In his tension-filled experimental film, Jaromil Jireš deploys an artful mix of psycho-thriller tropes and in-depth analysis of power and manipulation. At the centre of the action: the Moravian-Slovak festival known as the Ride of Kings, whose symbolism reflects the powerlessness of the individual in the face of oppressive authoritarian systems. THE KING GAME combines folkloric elements with a surreal narrative structure. A small but exquisite masterpiece of 1960s-era political cinema in Czechoslovakia.
In his tension-filled experimental film, Jaromil Jireš deploys an artful mix of psycho-thriller tropes and in-depth analysis of power and manipulation. At the centre of the action: the Moravian-Slovak festival known as the Ride of Kings, whose symbolism reflects the powerlessness of the individual in the face of oppressive authoritarian systems. THE KING GAME combines folkloric elements with a surreal narrative structure. A small but exquisite masterpiece of 1960s-era political cinema in Czechoslovakia.
