The Magpie in the Wisp

In the film, the creative forces of personalities from three spheres of art collide. The subtitle "The Game of Love and Hate" refers to the motivation of an old Czech medieval satire, the theme belongs to Antonín Přidal, an expert on this subject. His collaboration with Juraj Herz created a collage of past and present, an updated, sharp satire and a parable about the clash of human qualities that could not but end up in the vault. The music of the Prague Selection - Michael Kocáb and Michal Pavlíček - also contributed to the film's offensive provocativeness - the film was one of the reasons for their complete move to the underground. The dancing chorus of medieval citizens resembles more of a jumble of long-haired maniacs, the edge of a contemporary dump intrudes into the space of a medieval marketplace, and the characters oscillate between the past and the present, whether in their appearance, symbolism or behaviour.

Györgyi Tarján

(Straka)

Zdeňka Sajfertová

(Anděla)

Leoš Suchařípa

(Moneylender)

Jan Hrušínský

(Rubín)

Boris Rösner

(Severín)

Karel Heřmánek

(Student)

Vladimír Hauser

(Zjizvenec)

Miroslav Donutil

(Nosatec)

Boris Hybner

(Actor - Son)

Ivan Podobský

(Actor - Grandson)

Frank Towen

(Actor - Grandfather)

Václav Kovařík

(Robber Knight Zima)

Kateřina Burianová

(Mystery - Angel)

Dana Balounová

(Mystery - Girl)

Marie Spurná

(Mystery - Death)

Ivana Vávrová

(Mystery - Nun)

Zuzana Hodková

(Mystery - Prostitute)

Tomáš Töpfer

(Mystery - Jester)

Václav Knop

(Mystery - Devil)

Alexej Okuněv

(Mystery - Executioner / Mystery - Heir)

Ivan Rajmont

(Mystery - King)

Luděk Čtvrtlík

(Mystery - Fool)

Pavel Rímský

(Mystery - Monk)

Gabriela Wilhelmová

(Tavern Keeper)

Rostislav Novák

(Groom)

Oskar Hák

(Drummer)

Jiří Knot

(Jeweller)

Hana Militká

(Wench / Prostitute)

Jaroslav Malík ml.

(Debtor)

Oldřich Navrátil

(Student)

Radan Rusev

(Heir)

Rudolf Stärz

(Young Man)

Dagmar Benešlová

E. Formánková

J. Garaiová

V. Hrabaňová

Jana Pavlátová

M. Strinčáková

I. Dubský

M. Kobal

J. Kadeřábek

Richard Kraus

J. Kukal

A. Mucha

V. Prajzler

A. Šístek

P. Vrága

Jiří Vnouček

Miroslav Vránek

T. Zetek

Jan Cmíral

J. Dobeš

J. Doubrava

G. Dörnerová

Soňa Dvořáková

Eva Hlaváčková

Eva Hořánková

Eva Jeníčková

Pavel Linhart

Karel Lupoměský

Mirko Musil

Olga Michálková

Ivana Mervartová

René Netopilík

Bedřich Prokůpek

P. Rejzek

Hana Sudolská

Julie Soukupová

Jelena Juklová

Karel Vaněk

Pavel Vangeli

Antonín Novotný

Jaroslav Tomsa

Pavel Havránek

(Priest)

T. Benešová

M. Grušová

Pavla Michálková

Eva Machová

K. Pavlíková-Preislerová

M. Polášková

J. Šišková

M. Vavřincová

Miroslava Vydrová

Ariana Shameti

Lucie Stropnická

H. Šalátová

A. Šviha

Nina Vangeli

Zdena Pojezdná

Petr Vacek

Vladimír Hulec

Pavel Marek

J. Vančura

Vilém Čok

(Musician)

Jiří Hrubeš

(Musician)

Michael Kocáb

(Musician)

Michal Pavlíček

(Musician)

Dana Bartůňková

(Straka (voice))

Jiří Prager

(Actor - Grandson (voice))

Dalimil Klapka

(Actor - Grandfather (voice))

Miloslav Štibich

(Priest (voice))