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.
Digitised in 4K and restored in 2K, based on the 35mm camera negative, by the National Film Archive of the Slovak Film Institute. The original film elements are preserved by the National Film Archive of the Slovak Film Institute.
Eva Näripe。卡拉(芭芭拉·赫希 Barbara Hershey 饰)的丈夫在一场意外中不幸去世,卡拉不得不独自抚养他们的两个孩子,日子过得十分辛苦。某天夜里,卡拉遇见了科学无法解释的怪事,她被一股强大而又神秘的力量强暴了。由于事态过于诡异,卡拉将此归结于自己在做梦,但这股力量并没有就此消失,而是一而再再而三的骚扰着卡拉。 恐惧之中,卡拉向心理医生库利(Jacqueline Brookes 饰)求助,但库利认为这只是卡拉压力太大而产生的幻觉。科学无法帮助卡拉,于是卡拉转而找到了一名玄学家,玄学家在卡拉的卧室里放置了特殊的摄影器材,并且最终拍摄下了惊悚恐怖的一幕。证据证明了卡拉并没有疯,但这也意味着,他们必须要和那个邪恶的力量正面对抗。。