViliam Polónyi
GajdosJaroslav Rozsíval
VavroHana Sarvasová
GregusováMilivoj Uzelac
Dirigent RumanPeter Solan
DirectorPeter Karvaš
WriterAlbert Marencin
WriterPeter Solan
WriterTibor Biath
CinematograpyMaximilián Remeň
EditorPavol Šimai
MusicJaroslav Plavec
SoundIvan Vaníček
Art
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
The Firemen's Ball
The Party
Being There
Brazil
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Phantom of Liberty
Catch-22
PlayTime
The Hudsucker Proxy
Office Space
Wag the Dog
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python's Life of Brian
The Dinner Game
The Square
Force Majeure
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
Song From the Second Floor
You, the Living
