Magician

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 29, 1988

Original language

Czech

Spoken languages

Czech

Countries

Czechoslovakia

Production

Filmové studio Barrandov

Cast

Jiří Schwarz,Jana Hlaváčková,Tomáš Juřička,Marta Vančurová,Martin Dejdar,Josef Karlík,Jan Hrušínský,Jan Kraus,Václav Knop,Petr Čepekand 5 more

Director

František Vláčil

Writer

Miloslav Vydra,Václav Nývlt

Cinematography

Jiří Macák

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0175934