The King of ColonnadesMovie
In May 1945, a broken violinist lies drunk by a creek, haunted by memories of his life before and during WWII. Once the celebrated first violin in spa orchestras, he married Jewish nurse Róza and dreamed of fatherhood, only to face brutal anti-Jewish persecution. Relegated to second violin, he spirals into alcoholism and betrayal, while Róza and their daughter are deported. Cast out by colleagues and lovers, he descends into madness, murdering a vagrant with his violin case. In a final psychotic haze, he tends a roadside Christ statue before collapsing, his shattered life a testament to love, loss, and atrocity.
About The King of Colonnades
The King of Colonnades is a 1991 drama, history movie directed by Zeno Dostál.
The production information lists production credits from Czechoslovakia, an original language code of CS.
The credited cast includes Josef Novotný, Barbora Leichnerová, Ivana Chýlková, Svatava Hubeňáková. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
