Code Name: Ruby (1996)
- Genre: Drama
- Country: Czechia
- Runtime: 80 min
- Rated: U
- Released: 1996-12-05
- Czech release: 1996-12-04
- TMDB rating: 5.2 / 10 (5)
This controversial feature blends documentary, archival footage and fiction into an elliptical narrative in which two young people in Prague, an ancient seat for the practice of alchemy, follow the trail for the mystical philosopher's stone. History and future blend as brilliant montage sequences and fanciful leaps of the imagination work to posit questions about the legacy of the past and how it influences the individual's personal freedom and responsibility.
- Director: Jan Němec
- Writer: Jan Němec
- Music: Jan Hammer
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About
Jan Němec is a Czech writer and literary critic, known for novels such as Dějiny světla (A History of Light) and Empathy. His prose is marked by an experimental approach to language and narrative. He regularly contributes to Czech cultural media and appears at literary festivals for author readings.
Jan Potměšil (1966-2026) was a Czech film and theatre actor who rose to fame in 1987 with the film Bony a klid. He took an active part in the Velvet Revolution, and on one of those trips he suffered a severe spinal injury in a car accident that left him in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He returned to acting w…
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