Summary
French Renaissance poet François Villon is introduced as the protagonist in this 1989 historical feature, a Polish-Czech co-production. The last film of renowned Polish director Stanislaw Różewicz, it is conceived as an intense genre performance, romantically emphasising the rebellious traits of Villon´s personality. An unruly dreamer, swashbuckler and ruffian, he roams the medieval world haunted by plague. Staying true to his poetry, he finds the meaning of existence not among refined, courtly company but among the rabble. Through a vision in the inquisitor’s house, the uncertain and tragic future is then revealed to the free-thinking poet… Polish actor Jacek Mikołajczak stars in this feature, made attractive to Czech audiences by the loosening of censored distribution after 1989. The film’s authenticity is furnished by Czech settings (Prague, Třeboň and Český Krumlov).
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