AŽ PŘIJDE KOCOUR
(THE CASSANDRA CAT )
The fairy-tale allegory “Až prijde kocour” (“The Cassandra Cat”) was shot by Vojtech Jasný after making a name for himself with the anthology film Touha (“Desire”, 1958). Jirí Brdecka and Jan Werich collaborated with Jasný on the screenplay. Werich also acted in the film, portraying both the main narrator and a traveling magician who puts on a show in the small Czech town. The magician is accompanied by the performer and a magical cat with sunglasses. When the sunglasses are removed, the cat’s vision is able to reveal the true nature of people. Lovers turn red, thieves turn gray, traitors turn yellow… With its combination of colorful special effects and fantasy story with moralistic undertones, the film enchanted the jury in Cannes, where Jasný won the Special Jury Prize.
Year of production: 1963
Country: Czech Republic
Durée : 105 minutes
Credits
- Vojtech JASNY Director
- Vojtech JASNY Screenplay
- Jan WERICH Screenplay
- Jiri BRDECKA Screenplay
Casting
- Jan WERICH magician
- Vlastimil BRODSKY Robert
- Emilia VASARYOVA Diana
- Jiri SOVAK Karel
- Vladimír MENŠÍK school caretaker
- Jirina BOHDALOVA Julie
Images
Contacts
Production
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NATIONAL FILM ARCHIVE (NFA) / NÁRODNÍ FILMOVÝ ARCHIV
Malešická 12
13000
PRAGUE 3 Czech Republic
T: 420 778 487 851[email protected] www.nfa.cz
French Press
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MALAVIDA
T: 33 06 82 63 05 73http://www.malavidafilms.com
Marion ESCHARD[email protected]
Distribution
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MALAVIDA
T: 33 06 82 63 05 73http://www.malavidafilms.com[email protected]
International sales
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NATIONAL FILM ARCHIVE (NFA) / NÁRODNÍ FILMOVÝ ARCHIV
T: 420 778 487 851www.nfa.cz
