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The Barnabás Kos Case (1965)

ALL 04/16/1965 (sk) Comedy, Drama 88 Min
  • Release
    04/16/1965
  • Production
    Štúdio hraných filmov Bratislava
  • Rotten tomato
    60%
  • Original title
    Prípad Barnabáš Kos
  • Original language
    sk
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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.

  1. Peter Solan

    Director

  2. Story

  4. Producer



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The Barnabás Kos Case (1965) 88 Min

ALL 04/16/1965 (sk)
Comedy, Drama
  • Release 04/16/1965
  • Production
    Štúdio hraných filmov Bratislava
  • Original title Prípad Barnabáš Kos
  • sk
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Peter Solan

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Maximilián Remeň

    Editor

  4. Producer



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