A Jester's Tale

A Jester's Tale
A Jester's Tale
	Original poster
Directed by	Karel Zeman
Written by	Karel Zeman; Pavel Juráček;
Produced by	Josef Ouzký
Starring	Petr Kostka; Miloslav Holub; Emília Vášáryová;
Cinematography	Václav Huňka
Edited by	Miroslav Hájek
Music by	Jan Novák
Production; company	Filmové studio Barrandov
Release date	18 December 1964;
Running time	81 minutes
Country	Czechoslovakia
Language	Czech
Budget	5 Million KČs

A Jester's Tale (Czech: Bláznova kronika) is a 1964 Czech film directed by Karel Zeman. Described by Zeman as a "pseudo-historical" film, it is an anti-war black comedy set during the Thirty Years' War. The film combines live action with animation to suggest the artistic style of the engraver Matthäus Merian.^[2]

Plot

Cast

Petr Kostka as Petr
Miloslav Holub as Recruiting officer Matyáš of Babice
Emília Vášáryová as Lenka
Valentina Thielová as Countess Veronika
Karel Effa as Hetman Varga of Koňousov
Eva Šenková as Countess
Eduard Kohout as Count
Vladimír Menšík as Court painter
Čestmír Řanda as Watchman
Jiří Holý as Spanish officer
Josef Haukvic as Musketeer
František Kovářík as Jester

Reception

The film was a notable success at the 1964 San Francisco International Film Festival, winning Best Picture and Best Director. It was also voted Best Film at the 1964 Addis Ababa IFF in Ethiopia, and was honored in three categories at Cannes.^[3]

References

^ Veselá, Tereza. UNIVERZITA KARLOVA V PRAZE Mediální obraz filmového režiséra Karla Zemana v letech 1945–1989 v českých médiích. Charles University. p. 74. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
^ Polt, Harriet (Spring 1964). "The Czechoslovak Animated Film". Film Quarterly. 17 (3): 38. doi:10.1525/fq.1964.17.3.04a00120. JSTOR 1210908.
^ "The Jester's Tale – Distribution Sheet" (PDF). National Film Archive in Prague (in Czech). Národní filmový archiv v Praze. nfa.cz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2012.

External links

A Jester's Tale at IMDb

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[UNIVERZITA_KARLOVA_V_PRAZE_Mediální_obraz_filmového_režiséra_Karla_Zemana_v_letech_1945–1989_v_českých_médiích-1] Veselá, Tereza. UNIVERZITA KARLOVA V PRAZE Mediální obraz filmového režiséra Karla Zemana v letech 1945–1989 v českých médiích. Charles University. p. 74. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

[2] Polt, Harriet (Spring 1964). "The Czechoslovak Animated Film". Film Quarterly. 17 (3): 38. doi:10.1525/fq.1964.17.3.04a00120. JSTOR 1210908.

[3] "The Jester's Tale – Distribution Sheet" (PDF). National Film Archive in Prague (in Czech). Národní filmový archiv v Praze. nfa.cz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2012.

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