Drama ·Comedy · Czechoslovakia · 1966 · 1h 10m

The Party and the Guests

O slavnosti a hostech

The Party and the Guests poster
Director
Jan Němec
Cast
Ivan Vyskočil as Treater Jan Klusák as Rudolf Jiří Němec as Josef Pavel Bošek as Frantisek Karel Mareš as Karel Evald Schorm as Husband
Crew
Jaromír Šofr — Director of Photography Miroslav Hájek — Editor Karel Mareš — Original Music Composer Jan Němec — Screenplay Ester Krumbachová — Screenplay Ester Krumbachová — Story
Tagline

Maybe one day the Czechs will see this picture again.

Synopsis

A group of the bourgeois head for a prominent figure's birthday party. As they venture through the woods and have a picnic, they're suddenly surrounded by some suspicious strangers.

Mood & Themes
freedompicnicsymbolismsatiresurrealismbullyconformitynon conformityhunting dogtyranny
Key Collaborators
Jan Němec Director Jaromír Šofr Director of Photography Miroslav Hájek Editor Karel Mareš Original Music Composer Jan Němec Screenplay Ester Krumbachová Screenplay Ester Krumbachová Story Oldřich Bosák Production Design Ester Krumbachová Costume Design
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