Magician (1988)

5.7/10 • 87 min • Drama History

Overview

A narration of episodes from the life of the famous Czech poet, Karel Hynek Mácha. Throughout the film, we witness a deep analysis of Mácha's complex character (his relation to another Czech writer of the time Josef Kajetán Tyl, his unbearable jealousy, his solitude, his attitude to nature,etc.) on the well-depicted historical background with all its particularities.

Cast

Jiří Schwarz

Karel Hynek Mácha

Veronika Žilková

Marta Vančurová

Petr Čepek

Jan Hrušínský

Rudolf Hrušínský

Poetry Reader (voice)

Milena Dvorská

Josef Karlík

Jan Kraus

Miriam Kantorková

Jana Hlaváčková

Žena v černém

Blažena Holišová

Tomáš Juřička

Václav Knop

Martin Dejdar

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