Mandragora (1979)
A television production of a Renaissance comedy by N. Machiavelli. A sharp criticism of society, a sharp satire on the wickedness of the clergy and human stupidity that causes the breakdown of marriage. The old lawyer Calfacci, husband of the young and beautiful Lucrezia, is unable to father a child. Callimaco, in love with Lucrezia, convinces him to give his wife a decoction of mandrake. At the same time, he warns him that anyone who comes into physical contact with Lucrezia for the first time will die from the effects of the poison. Therefore, the first villain (whom Callimaco himself is) must be caught and sacrificed for a good cause. However, he must convince Lucrezia's mother and the virtuous Lucrezia, and thus bribe the confessor Timoteo. The monk approves this intention with his casuistic interpretation and blesses him.
Director: Pavol Haspra
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Milan Kňažko as |
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Marián Labuda as |
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Dušan Blaškovič as |
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Oldo Hlaváček as |
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Katarína Orbánová as |
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Magda Paveleková as |
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Jozef Bednárik as |
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Jarmila Karasová as |
| Directing | Pavol Haspra | Director |
| Crew | Viera Mikulášová-Škridlová | Dramaturgy |
| Art | Tibor Lužinský | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helena Vávrová | Makeup & Hair |
| Camera | Viliam Krčma | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zdeněk Šánský | Costume Design |
| Camera | Jozef Brezanský | Director of Photography |
| Production | Oľga Kalková | Production Manager |
| Sound | Pavol Hammel | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Pavol Haspra | Adaptation |
| Editing | Helena Hartmannová | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Veronika Ivanová | Costumer |
| Camera | Stanislav Bureš | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Niccolò Machiavelli | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Kamil Peteraj | Lyricist |
| Art | Jozef Kanas | Set Decoration |
| Art | Ivan Belan | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Igor Šandrik | Sound |
| Directing | Mária Turbová | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Ján Chytil | Camera Operator |
