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。正直青年樊家树(郑小秋 饰)千里迢迢远赴北京求学,某日,他遇见了在天桥上卖艺的街头艺人关寿峰(萧英 饰)以及其女儿秀姑(夏佩珍 饰),一来二去之间,樊家树和关寿峰成为了知心好友。一次偶然中,樊家树结识了名叫沈喜凤(蝴蝶 饰)的女孩,沈喜凤悲惨的身世打动了樊家树,他决定尽自己所能帮助她。随着时间的推移,沈喜凤和樊家树之间渐渐产生了真挚的感情。
当樊家树再次见到关寿峰时,后者已经是一位卧床不起的病人了,樊家树慷慨解囊为关寿峰看病,这让秀姑十分感动,想要以身相遇以报此恩。樊家树的表兄陶伯和(龚稼农 饰)将交际花何丽娜介绍给了樊家树,意图撮合两人,然而早已心有所属的樊家树对美艳的何丽娜十分冷漠。。