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Code Name Ruby
CZ, 1996, 85min.?
A poetic mystery by Czech directing great Jan Němec. The director tells the story of a young Prague couple chosen by 'mysterious powers' to make the philosophers' stone. Ruby and Michal set out along the path of alchemy only to discover that the… More
Synopsis
A poetic mystery by Czech directing great Jan Němec. The director tells the story of a young Prague couple chosen by 'mysterious powers' to make the philosophers' stone. Ruby and Michal set out along the path of alchemy only to discover that the final missing ingredient is the love they share between them. This film makes use of both acted and purely artistic passages, and involves historical documents in an entirely original way.
| Director | Jan Němec |
|---|---|
| Screenwriter | Jan Němec |
| Story | Jan Němec |
| Director of photography | F.A. Brabec |
| Editor | Šárka Němcová |
| Sound | Karel M. Martínek |
| Featuring | Jan Potměšil, Lucie Rejchrtová, Čestmír Řanda ml., Josef Miřácký, Václav Tomšovský, Jaromír Typlt, Miloš Stehlík |
| Producer | Iva Ruszeláková, Martin Kopřiva |
| Genre | Feature |
| Production Companies | Jan Němec Film |
| Distribution in Czech Republic | Five Stars Entertainment |
| Sales | ČT – Telexport |
| Co-production | Čestmír Kopecký |
| Supported by fund | Czech State Fund for the Support and Development of Czech Cinematography |
| Premiere | 04.12.1996 |
