Code Name: Ruby (1996)
This controversial feature blends documentary, archival footage and fiction into an elliptical narrative in which two young people in Prague, an ancient seat for the practice of alchemy, follow the trail for the mystical philosopher's stone. History and future blend as brilliant montage sequences and fanciful leaps of the imagination work to posit questions about the legacy of the past and how it influences the individual's personal freedom and responsibility.
Director:
Jan Němec
Writer:
Jan Němec
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Jan Potměšil as Michal |
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Lucie Rejchrtová as Ruby |
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Čestmír Řanda as |
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Josef Miřácký as |
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Václav Tomšovský as |
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Jaromír Typlt as |
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Miloš Stehlík as |
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Lubor Mádr as Goldsmith |
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František Macháček as |
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Helena Čepková as |
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Josefa Sobotková as |
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Ladislav Němec as |
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Jim Čert as Narrator (voice) |
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Martin Učík as Goldsmith (voice) |
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David Nykl as Space Shuttle Discover Commander (voice) |
| Directing | Jan Němec | Director |
| Sound | Karel M. Martínek | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ivana Langhammerová | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Šárka Němcová | Editor |
| Production | Jan Němec | Producer |
| Directing | Radka Vávrová | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ladislav Pavlík | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Robert Ptáček | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Jan Němec | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jan Němec | Story |
| Writing | Iva Ruszeláková | Co-Writer |
| Camera | F. A. Brabec | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jan Hammer | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Jitka Vobořilová | Art Designer |
| Art | Jitka Vobořilová | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jaroslava Pecharová | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ivana Langhammerová | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Ivo Špalj | Sound |
| Crew | Jaroslav Tomsa | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Iva Ruszeláková | Production Manager |
| Production | Martin Kopřiva | Production Manager |
| Crew | Michal Lánský | Technical Advisor |
| Camera | Jan Němec | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Ivo Špalj | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Jan Němec | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Jiří Zeiner | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Zdeněk Neužil | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Ladislav Pavlík | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Jan Carda | Focus Puller |
| Production | Robert Ptáček | Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mariana Ziková | Costume Assistant |
| Art | Václav Kejha | Art Designer |
| Crew | Jaroslav Tomsa | Technical Advisor |
| Lighting | René Michalička | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Martin Rain | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Ludvík Hynek | Electrician |
| Lighting | Václav Kindl | Electrician |
| Lighting | Karel Králík | Electrician |
| Lighting | Jiří Novák | Electrician |
| Lighting | Jaroslav Potužník st. | Electrician |
| Camera | Bedřich Heřmánek | Grip |
| Camera | René Michalička ml. | Grip |
| Camera | Milan Petrolín | Grip |
| Camera | Vladimír Schejbal | Grip |
| Camera | Jan Červenka | Jimmy Jib Operator |
| Crew | Jarek Miloš | Pyrotechnician |
| Sound | Jitka Zvirocká | Foley |
| Sound | Andrea Veselková | Foley |
| Sound | Zdeněk Dušek | Foley |
| Sound | Pavel Špatný | Sound Mixer |