Cock-a-Doodle-Do

Overview

"Power is sweetest when it is completely disproportionate – when a fool rules over the wise..." Kundera's play reveals in a farcical, even sarcastic way what drives people. For some, the most important thing is to submit and have peace of mind, while others need power over others to live. Milan Kundera says of his comedy Ptákovina that "it is a comedy so frivolous that it is more than a comedy: it is nonsense." Its intricate plot is set in motion by the Director, who draws a rhombus on the blackboard in the classroom. And it is discovered. An investigation ensues, and the all-powerful man of the city, the Chairman, also enters the game. This myth-shrouded comedy was only performed briefly in our country in 1969, and since then no one has officially seen it here. Until September 2008, when director Ladislav Smoček staged it at the Činoherní klub in Prague.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2009

Original language

Czech

Spoken languages

Czech

Countries

Czech Republic

Production

Česká televize

Cast

Marika Procházková,Stanislav Zindulka,David Sir,Jaromír Dulava,Petr Meissel,Nela Boudová,Ondřej Vetchý,Lucie Žáčková,Pavel Kikinčuk,Jana Břežkováand 1 more

Director

Jan Brichcín,Ladislav Smoček

Writer

Milan Kundera

Cinematography

Jiří Lebeda

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt13136642