Films - THE PARTY AND THE GUESTS (O SLAVNOSTI A HOSTECH)


The Party and the Guests (O slavnosti a hostech) Universal

This experimental Czechoslovakian film seems disturbingly akin to the works of Spain's Luis Bunuel. A group of happy picnickers runs afoul of Jan Klusak, a bullying sadist who has some sort of unbreakable hold over his followers. Klusak subjects the picnickers to a cruel psychological game, wherein he plays interrogator. The ordeal comes to a brief end when a stranger (Ivan Vyskocil) arrives, apologises for Klusak, and invites everyone to an elegant, formal outdoor banquet. But the bizarre fun and games continue, ending with the group embarking on a fully armed hunting party in search of a missing guest. Built on the premise of unquestioning conformity, Report on the Party and the Guests (O Slavnosti a Hostech) was a typically iconoclastic effort from the husband-and-wife director-screenwriter team of Jan Nemec and Ester Krumbachova.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

  • Cast:Ivan Vyskocil, Jan Klusák, Jiri Nemec, Pavel Bosek, Karel Mares, Evald Schorm, Jana Pracharova, Zdena Skvorecka, Milon Novotny, Helena Pejsková
  • Director:Jan Nemec
  • Writer:Ester Krumbachová
  • Duration:71
  • Release:Unknown
  • Genre:Drama
  • Distributor:Sigma III Corp.




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