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。「我不是唯一一个认为你做了错误选择的人。」故事围绕着知名妇产科医生维多利亚博士展开。身边发生的一切,让她怀疑自己目前指导的住院学生是某位故人之女,而这仿佛预告一个黑暗真相即将浮出水面。。桃姐是侍候了李家数十年的老佣人,把第二代的少爷罗杰抚养成人。罗杰从事电影制片人,五十多岁了仍然独身,而桃姐也继续照顾罗杰,成为习惯……一日,桃姐如常到街市买菜,回寓所煲汤、做好满桌的饭菜,在等待从内地出差回家的罗杰,桃姐看着窗外的街景打发时间,不知不觉间却竟昏迷在地上……桃姐醒来时发现自己身在医院,桃姐是中风了!一边手臂不能活动自如,必须利用物理治疗尽量恢复活动能力。
罗杰在百忙工作中为桃姐找合适老人院,期间巧遇昔日电影拍摄认识的草蜢哥,桃姐出院来到老人院,环境陌生,院友怪异,桃姐强装镇定。罗杰工余常到老人院探桃姐,主仆闲话家常一如母子,仍保持互相揶揄调侃习惯,桃姐嘴硬心甜,院友羡慕。
罗杰特意带桃姐参加电影首映礼,桃姐首次刻意打扮准备,取收藏已久的名贵衣服出发赴会;首映礼上桃姐大开眼界,更终有机会见到电影明星,桃姐感叹自己有生之年已然无憾……。