Mandragora

Mandragora

1979
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Overview

A television production of a Renaissance comedy by N. Machiavelli. A sharp criticism of society, a sharp satire on the wickedness of the clergy and human stupidity that causes the breakdown of marriage. The old lawyer Calfacci, husband of the young and beautiful Lucrezia, is unable to father a child. Callimaco, in love with Lucrezia, convinces him to give his wife a decoction of mandrake. At the same time, he warns him that anyone who comes into physical contact with Lucrezia for the first time will die from the effects of the poison. Therefore, the first villain (whom Callimaco himself is) must be caught and sacrificed for a good cause. However, he must convince Lucrezia's mother and the virtuous Lucrezia, and thus bribe the confessor Timoteo. The monk approves this intention with his casuistic interpretation and blesses him.

Status: Released

Language: SK

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Production Information

Production Companies
Československá televízia Bratislava
Production Countries
Czechoslovakia
Spoken Languages
Slovak

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 1979
Status Released
Language SK

Cast

Milan Kňažko
Milan Kňažko

Marián Labuda
Marián Labuda

Dušan Blaškovič
Dušan Blaškovič

Oldo Hlaváček
Oldo Hlaváček

Katarína Orbánová
Katarína Orbánová

Magda Paveleková
Magda Paveleková

Jozef Bednárik
Jozef Bednárik

Jarmila Karasová
Jarmila Karasová

Key Crew

Pavol Haspra
Director