Music · 2025 · 1h 52m

The Makropulos Case

Věc Makropulos

Director

Cast

Marlis Petersen as Emilia Marty Pavel Cernoch as Albert Gregor Lukas Schmidt as Vítek Alma Neuhaus as Krista Bo Skovhus as Jaroslav Prus Carlos Osuna as Janek Prus

Crew

Leoš Janáček — Original Music Composer Leoš Janáček — Writer

Synopsis

At the heart of Věc Makropulos is a recipe for a life-prolonging elixir invented by the doctor Hieronymus Makropulos for Emperor Rudolf II. It was tested on the doctor's beautiful daughter, who has now been on earth for 337 years and has had countless affairs over the generations. In the end, however, the seemingly young woman has to realize that an endless life on this side of the world only brings loneliness.

Key Collaborators

Peter Stein Director Leoš Janáček Original Music Composer Leoš Janáček Writer

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