Pavel Jurácek

  • Pavel Jurácek – Prípad pro zacínajícího kata AKA Case for a Rookie Hangman (1970)

    1961-1970ArthouseCzech RepublicFantasyPavel Jurácek

    The Lemuel Gulliver of Dlouhá Street takes an unexpected journey to the flying island of Laputa, in the realm of Balnibarbi, and back again. The parable about a totalitarian system, where bizarre laws are in force and unwritten rules are adhered to, mixes with a fantastical spectacle in which “dreams touch the world and the world touches dreams”. In twelve chapters, the Kafkaesque motion picture, Case for the New Hangman, tells the timeless tale of a foreigner who brings hope and excitement to the stagnant waters of Balnibarbi whereupon, instead of being received as a guest, he is treated with suspicion.Read More »

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