Übü király
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1989-03-24
Runtime: 0 mins
Director: Gábor Zsámbéki
Spoken language: Magyar
Genres: Drama, TV Movie
Original title: Übü király
Production Companies: Budapest Film
Production Countries: Hungary
Cast
László Sinkó
Juli Básti
Dénes Ujlaki
Tamás Végvári
Éva Olsavszky
László Szacsvay
Frigyes Hollósi
József Horváth
József Horváth
Zoltán Papp
Endre Kátay
Endre Kátay
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