Übü király (1989)

Übü király (1989)

1989-03-24 Hungary 0 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

László Sinkó is Übü papa
Übü papa
Juli Básti is Übü mama
Übü mama
Dénes Ujlaky is Paszomány kapitány
Paszomány kapitány
Tamás Végvári is Vencel király
Vencel király
Éva Olsavszky is Rozamunda királyné
Rozamunda királyné
László Szacsvay is Bugrislav királyfi
Bugrislav királyfi
Frigyes Hollósi is Pillér töstér
Pillér töstér
József Horváth is Lecsinszky Szaniszló
Lecsinszky Szaniszló
József Horváth is Elek cár
Zoltán Papp is Pajzs töstér
Pajzs töstér
Endre Kátay is Lászky tábornok
Lászky tábornok
Endre Kátay is Könisbergi Máté
Könisbergi Máté