CinemaOSMovie · 1991

The King of Colonnades

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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.

Directed byZeno Dostál

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Status
Released
Language
CS
Released
May 1, 1991
Studios
Filmové studio Barrandov

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

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

Marek Vašut

Marek Vašut

Gestapo Officer

Anna de Abren e Lima

Creative team
Directed by
Zeno Dostál
Written by
Zeno Dostál

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