Comedy · Czechoslovakia · 1988 · 1h 51m

The Jester and the Queen

Šašek a královna

Director

Cast

Bolek Polívka as Jester Chantal Poullain as Queen Jiří Kodet as King Vlastimil Brodský as Václav Jiří Pecha as Gamekeeper Lumír Tuček as Neighbour

Crew

Jan Malíř — Director of Photography Jiří Brožek — Editor Jiří Bulis — Original Music Composer Bolek Polívka — Screenplay Věra Chytilová — Screenplay Bolek Polívka — Story

Synopsis

The movie is a satirical look at foreign occupation - a medieval Czech jester entertains a German king and his French wife, or a modern Czech villager helps a Bavarian hunter and his French wife find wild boar in Bohemia - the story switches back and forth between the two plots and time-periods.

Mood & Themes

satire based on play or musical woman director

Key Collaborators

Věra Chytilová Director Jan Malíř Director of Photography Jiří Brožek Editor Jiří Bulis Original Music Composer Bolek Polívka Screenplay Věra Chytilová Screenplay Bolek Polívka Story Věra Chytilová Story Dušan Ždímal Production Design Tereza Kučerová Costume Design Simona Rybáková Costume Design

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