The Jester and the Queen

The Jester and the Queen

111 mins | Comedy | April 1, 1988

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.

The Jester and the Queen

111 mins | Comedy | April 1, 1988

The Jester and the Queen
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Filmové studio Barrandov
Original title Šašek a královna
Directors Věra Chytilová
Writers

Cast

Bolek Polívka

as Jester

Chantal Poullain

as Queen

Jiří Kodet

as King

Vlastimil Brodský

as Václav

Jiří Pecha

as Gamekeeper

Lumír Tuček

as Neighbour