Rent The Barnabas Kos Case (1965)
3.8 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 32min
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- Synopsis:
- Barnabas Kos, an untalented triangle-player in a state orchestra finds himself unfathomably promoted to conductor. Drunk with power, the once meek Kos now seeks to transform the ensemble to suit his own agenda and inflated vision...Peter Solan's absurdist, darkly funny satire of a corrupt system that rewards mediocrity and breeds petty dictatorship, openly criticised the practices of communist Czechoslovakia at the time. Its wry exposure of hypocrisy, sycophancy and the corrupting influence of power remains as fresh and relevant today as it did in 1964.
- Actors:
- Jan Bzduch, Josef Kemr, Jarmila Kostova, Dagmar Kákosová, Viliam Polónyi, Jaroslav Rozsíval, Hana Sarvasová, Milivoj Uzelac
- Directors:
- Peter Solan
- Writers:
- Peter Karvas, Albert Marencin, Peter Solan
- Aka:
- The Case of Barnabas Kos / Prípad Barnabás Kos
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy
- Countries:
- Czechoslovakia
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 17/03/2025
- Run Time:
- 92 minutes
- Languages:
- Slovakian
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- The Invincibility of Absurdity: an introduction to the film by Rastislav Steranka, Director of National Cinematographic Centre, Slovak Film Institute
- Promotion (Postup, 1968): a short animated film by Viktor Kubal
- Portrait: Jarmila Kostova: a short film on the famous Slovak actor