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Fools and Kings (2008)
Documentary
(Finished)
Duration 26 minutes
Distribution Centre of National Film
Creation Centre of National Film, The Federal Agency of Culture and Cinematography
Country Russia
Language Russian
Color
Video

The film is a philosophical and historical parable on the relations between the power and comic actors. Fools are almost crowned heads. A fool’s cap is like a crown but turned inside out. A fool is also a king among fools.

Kings laughed at fools, jeered at them, could even beat them. But on the other side, kings tolerated fools’ jokes that were far from inoffensive, listened to fools’ pieces of advice and even trusted their personal and state secrets to fools! It’s enough to remember the relations between fools and kings in Shakespeare’s plays.

Court fools had a very serious business. A fool is not a gag-man or clown as these roles are understood today. He didn’t just entertain the royal court. Fools originate from pagan priests.
Director
Aleksander Smirnov
Scriptwriter
Andrey Shyshov
Producer
Sergey Zernov

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Russian Film International Forum in Israel

13 Nov 2008
From 7 to 18 December 2008, the 4th Russian Film International Forum in Israel will be held in Tel Aviv. The forum is an official event dated to the 60th anniversary of the formation of the state of Israel; it’s a joint project implemented by the Russian Center of International Scientific and Cultural Cooperation (Roszarubezhcenter) and the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. CNF studio will be presented with such feature films as Georg and Open Air, documentaries Time of Illusion and Fools and Kings, as well as animated films Toy Angel and The Fabulous Adventures of a Fool.