Magician (1988)
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.
- Released
- 1988-01-29
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- František Vláčil, Václav Nývlt
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 from 7 votes
Cast
- Jiří Schwarz as Karel Hynek Mácha
- Veronika Žilková as Lori Somková
- Marta Vančurová as Márinka
- Petr Čepek as Ledvina
- Jan Hrušínský as Michal Mácha
- Rudolf Hrušínský as Poetry Reader (voice)
- Milena Dvorská as Durasová
- Josef Karlík as Duras
- Jan Kraus as Trojan
- Miriam Kantorková as Lorenzová
- Jana Hlaváčková as Žena v černém
- Blažena Holišová as Máchova matka