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。话说天下大势合久必分,分久必合。历经春秋战国数百年的征伐兼并,崛起西方的强秦终于在秦始皇嬴政的统领下横扫六国,一统江山。怎奈秦王朝不知偃旗息鼓,休养生息,反而以苛法暴政徭役天下,最终令秦王朝二世而亡。以陈涉、吴广为发端,四夷强梁揭竿而起。出生于沛的刘季在萧何、曹参、樊哙、周勃等人的拥戴下成为割据一方的小霸主。他带领兵马投靠楚国贵族之后项梁帐下,和孔武勇猛的项羽分路大战秦兵。当秦王朝土崩瓦解之际,一代豪杰项羽自立为西楚霸王,雄霸天下。不甘挫败的刘邦在张良、陈平、韩信、英布、彭越等名臣良将的辅佐下,与楚军展开最终的惨烈对决。
楚汉之争,千古流传……。