Adicionar um enredo no seu idiomaA small group of bourgeois guests head for a birthday party of a prominent figure. As they go through the woods and have a picnic, they are suddenly surrounded by a bunch of suspicious stran... Ler tudoA small group of bourgeois guests head for a birthday party of a prominent figure. As they go through the woods and have a picnic, they are suddenly surrounded by a bunch of suspicious strangers.A small group of bourgeois guests head for a birthday party of a prominent figure. As they go through the woods and have a picnic, they are suddenly surrounded by a bunch of suspicious strangers.
- Direção
- Roteiristas
- Artistas
- Eva
- (as Zdena Skvorecká)
- Manzel
- (as Ewald Schorm)
- Josef
- (as Jirí Nemec)
- nevesta Olinka
- (as Dana Nemcová)
- Zenich
- (as Milon Novotný)
- Antonín
- (as Antonín Prazák)
- Knecht
- (as J. Elis)
- Knecht
- (as J. Hrbek)
- Knecht
- (as O. Lepsík)
- Knecht
- (as Z. Mosnicka)
Avaliações em destaque
The plot is surrealist: a picnic turns into an interrogation, but the guests are soon escorted to a birthday party, which then becomes a manhunt for the one man who refused to participate in it. Along with conformism and silent consent of the oppressed, the movie shows how those who have the monopoly over means of coercion and violence arrogantly enjoy their power and control, how they meet people's fear and uncertainty with smugish delight. Each scene is ambiguous and filled with symbolism - every conversation, as well as many one-liners, can be interpreted outside of their context and applied to various social issues, which makes the movie additionally provocative and politically interesting.
This is a fiercely anti-Stalinist work that can relate to anyone who hates unquestionable authority. It's opening scenes are pure Kafka-horror. A sadistic magistrate sent down to interrogate people just trying to live their lives seems to have absolute freedom to torment and humiliate.
Then, the magistrate is himself humiliated by a benevolent, yet all- powerful, "host". At this point the tone becomes one of blackest satire. Clearly a commentary on the post-Stalinist USSR and eastern block, the authorities "banned the film forever."
The story follows a group of seven middle-class men and women having a picnic near a lake. There is a discussion about an obscure future event. At one point, they see what appears to be a wedding party dance by at a distance. They finally decide to proceed to get to the "celebration" in time.
Suddenly, the group is accosted by a significant number of men. The men are led by Rudolf (Jan Klusak). It's not clear if they are threatening or joking. Karel (Karel Mares) defies Rudolf at one point and is roughed up. Josef (Jirí Nemec) from the picnic group helps to bring peace. Then an older man in white appears. Known as The Host (Ivan Vyskocil), he welcomes everyone to his joint birthday party and wedding celebration. He reprimands Rudolph and seems to smooth everything over.
During the meal, the Host learns his guests occupy the wrong seats and that one of the men from the picnic has left. This causes great consternation, and the Host and Rudolf decide to go and find the missing man and return him to the party. They use a large dog with massive teeth to aid in the search.
The aura of threat over a façade of peace apparently offended the Czech government of the time. This is not usually my type of film, but I thought it effectively communicated its point. It was banned in 1967 because it had "nothing in common with our republic, socialism, and the ideals of Communism."
Você sabia?
- CuriosidadesIn this film there are no professional actors, but different personalities from the artistic circle of Prague. Ivan Vyskocil is a real-life theater director, Zdena Skvorecka and Josef Skvorecký are writers, Jan Klusák and Karel Mares are composers, Jiri Nemec was a philosopher and translator, his wife Dana Nemcova is a psychologist, Pavel Bosek is a theater author, Evald Schorm is a film director, Milon Novotny is a photographer, etc. Their friends play the other roles.
- Citações
Hostitel: Boys, Boys! Now, Now, Now. We know Rudolf's a naughty boy, but Karel?
Eva: You should have seen him sulking, being naughty!
Frantisek: Because he's an old rebel.
Karel: No, I'm a Democrat.
Hostitel: So am I.
Wife: So am I.
Eva: So am I.
Marta: So am I.
Frantisek: So am I.
Josef: With your permission, so am I.
- ConexõesEdited into CzechMate: In Search of Jirí Menzel (2018)
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Detalhes
- Data de lançamento
- País de origem
- Idioma
- Também conhecido como
- A Report on the Party and Guests
- Empresa de produção
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- Tempo de duração1 hora 11 minutos
- Cor
- Mixagem de som
- Proporção
- 1.37 : 1