Übü király

Übü király

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1989-03-24

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.

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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.

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1989-03-24

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Director

Gábor Zsámbéki

Budget

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Revenue

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Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Language

Magyar

Production

Budapest Film

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    László Sinkó

    László Sinkó
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    Juli Básti

    Juli Básti
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    Dénes Ujlaki

    Dénes Ujlaky
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    Tamás Végvári

    Tamás Végvári
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    Éva Olsavszky

    Éva Olsavszky
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    László Szacsvay

    László Szacsvay
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    Frigyes Hollósi

    Frigyes Hollósi
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    József Horváth

    József Horváth
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    József Horváth

    József Horváth
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    Zoltán Papp

    Zoltán Papp
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    Endre Kátay

    Endre Kátay
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    Endre Kátay

    Endre Kátay