Family Nest

Family Nest (Hungarian: Családi tüzfészek) is a 1979 Hungarian black-and-white drama film, directed by Béla Tarr. The film won Grand Prize at the 1979 Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival, tying with Spanish film El Super.

Family Nest
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Directed byBéla Tarr
Written byBéla Tarr
StarringLaszlone Horvath
Gaborne Kún
Gábor Kun
CinematographyFerenc Pap
Edited byAnna Kornis
Music byJános Bródy
Mihály Móricz
Production
company
Balázs Béla Stúdió
Release date
  • 29 January 1979 (1979-01-29)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

Plot

The film follows a young couple as they live in apartment of the husband's parents, as well as the wife's efforts to find new housing.

Cast
  • Laszlone Horvath as Irén
  • László Horváth as Laci
  • Gábor Kun as Laci's Father
  • Gaborne Kún as Laci Mother

Reception

Family Nest received moderately positive reviews from film critics. Rotten Tomatoes reports an 80% approval rating, with an average rating of 6.9/10.[1] Jonathan Rosenbaum of Chicago Reader wrote, "This is strong stuff, but the highly formal director of Almanac of Fall, Damnation, and Satantango is still far from apparent."[2] Keith Uhlich of Slant Magazine rated the film 2/4 stars and called the characters "unconvincing mouthpieces for a highly unsubtle political critique."[3]

References
  1. Rotten Tomatoes
  2. Rosenbaum, Jonathan (26 February 2003). "Family Nest". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  3. Uhlich, Keith (3 August 2005). "Film Review: Family Nest". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 21 December 2014.

Family Nest at IMDb

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