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.
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Cast
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Milan Kňažko
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Hostel: Part II
Marián Labuda
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I Served the King of England
Dušan Blaškovič
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Oldo Hlaváček
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Katarína Orbánová
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Magda Paveleková
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Moje kone vrané
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Jozef Bednárik
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Sváko Ragan
Jarmila Karasová
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Pavol Haspra Director · Niccolò Machiavelli Author Pavol Hammel Composer
First release January 1, 1979 · Produced in XC
Production
Československá televízia Bratislava
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XC
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Original language
Slovak
Spoken on screen
Slovak
Release dates
XC · January 1, 1979
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