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Directed by:
Vojtěch JasnýCinematography:
Jaroslav KučeraComposer:
Svatopluk HavelkaCast:
Jan Werich, Emília Vášáryová, Vlastimil Brodský, Jiří Sovák, Vladimír Menšík, Jiřina Bohdalová, Karel Effa, Vlasta Chramostová, Alena Kreuzmannová (more)Plots(1)
Vojtěch Jasný's sumptuous, surreal satire is one of the most lavish and uninhibited films of the entire Czechoslovak New Wave. A travelling circus and its magical feline mascot arrive in a provincial Czech town, and expose the virtues, vices and desires of its unruly inhabitants. Part modern fairy tale, part colourful political metaphor, The Cassandra Cat (also known as When the Cat Comes) is a unique, glorious comic drama. Banned after the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, the film was regarded as an unacceptable and subversive critique of Communist society. (Second Run)
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A world of poetic rhymes in the Werich style adapted for the 1960s. It is difficult to assess whether it was wise to look for an intersection between the Liberated Theater and Jasný and Passer.
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"Once upon a time there was an old man. He was such a sage. He would get up in the morning and, because he had a total of nothing to do, would go out for a walk and humorously gloss over the world around him. With understanding irony he smiled at human foibles, and with gentle humor pointed out minor wrongs and iniquities. He could start a conversation with anyone – from diggers to shop assistants, workers to clerks and managers; they all knew him well. No wonder the people one day conspired to beat the old man to death."
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