Directed by:
Jaroslav BrabecCinematography:
Jaroslav BrabecComposer:
Jiří ŠustCast:
Rudolf Hrušínský ml., Barbora Hrzánová, Veronika Freimanová, Jitka Asterová, Raoul Schránil, Jakub Saic, Vladimír Marek, Josef Kemr, Martin Dejdar (more)Plots(1)
Josef Váchal's 1924 novel toyed with stereotypes drawn FROM lurid literary trash, and the work serves as the starting point for a film adaptation displaying high visual stylization. Director and cameraman Jaroslav Brabec translated this literary work INTO movie language by making ironic use of generic and esthetic models FROM cinema's earliest beginnings to the talkies era. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Rudolf Hrušínský ml.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/294/164294183_9cba95.jpg)
Rudolf Hrušínský ml.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Elementary School (1991)
My Sweet Little Village (1985)
Hráči (1983) (theatrical recording)
![Barbora Hrzánová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270520_e501e6.jpg)
Barbora Hrzánová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hrdý Budžes (2003) (theatrical recording)
Rok na vsi (1995) (theatrical recording)
Racek (1996) (theatrical recording)
![Veronika Freimanová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/810/164810744_fcfb11.jpg)
Veronika Freimanová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Kolya (1996)
Methanol (2018) (TV movie)
The Defender (2021) (series)
![Jitka Asterová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268260_9b9573.jpg)
Jitka Asterová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
My Sweet Little Village (1985)
I Enjoy the World with You (1982)
Empties (2007)
![Raoul Schránil](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268236_ff1e22.jpg)
Raoul Schránil
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Nebe a dudy (1941)
Christian (1939)
Eva Fools Around (1939)
![Jakub Saic](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/431/431587_0fddde.jpg)
Jakub Saic
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Horror Story (1993)
Kníže Václav (1995) (TV movie)
Silná jako smrt (1998) (TV movie)
![Vladimír Marek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268770_e1b045.jpg)
Vladimír Marek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Divided We Fall (2000)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Czech Century (2013) (series)
![Josef Kemr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268134_4ed6c4.jpg)
Josef Kemr
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
![Martin Dejdar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/748/163748105_b5d44e.png)
Martin Dejdar
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Silent Pain (1990)
Brouk v hlavě (2002) (TV movie)
45 let Ypsilonky (2011) (theatrical recording)
![Jiří Bartoška](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/810/164810745_e39798.jpg)
Jiří Bartoška
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Bratři Karamazovi (1981) (theatrical recording)
Sense of Tumour (2024) (series)
Hřbitov pro cizince (1991) (TV movie)
![Ondřej Pavelka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/427/164427046_477412.png)
Ondřej Pavelka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989)
Mapa zámořských objevů (1978) (TV movie)
Naši furianti (2006) (theatrical recording)
![Josef Žluťák Hrubý](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/669/161669062_9ac8f3.jpg)
Josef Žluťák Hrubý
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
The Joke (1968)
Doctor Zhivago (2002) (TV movie)
Snake Poison (1981)
![Oto Ševčík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268719_56fad9.jpg)
Oto Ševčík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Assassination (1964)
Divided We Fall (2000)
Death Is Called Engelchen (1963)
![Jan Antonín Duchoslav](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/142/164142084_c95266.png)
Jan Antonín Duchoslav
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Snowdrops and Aces (1982)
Sweet Worries (1984)
Horror Story (1993)
![Vlastimil Bedrna](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/478/162478745_24f9cb.jpg)
Vlastimil Bedrna
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Bratři Karamazovi (1981) (theatrical recording)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
![Jiřina Jelenská](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268531_63aa00.jpg)
Jiřina Jelenská
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
Pozor, vizita! (1981)
Dobří holubi se vracejí (1988)
Naďa Šafratová
Best movies:
Wild Flowers (2000)
Accumulator 1 (1994)
Children of Dune (2003) (series)
![Alena Štréblová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/444/161444312_4d66fb.jpg)
Alena Štréblová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
The Defender (2021) (series)
Murder in Polná (2016) (TV movie)
![Jiřina Třebická](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274108_c10370.jpg)
Jiřina Třebická
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Larks on a String (1969)
Dobří holubi se vracejí (1988)
Love Between the Raindrops (1979)
Petr Voříšek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Gentlemen Boys (1975)
Why? (1987)
Horror Story (1993)