A Jester's Tale
| A Jester's Tale | |
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 Original poster | |
| Directed by | Karel Zeman |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Josef Ouzký |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Václav Huňka |
| Edited by | Miroslav Hájek |
| Music by | Jan Novák |
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Release date |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
| Budget | 5 Million KČs[1] |
A Jester's Tale (Czech: Bláznova kronika) is a 1964 Czech film directed by Karel Zeman. Described by Zeman as a "pseudo-historical" film, it is an anti-war black comedy set during the Thirty Years' War. The film combines live action with animation to suggest the artistic style of the engraver Matthäus Merian.[2]
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (November 2023) |
Cast
[edit]- Petr Kostka as Petr
- Miloslav Holub as Recruiting officer Matyáš of Babice
- Emília Vášáryová as Lenka
- Valentina Thielová as Countess Veronika
- Karel Effa as Hetman Varga of Koňousov
- Eva Šenková as Countess
- Eduard Kohout as Count
- Vladimír Menšík as Court painter
- Čestmír Řanda as Watchman
- Jiří Holý as Spanish officer
- Josef Haukvic as Musketeer
- František Kovářík as Jester
Reception
[edit]The film was a notable success at the 1964 San Francisco International Film Festival, winning Best Picture and Best Director. It was also voted Best Film at the 1964 Addis Ababa IFF in Ethiopia, and was honored in three categories at Cannes.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Veselá, Tereza. UNIVERZITA KARLOVA V PRAZE Mediální obraz filmového režiséra Karla Zemana v letech 1945–1989 v českých médiích. Charles University. p. 74. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ Polt, Harriet (Spring 1964). "The Czechoslovak Animated Film". Film Quarterly. 17 (3): 38. doi:10.1525/fq.1964.17.3.04a00120. JSTOR 1210908.
- ^ "The Jester's Tale – Distribution Sheet" (PDF). National Film Archive in Prague (in Czech). Národní filmový archiv v Praze. nfa.cz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
External links
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- 1964 films
- 1964 black comedy films
- 1964 animated films
- 1960s historical comedy films
- 1960s historical adventure films
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- Czechoslovak animated films
- Films with live action and animation
- Czech historical adventure films
- Films with screenplays by Pavel Juráček
- Films set in the 1620s
- Films set in the 1630s
- Thirty Years' War films
- Films with screenplays by Karel Zeman
- Czech black comedy films
- 1960s Czech films
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- Czech animated comedy films
- Czech animated fantasy films
- Animated films set in the 17th century
- Animated films about war
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