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Conspirators of Pleasure

Play trailer Poster for Conspirators of Pleasure 1997,  1h 26m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 83% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 86% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
83% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 86% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Six Prague residents pursue bizarre rituals. Mr. Peony (Petr Meissel) builds a chicken costume to wear while enacting homicidal fantasies toward neighbor Mrs. Loubalova (Gabriela Wilhelmová), who does the same dressed as a dominatrix. Their mail carrier, Mrs. Malkova (Barbora Hrzanova), inhales tiny balls of bread. Newsstand operator Mr. Kula (Jirí Lábus) obsessively watches the broadcasts of news anchor Mrs. Beltinska (Anna Wetlinská), whose husband (Pavel Novy) regularly scrubs his body.

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Mike Davies Birmingham Post Jun 30, 2025
A mesmerising, dialogue-free shaggy dog comedy. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 17, 2005
3/5
Jeremy Heilman MovieMartyr.com Mar 5, 2002
3.5/4
The film's handmade look fits the material, since it's about desires too personal to be mass-produced. Go to Full Review
Dan Jardine Apollo Guide Jan 1, 2000
68/100
Renfreu Neff Film Journal International Jan 1, 2000
Agreeably witty and bizarre, but patience is required to sustain interest in its intricately oddball, non-verbalized story for nearly an hour-and-a-half. Go to Full Review
Bryant Frazer Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus Jan 1, 2000
A-
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George L Nov 2, 2017 Another great Jan Svankmajer film. If you're not up on your '80's/'90's Eastern European politics you'll want to read up on this movie to get the most out of the subtext. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Jan Svankmajer

Director

Petr Meissel

Mr. Pivoine

Gabriela Wilhelmová

Mrs. Loubalova

Jirí Lábus

Newspaper Vendor

Barbora Hrzanova

Postmistress

Anna Wetlinská

Mrs. Beltinska

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Conspirators of Pleasure

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Movie Info

Synopsis Six Prague residents pursue bizarre rituals. Mr. Peony (Petr Meissel) builds a chicken costume to wear while enacting homicidal fantasies toward neighbor Mrs. Loubalova (Gabriela Wilhelmová), who does the same dressed as a dominatrix. Their mail carrier, Mrs. Malkova (Barbora Hrzanova), inhales tiny balls of bread. Newsstand operator Mr. Kula (Jirí Lábus) obsessively watches the broadcasts of news anchor Mrs. Beltinska (Anna Wetlinská), whose husband (Pavel Novy) regularly scrubs his body.
Director
Jan Svankmajer
Producer
Jaromír Kallista
Screenwriter
Jan Svankmajer
Distributor
Zeitgeist Films
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Czech
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 15, 1997, Original
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.8K
Runtime
1h 26m
Sound Mix
Dolby
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