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In this bitingly satirical film Peter Slovan, a continuous source of trouble for the film functionaries of the socialist Slovakia, tackles an evergreen topic – the corruptive effects of power. Barnabáš Kos, a triangle player at a symphonic orchestra, is suddenly promoted to serve as the head of the said institution, even though both he and his superiors deem him completely unfit for the task. Encouraged in equal parts by this unexpected recognition and the servile praise of his colleagues, Kos’s modesty starts to gradually vanish. The erstwhile bashful and aloof percussionist quickly becomes aware of the advantages of his new office, and begins to realise his increasingly ludicrous artistic ambitions. Ultimately, the submissive marionette turns into a source of public humiliation, and his astonishing career finds an abrupt end. Orchestra serves here as a microcosm that grotesquely reflects the absurd and tragicomic mechanisms of the paranoid apparatus of power.
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Действие происходит в словацких горах в конце Второй Мировой войны. Фильм состоит из шести коротких рассказов, которые, однако, образуют единое повествование. Действие первого рассказа происходит летом 1944 года, последнего - весной 1945. Главные герои фильма - трое деревенских мальчишек разного возраста: Рудка, Винс и Мартин. Их глазами мы воспринимаем все события, произошедшие в фильме.
