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.
Digitised in 4K and restored in 2K, based on the 35mm camera negative, by the National Film Archive of the Slovak Film Institute. The original film elements are preserved by the National Film Archive of the Slovak Film Institute.
Eva Näripe。四名好友追随时尚界精英筑梦逐梦,周旋于高压工作、爱情难题和五光十色的都市夜生活。。唯良和丈夫伟业结婚已经九年了,两人共同抚养着两个可爱的孩子,婚姻生活虽然平淡但是不失幸福。一天,唯良的儿时玩伴安萍忽然找到了唯良,两人已经很久都没有联系了,这次,安萍带来了一个坏消息,那就是唯良的丈夫伟业有了婚外情,而婚外情的对象不是别人,正是安萍的妹妹安玲。 唯良找到了安玲,想要劝说后者离开自己的丈夫,可是性子倔强的安玲非但没有意识到自己的错误,还咬定了不会放手。伤心的唯良决定在丈夫的身上下功夫,但很快她就意识到,伟业是真的不再爱自己了。这么长时间来,丈夫和孩子构成了唯良生活的全部,一下子,她失去了人生的意义。。