Storyline
The movie is a satirical look at foreign occupation - a medieval Czech jester entertains a German king and his French wife, or a modern Czech villager helps a Bavarian hunter and his French wife find wild boar in Bohemia - the story switches back and forth between the two plots and time-periods.
Cast & Crew
Bolek Polívka
Jester
Lead
Chantal Poullain
Queen
Jiří Kodet
King
Vlastimil Brodský
Václav
Jiří Pecha
Gamekeeper
Lumír Tuček
Neighbour
MM
Miroslav Maruška
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MR
Marta Richterová
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Věra Chytilová's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Jester and the Queen is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
