The Barnabáš Kos Case

2D35 mmOR15
Director:Peter Solan
Premiere:19. March 1965
Length:88 minutes
Genre:Comedy, Drama

The Barnabáš Kos Case

Prípad Barnabáš Kos; Peter Solan, 1964, versions: OR, languages: slk

Director: Peter Solan • Scenario: Peter Karvaš, Albert Marenčin • Kameraman: Tibor Biath • Actors: Josef Kemr, Jarmila Košťová, Milivoj Uzelac, Josef Bartl, Ján Bzdúch, Hana Sarvašová, Viliam Polónyi

A satirical kafkaesque comedy criticising hypocrisy illustrating tragicomic consequences of rise and fall of a conscientious musician. A story about a person who only “consents” at first, but then gradually succumbs to a false feeling of his own importance and geniality, getting carried away with the dynamics of power.

This film has been digitally restored by the Slovak Film Institute.

Length: 88 min

Year: 1964
Local premiere date: 19. March 1965

Country of origin:

  • Czechoslovakia

Language version:

OR - Original version (slovak)

Director: Peter Solan • Scenario: Peter Karvaš, Albert Marenčin • Kameraman: Tibor Biath • Actors: Josef Kemr, Jarmila Košťová, Milivoj Uzelac, Josef Bartl, Ján Bzdúch, Hana Sarvašová, Viliam Polónyi

A satirical kafkaesque comedy criticising hypocrisy illustrating tragicomic consequences of rise and fall of a conscientious musician. A story about a person who only “consents” at first, but then gradually succumbs to a false feeling of his own importance and geniality, getting carried away with the dynamics of power.

This film has been digitally restored by the Slovak Film Institute.

Year: 1964
Local premiere date: 19. March 1965

Country of origin:

  • Czechoslovakia

Language version:

OR - Original version (slovak)