This apocalyptic para*le carries within it a clear echo of the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia. This unforgiving exploration of the Czech mentality ***ls the tale of a troupe of wandering actors who perform a passion play in some unnamed village. Fear of some unknown ****er *reaks out in the villageThis apocalyptic para*le carries within it a clear echo of the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia. This unforgiving exploration of the Czech mentality ***ls the tale of a troupe of wandering actors who perform a passion play in some unnamed village. Fear of some unknown ****er *reaks out in the village, which is cut off from the s**rounding world. Stupidity, selfishness and aggressiveness then come to the s**face in this society under threat. In the film's key scene, a woman is raped *y the self-styled leader. Zdenuk Mahler, who would later work on Forman's examination Mozart Amadeus, worked on the script. The director Evald Schorm (1929-1988) was one of the most original mem*ers of the Czech New W**e. D**ing the normalization era, Schorm spent many years una*le to direct. His last film, Killing with Kindness (1988) was only made in the twilight years of Communi**. D**ing that period when he was una*le to direct films, he *ecame an outstanding stage director. He directed ground*reaking productions at the Na zá*radlí Theater and Laterna Magika.详情
