Ballad for the Bandit

  • November 18, 2016 / 21:00
  • November 19, 2016 / 16:00

Director: Vladimír Sís
Cast: Miroslav Donutil, Iva Bittová, Boleslav Polívka
Music: Milan Uhde Lyrics by Miloš Štědroň           
Czechia (Czechoslovakia), 1979, 89’, color

Czech with Turkish subtitles 

This is a touching story of great love, savagery and passion between bandit Nicola Sohaj and beautiful Erzika taking place in Carpathian Ruthenia (the very eastern part of Czechoslovakia after 1918, now Ukraine). The story is based on the book by Ivan Olbracht, first adapted into the play premiering in Goose on the String Theater in 1975 and later made into the film. The original Eastern songs has been popularized over the years and broadcast on radio.

Marketa Lazarová

Marketa Lazarová

The Insanely Sad Princess

The Insanely Sad Princess

The Return of Dragon

The Return of Dragon

Birds, Orphans and Fools

Birds, Orphans and Fools

The Copper Tower

The Copper Tower

Johnny Corncob

Johnny Corncob

Ballad for the Bandit

Ballad for the Bandit

Stephen the King

Stephen the King

The Double Life of Veronique

The Double Life of Veronique

All That I Love

All That I Love

The Queen of Silence

The Queen of Silence

Balaton Method

Balaton Method

Trailer

Ballad for the Bandit

Cameria (Mihrimah Sultan)

Cameria (Mihrimah Sultan)

Based on similar examples by the European painters in various collections, this work is one of the portraits of Mihrimah Sultan, who was depicted rather often in the 16th century.

Félix Ziem (1821-1911) A nomadic, unclassifiable, and eccentric artist

Félix Ziem (1821-1911) A nomadic, unclassifiable, and eccentric artist

French artist Félix Ziem is one of the most original landscape painters of the 19thcentury. The exhibition Wanderer on the Sea of Light presents Ziem as an artist who left his mark on 19th century painting and who is mostly known for his paintings of Istanbul and Venice, where the city and the sea are intertwined. 

Mark Požlep

Mark Požlep

Our Cold Front from the Balkans exhibition focuses on different generations of artists and art groups from the Balkan region. Throughout the exhibition, we keep sharing detailed information about the artworks. Take a look at Mark Požlep’s “Stranger than Paradise” video installation. Also you can check our interview with the artist on our YouTube channel!