Übü király

Übü király — Plot

The Empty King created a mythical figure and a whole world from grotesque, archetypal images. The drama was originally conceived as a student tirade against a teacher at Jarry's school, the Lyceum of Rennes. This teacher, Hébert, was the target of public ridicule. In 1888, at the age of 15, Jarry wrote a puppet play about the exploits of the Woolly Tartar and staged it to the amusement of his friends. The figure of Übü is a crude, cruel caricature of the foolish, selfish bourgeoisie as seen through the unrelenting gaze of a schoolboy; but this Rabelaisian figure, in all his falstaffian greed and cowardice, is more than a mere social satire. It is a terrifying picture of man's animal nature, his evil and cruelty. The Katona József Theatre in Budapest premiered Jarry's play in 1984, and it ran continuously for more than 10 years.

• Release date
• March 24, 1989
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• Genres
• Drama, TV Movie
• Director
• Gábor Zsámbéki

Übü király — Cast

László Sinkó Übü papa Juli Básti Übü mama Dénes Ujlaki Paszomány kapitány Tamás Végvári Vencel király

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Éva Olsavszky Rozamunda királyné László Szacsvay Bugrislav királyfi Frigyes Hollósi Pillér töstér József Horváth Lecsinszky Szaniszló