美国国务卿夏洛特,她是一名智慧且奉行理想主义的政客。然而夏洛特发现,她那愚蠢、无聊又渴求名誉的上级,Chambers总统并不打算再次竞选。所以夏洛特考虑自己竞选总统,她的团队开始给她物色起了演讲作家,这也让她跟弗莱德相遇。弗莱德刚刚丢掉记者的工作,而巧合的是,夏洛特在年轻时做过弗莱德的保姆。
冲动又笨拙的弗莱德跟高高在上的夏洛特完全是两个世界的人。但当二人相处的时间越来越长,弗莱德小时候对夏洛特的那颗萌动的心又觉醒了。令弗莱德没想到的是,感情收到了回应,两人迅速建立了地下情,而他们之间权力和地位的不平等,也导致了各种问题……。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。