Programme

Václav Vorlíček, Czechoslovakia, 1971, 80 min

In 1971, one of the most successful titles of their joint filmography came out of the workshop of director Václav Vorlíček and screenwriter Miloš Macourek. This fantasy comedy about a witch who accidentally gets into the world of humans uses Macourek's favourite confrontation of an unusual element with our "normal" world. Thanks to the charming but somewhat confused witch Saxana, the high school comedy subgenre is transformed into a witty critique of real, everyday life. The main character must make a clear idea of such basic concepts as good and evil, hate and love.

Czech language / English subtitles.