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The King of Colonnades (1991)

★ 6.5/10 Drama, History Czechoslovakia Czech
Director: Zeno Dostál
Screenplay by: Zeno Dostál
Novel: Zeno Dostál
Story by: Zeno Dostál
Lyricist: Zdeněk Borovec
Streaming: Not available

Description

In May 1945, a broken violinist lies drunk by a creek, haunted by memories of his life before and during WWII. Once the celebrated first violin in spa orchestras, he married Jewish nurse Róza and dreamed of fatherhood, only to face brutal anti-Jewish persecution. Relegated to second violin, he spirals into alcoholism and betrayal, while Róza and their daughter are deported. Cast out by colleagues and lovers, he descends into madness, murdering a vagrant with his violin case. In a final psychotic haze, he tends a roadside Christ statue before collapsing, his shattered life a testament to love, loss, and atrocity.

Top Cast

Josef Novotný
Barbora Leichnerová
Ivana Chýlková
Ivana Chýlková
Svatava Hubeňáková
Svatava Hubeňáková
Eliška Kuchařová
Eliška Kuchařová
Rudolf Máhrla
Rudolf Máhrla
Vlastimil Brodský
Vlastimil Brodský
Zdeňka Sajfertová
Zdeňka Sajfertová

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