p 　　This apocalyptic parable carries within it a clear echo of the 一九六八 invasion of Czechoslovakia This unforgiving exploration of the Czech mentality tells the tale of a troupe of wandering actors who perform a passion play in some unnamed village Fear of some unknown danger breaks out in the village, which is cut off from the surrounding world Stupidity, selfishness and aggressiveness then come to the surface in this society under threat In the film 三九 s key scene, a woman is raped by the self-styled leader Zdenuk Mahler, who would later work on Forman 三九 s examination Mozart Amadeus, worked on the script br 　　The director Evald Schorm 一九二九-一九八八 was one of the most original members of the Czech quot New Wave quot During the quot normalization quot era, Schorm spent many years unable to direct His last film, Killing with Kindness 一九八八 was only made in the twilight years of Communism During that period when he was unable to direct films, he became an outstanding stage director He directed groundbreaking productions at the quot Na zábradlí quot Theater and Laterna Magika p