Král Ubu (1996)

7.8/10 88 min Comedy Drama

Overview

A cruel picture of the ways in which human beings acquire power and then cling to it. The story of Father Ubu, an idiot who climbs over the bodies of the dead to his royal post, is presented with a touch of the grotesque where naive comic elements meet black humor. Using a human touch, the film- makers were able to transform the original into a film aimed at a contemporary audience while remaining faithful to the vision of Father Ubu and Mother Ubu venturing everything in their efforts to seize power and mammon.

Cast

Marián Labuda

Lucie Bílá

Karel Roden

Ester Geislerová

Bolek Polívka

Chantal Poullain

Ivan Vyskočil

Marie Drahokoupilová

Zita Kabátová

Tomáš Hanák

Václav Chalupa

Jan Španbauer

Marián Labuda

Lou Fanánek Hagen

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