Rent The Barnabáš Kos Case (1965)
3.8 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 32min
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- Synopsis:
- Barnabáš Kos (Josef Kemr), a meek and modest triangle-player in the State Orchestra, finds himself unfathomably promoted to Music Director. Now drunk with power, the once unobtrusive Kos turns into a poised, commanding peacock and seeks to transform the orchestra to suit his own agenda and inflated vision...Peter Solan's 1964 film is an absurdist, darkly funny Kafkaesque satire of an authoritarian system that rewards mediocrity and breeds petty dictatorship. Its wry exposure of hypocrisy, sycophancy and the corrupting influence of power remains, unsurprisingly, fresh and relevant even today.
- 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 LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Invincibility of Absurdity: An introduction to the film by curator Rastislav Steranka
- Nemecka (1974): Peter Solan's powerful documentary short, with music by Zdenek Liska
- Promotion (Postup, 1968): A short film by the renowned Slovak animator and filmmaker Viktor Kubal
- Portrait: Jarmila Košt'ova (1969): A short film on the famous Slovak actor
