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Magician (1988)

Magician (1988)

Drama History
Release Date: 1988, January 29
Directors: František Vláčil
Countries: Czechoslovakia
Production: Filmové studio Barrandov
Cast: Václav Knop, Veronika Žilková, Rudolf Hrušínský, Jan Hrušínský, Jan Kraus, Jiří Schwarz, Miriam Kantorková, Marta Vančurová, Tomáš Juřička, Milena Dvorská, Josef Karlík, Petr Čepek

Overview:

A narration of episodes from the life of the famous Czech poet, Karel Hynek Mácha. Throughout the film, we witness a deep analysis of Mácha's complex character (his relation to another Czech writer of the time Josef Kajetán Tyl, his unbearable jealousy, his solitude, his attitude to nature,etc.) on the well-depicted historical background with all its particularities.

Keywords:

biography 19th century