Literary show – short stories by Ester Krumbachová, historical personalities interspersed with music
A short story about the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise. About Elizabeth I. Tudor. About Francis Bacon and his "creation" and the creation of his own system. About Daniel, the Christian prophet. About Thomas Edison and the family's locked drawer. About the relentless scholar Dr. Faust, who made a pact with the devil for endless education. About Hannibal and the conquest of Rome. About Icarus and the divine judgment on his deed. About J. A. Komenský. About N. Michiavelli. About Rembrandt's Night Watch and its reception. About the Xanthippe and the archetype of intolerant, quarrelsome womanhood.
Performers: Jiřina Jirásková, Rudolf Pellar, Otakar Brousek
Prepared by: Marie Valtrová
Director: Alena Adamcová
Premiere 13.01.1990
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