知名畅销小说作家的遗作——他生前畅销小说的三部曲最后一集,即将发布。为了能在世界主要地区同时出版这本小说,出版商聘用了9名来自世界各地的翻译员,同时在现场翻译小说。他们被关进了一间豪华但守卫森严的套房,时刻在监视之下。然而,绝密手稿的前十页突然在网上流出,出版商也被勒索巨额赎金。如果不支付五百万欧元,还会继续泄漏内容。除了出版商和这9名翻译,没有人接触过这份手稿。出版商确信,泄密者就在他们9人当中。究竟谁是这一切的幕后操纵者?。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。