Code Name: Ruby (1996)

  • U
  • 12/04/1996 (CZ)
  • Drama
  • 1h 20m

Overview

This controversial feature blends documentary, archival footage and fiction into an elliptical narrative in which two young people in Prague, an ancient seat for the practice of alchemy, follow the trail for the mystical philosopher's stone. History and future blend as brilliant montage sequences and fanciful leaps of the imagination work to posit questions about the legacy of the past and how it influences the individual's personal freedom and responsibility.

Jan Němec

Director, Screenplay, Story

Cast

Jan Potměšil's headshot

Jan Potměšil

Michal
Lucie Rejchrtová's headshot

Lucie Rejchrtová

Ruby
Čestmír Řanda's headshot

Čestmír Řanda

Josef Miřácký's headshot

Josef Miřácký

Václav Tomšovský's headshot

Václav Tomšovský

Jaromír Typlt's headshot

Jaromír Typlt

Miloš Stehlík's headshot

Miloš Stehlík

Lubor Mádr's headshot

Lubor Mádr

Goldsmith

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