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The Barnabás Kos Case (1965) [N/A]

Release Date:
April 16, 1965

Original Title:
Prípad Barnabáš Kos

Alternate Titles:
Barnabáš Kos
Kde je Barnabáš Kos?
Prípad Barnabáša Kosa

Genres:
Comedy | Drama

Production Companies:
Štúdio hraných filmov Bratislava

Production Countries:
Czechoslovakia

Ratings / Certifications:
SK: 15 

Runtime: 88

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Assistant Camera:
Fridrich Urban

Assistant Director:
Eva Štefankovičová

Assistant Editor:
Vincentína Klenovská
Pavol Lauko

Assistant Production Design:
Oľga Maiová

Conductor:
Milivoj Uzelac

Costume Design:
Ferdinand Konček

Costumer:
Štefan Koller

Director:
Peter Solan

Director of Photography:
Tibor Biath

Editor:
Maximilián Remeň

First Assistant Director:
Jozef Šafarka

Gaffer:
Július Mladý

Makeup Artist:
Michal Jurkovič

Novel:
Peter Karvaš

Original Music Composer:
Pavol Šimai

Production Design:
Ivan Vaníček

Production Manager:
Gejza Maráky

Property Master:
Mikuláš Vida

Props:
Rudolf Klučka

Screenplay:
Peter Karvaš
Albert Marenčin

Script:
Viera Bieliková

Sound:
Ondrej Polomský

Sound Effects:
Bohumír Brunclík

Unit Production Manager:
Emil Bandík
Tomáš Valovič

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