Film
The King of Colonnades
1991Directed by Zeno Dostál
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About The King of Colonnades
- Drama
- History
Synopsis
In May 1945, a broken violinist lies drunk by a creek, haunted by memories of his life before and during WWII. Once the celebrated first violin in spa orchestras, he married Jewish nurse Róza and dreamed of fatherhood, only to face brutal anti-Jewish persecution. Relegated to second violin, he spirals into alcoholism and betrayal, while Róza and their daughter are deported. Cast out by colleagues and lovers, he descends into madness, murdering a vagrant with his violin case. In a final psychotic haze, he tends a roadside Christ statue before collapsing, his shattered life a testament to love, loss, and atrocity.
- Director
- Zeno Dostál
- Writers
- Zeno Dostál
- Zdeněk Borovec
- Original title
- Král kolonád
