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Übü király

Released: 1989-03-24
Studios: Budapest Film,


The Empty King created a mythical figure and a whole world from grotesque, archetypal images. The drama was originally conceived as a student tirade against a teacher at Jarry's school, the Lyceum of Rennes. This teacher, Hébert, was the target of public ridicule. In 1888, at the age of 15, Jarry wrote a puppet play about the exploits of the Woolly Tartar and staged it to the amusement of his friends. The figure of Übü is a crude, cruel caricature of the foolish, selfish bourgeoisie as seen through the unrelenting gaze of a schoolboy; but this Rabelaisian figure, in all his falstaffian greed and cowardice, is more than a mere social satire. It is a terrifying picture of man's animal nature, his evil and cruelty. The Katona József Theatre in Budapest premiered Jarry's play in 1984, and it ran continuously for more than 10 years.

Director / Directors



Cast

László Sinkó
Character: Übü papa
Juli Básti
Character: Übü mama
Dénes Ujlaki
Character: Paszomány kapitány

Tamás Végvári
Character: Vencel király
Éva Olsavszky
Character: Rozamunda királyné
László Szacsvay
Character: Bugrislav királyfi

Frigyes Hollósi
Character: Pillér töstér
József Horváth
Character: Lecsinszky Szaniszló
József Horváth
Character: Elek cár

Zoltán Papp
Character: Pajzs töstér
Endre Kátay
Character: Lászky tábornok
Endre Kátay
Character: Könisbergi Máté


Production and Crew

Csörsz, Khell
Set Designer
Mária Szabó
Costume Design