The Barnabás Kos Case

The Barnabás Kos Case

1965 sk 88 minutes

Rating: 6

Plot

In this bitingly satirical film Peter Slovan, a continuous source of trouble for the film functionaries of the socialist Slovakia, tackles an evergreen topic – the corruptive effects of power. Barnabáš Kos, a triangle player at a symphonic orchestra, is suddenly promoted to serve as the head of the said institution, even though both he and his superiors deem him completely unfit for the task. Encouraged in equal parts by this unexpected recognition and the servile praise of his colleagues, Kos’s modesty starts to gradually vanish. The erstwhile bashful and aloof percussionist quickly becomes aware of the advantages of his new office, and begins to realise his increasingly ludicrous artistic ambitions. Ultimately, the submissive marionette turns into a source of public humiliation, and his astonishing career finds an abrupt end. Orchestra serves here as a microcosm that grotesquely reflects the absurd and tragicomic mechanisms of the paranoid apparatus of power.

Trailer

Cast

Josef Kemr

Josef Kemr

Barnabáš Kos

Jarmila Košťová

Jarmila Košťová

Julka

Milivoj Uzelac

Milivoj Uzelac

Conductor Ruman

Josef Bartl

Josef Bartl

Ján Bzdúch

Ján Bzdúch

Gregus

Hana Sarvašová

Hana Sarvašová

Viliam Polónyi

Viliam Polónyi

Gajdoš

Eduard Grečner

Eduard Grečner

Jozef Hanúsek

Jozef Hanúsek

Naďa Hejná

Naďa Hejná

Růžičková

Dagmar Kákošová

Dagmar Kákošová

Jindřich Láznička

Jindřich Láznička

Jaroslav Rozsíval

Jaroslav Rozsíval

Vavro

Anton Trón

Anton Trón

Jaroslav Vrzala

Jaroslav Vrzala

Zoltán Sačarovský

Zoltán Sačarovský

Nina Doktorová

Nina Doktorová

Helena Paulíny-Tóthová

Helena Paulíny-Tóthová

Ivan Krivosudský

Ivan Krivosudský

Barnabáš Kos (voice)

Michal Belák

Michal Belák

Conductor Ruman (voice)

Oľga Adamčíková

Oľga Adamčíková

Růžičková (voice)

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