Summary
Polish director Kazimierz Tarnas specialised in historical mysteries. His coproduced children’s film Pražské tajemství (The Prague Mystery, 1988) follows the progress of young criminal investigator Tomáš from the Polish city of Krakow as he searches Prague for a stolen painting of Rabbi Löw. However, the focus of the plot soon switches to the priceless Table of the Truce, constructed during the reign of Emperor Rudolf II by the astrologer Katz and the alchemist Edward Kelley. The fantasy tale also involves Rosicrucians, Rabbi Löw’s ghost and the hero’s flying car… This otherwise uncomplicated film, inspired by the Polish children’s book Pan Samochodzik i praskie tajemnice (literally Mr Car and the Prague Mystery), was developed by the screenwriting collaboration of Kazimierz Tarnas, Martin Bezouška and Dušan Kukal. The cast combined Czech and Polish actors: detective Tomáš was played by Marek Wysocki, the part of pretty Helena by Jana Nagyová and Rabbi Löw was portrayed by Jan Skopeček.
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