silent night

In this bitingly satirical film Peter Slovan, a continuous source of trouble for the film functionaries of the socialist Slovakia, tackles an evergreen topic – the corruptive effects of power. Barnabáš Kos, a triangle player at a symphonic orchestra, is suddenly promoted to serve as the head of the said institution, even though both he and his superiors deem him completely unfit for the task. Encouraged in equal parts by this unexpected recognition and the servile praise of his colleagues, Kos’s modesty starts to gradually vanish. The erstwhile bashful and aloof percussionist quickly becomes aware of the advantages of his new office, and begins to realise his increasingly ludicrous artistic ambitions. Ultimately, the submissive marionette turns into a source of public humiliation, and his astonishing career finds an abrupt end. Orchestra serves here as a microcosm that grotesquely reflects the absurd and tragicomic mechanisms of the paranoid apparatus of power. Digitised in 4K and restored in 2K, based on the 35mm camera negative, by the National Film Archive of the Slovak Film Institute. The original film elements are preserved by the National Film Archive of the Slovak Film Institute. Eva Näripe。元天晴结婚前夕遭遇未婚夫去世，又被继父陆大志赶出家门，身无分文的她搭上了一对新婚夫妻杜宇凯和李雨晴的车，阴差阳错的戴上了李雨晴的结婚戒指，此时发生车祸。元天晴活了下来，却因为这枚戒指被误认为杜家媳妇，肚里的孩子也被当成了杜家孙子，为了顺利生下孩子，元天晴冒着别人的身份在杜家留了下来，却跟杜宇凯的弟弟杜宇航开始了一段刻骨铭心的感情，这引起了宇航的继母钱玉容的不满，她用各种办法拆散他们，撮合侄女和宇航在一起。钱玉容无意中认识了陆大志，由此揭开了元天晴的身份之谜，元天晴和杜宇航被钱玉容赶出杜家。为了独吞杜家财产，钱玉容更是和陆大志一起气死了丈夫杜博民，玉容却被陆大志出卖人财两空，绝望之时她幡然醒悟，真诚地向元天晴和杜宇航道歉。杜宇航和元天晴终于走到了一起，放下仇恨，原谅了钱玉容,一家人和睦相处。。