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Ceremoniář

Ceremoniář

1996ComedyDrama

Who is this confident man who, with unusual elegance and surprising professionalism, began working at the reception desks of the highest government and party leaders one day? Where did he come from, what are his tasks, and who entrusted him with them? These questions will be pondered in the film by members of the secret services, important and insignificant minions of the powerful, who are convinced that they know every link in the ingeniously opaque chain of relationships and competences of a centrally controlled state. Before the surprising revelation of the mysterious master of ceremonies living a double life, he manages to pull off one last stunt: a monstrous hoax whose consequences can only be tragic.

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Synopsis

Who is this confident man who, with unusual elegance and surprising professionalism, began working at the reception desks of the highest government and party leaders one day? Where did he come from, what are his tasks, and who entrusted him with them? These questions will be pondered in the film by members of the secret services, important and insignificant minions of the powerful, who are convinced that they know every link in the ingeniously opaque chain of relationships and competences of a centrally controlled state. Before the surprising revelation of the mysterious master of ceremonies living a double life, he manages to pull off one last stunt: a monstrous hoax whose consequences can only be tragic.

The vibe

1950s

Behind it

Jiří VěrčákDirectorEva KantůrkováScreenplayJosef ŠpeldaCinematography

Cast

Jan HrušínskýJan Hrušínský
Jana PaulováJana Paulová
Jana ŠvandováJana Švandová
Olga Schmidtová
Jiří KlemJiří Klem
Rostislav KubaRostislav Kuba
Oldřich VlčekOldřich Vlček
Milan Riehs
Ladislav PotměšilLadislav Potměšil
František NěmecFrantišek Němec
Bára ŠtěpánováBára Štěpánová
Jan Vala
Gabriela WilhelmováGabriela Wilhelmová
Ladislav GerendášLadislav Gerendáš
Mojmír MaděričMojmír Maděrič
Jaroslav SypalJaroslav Sypal
Stanislav Bouchner
Jaroslav Těšitel

Director

Jiří Věrčák

Writer

Eva Kantůrková

Release date

2 May 1996

Studio

Česká televize

Language

Czech

Country

Czech Republic

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