Italy / Sep 01, 1969 / Venice Film Festival
The Genius (1969)
Directed by Štefan Uher
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1h 21min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A metaphorical story about the conflict of human reason and ideals with the dehumanizing mechanism of social institutions. A satire criticizing the negative relations between people, condemning the evils of human characters and the resulting qualities - pride, envy, malicious gloating, hatred and mammonism.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Milan Bačko | |
| Augustín Kubán | Devil / Collegium Member |
| Štefan Winkler | |
| František Bubík | Collegium Member |
| František Török | |
| Štefan Benek | |
| Gejza Sedlák | |
| Míla Beran | |
| Pavol Chrobák | |
| Michal Gavač | |
| Vojtech Kovarík | |
| Ľudovít Ozábal | |
| Hana Slivková | |
| Michal Belák | |
| Ladislav Huber | Archeology Professor |
| Ján Géc | |
| Oleg Tatarka |
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| Augustín Dobrovodský | |
| Július Mazanec | |
| Jozef Režucha | |
| Ladislav Učník | |
| Marianna Trenčanová | |
| Karol Čálik | |
| Igor Čillík | |
| Libuše Šedivá | Piano Player |
| Alžbeta Barthová | |
| Jozef Sodoma | |
| Milan Fiabáne | |
| Eugen Senaj | |
| Tibor Bogdan | |
| Viliam Káčer | |
| T. Šimovič | Archeologist |
| Fridrich Urban | |
| Kamil Žiak | |
| Peter Obenrauch | |
| Peter Čapla | |
| Ingrid Rozvadská | Klárika |
| Pavol Melichárek | |
| Jaroslav Jenča | |
| Pavol Banzi | |
| Karol Banzi | |
| Eva Rysová | Viola Hluchová (voice) |
| Ľudovít Reiter | Devil / Collegium Member (voice) |
| Alfonz Gajdoš | Collegium Member (voice) |
| Ivan Krivosudský | Archeology Professor (voice) |
| Helena Remšíková | Piano Player (voice) |
| Gabriela Jakabovičová | Klárika (voice) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Génius |
| Original language | Slovenčina (SK) |
| Spoken languages | Slovenčina |
| Production countries | Czechoslovakia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Štúdio hraných filmov Bratislava |
| Release date | 27 novembre 1969 |
| Writer | Alfonz Bednár |
| Editing | Maximilián Remeň |
| Cinematography | Stanislav Szomolányi, Benedikt Krivošík |
| Assistant directors | Jozef Režucha, Adolf Lachkovič, Karol Floreán, Štefan Uher |
| Camera operators | Benedikt Krivošík, Stanislav Szomolányi |
| Additional photography | Stanislav Szomolányi, Benedikt Krivošík |
| Production design | Ivan Kot, Ivo Jokl, Darina Passerinová, Rudolf Klučka |
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| Art direction | Ivo Jokl, Ivan Kot, Darina Passerinová, Rudolf Klučka |
| Set decoration | Ivo Jokl, Ivan Kot, Darina Passerinová, Rudolf Klučka |
| Music | Ilja Zeljenka, Paul Kletzki, Milan K. Némethy |
| Sound | Ilja Zeljenka, Paul Kletzki, Milan K. Némethy |
| Costume design | Júlia Ballagová, Jozef Škopek, Emília Kovačičová |
| Makeup | Jozef Škopek, Júlia Ballagová, Emília Kovačičová |
| Hairstyling | Júlia Ballagová, Jozef Škopek, Emília Kovačičová |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
XC / Nov 27, 1969
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