The Barnabás Kos Case (1965)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | sk |
| Popularity | 0.463 |
Directed By
Peter Solan
Crew
Peter Karvaš
Albert Marenčin
Tibor Biath
Pavol Šimai
Ivan Vaníček
Ferdinand Konček
Michal Jurkovič
Maximilián Remeň
Ondrej Polomský
Gejza Maráky
Jozef Šafarka
Eva Štefankovičová
Fridrich Urban
Oľga Maiová
Mikuláš Vida
Štefan Koller
Vincentína Klenovská
Pavol Lauko
Bohumír Brunclík
Emil Bandík
Tomáš Valovič
Rudolf Klučka
Viera Bieliková
Július Mladý
Milivoj Uzelac
Peter Solan
Peter Karvaš
TOP CAST
Josef Kemr
Barnabáš Kos
Jarmila Košťová
Julka
Milivoj Uzelac
Conductor Ruman
Ján Bzdúch
Gregus
Viliam Polónyi
Gajdoš
Naďa Hejná
Růžičková
Jaroslav Rozsíval
Vavro
Ivan Krivosudský
Barnabáš Kos (voice)
Michal Belák
Conductor Ruman (voice)
Oľga Adamčíková
Růžičková (voice)
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