Princ Bajaja
Réalisation:
Antonín KachlíkPhotographie:
Jiří MacákMusique:
Vladimír SommerActeurs·trices:
Ivan Palúch, Petr Štěpánek, Magda Vášáryová, František Velecký, Karel Hábl, Jiří Krampol, Josef Kubíček, Gustav Opočenský, Karel Augusta (plus)Résumés(1)
An orphaned prince, traveling the world, listens to the advice of his talking horse. When he falls in love with the beautiful Princess Slavěna, the magical stallion advises him to go to the royal court and pretend to be a mute gardener's helper. He remains incognito even after defeating the furious dragon that threatens the kingdom. This makes it possible for the insidious Black Knight to claim credit for saving the princess himself. The hero, nicknamed Bajaja, because of the sounds he emits as a mute, also rises to the occasion for all the following difficult tests… (Zlín Film Festival)
(plus)Critiques (1)
Prince Bajaja is Kachlík's dark and gothic version of the classic fairy tale by Božena Němcová. This more modern Bajaja offers a certain romantic civility in a fairy-tale setting. The circumstances of the casting of many Slovak actors and their previous work with Vláčil are interesting, as is Magda's princess Slavěna. She’s not passive or emancipated, instead, she’s just cheerful, ethereal, and charming enough. The ending in the ferns is very tender and it made me hold my breath. The film as a whole is better suited for older, more thoughtful children.
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