Season of Monsters
Season of Monsters (Hungarian: Szörnyek évadja) is a 1987 Hungarian drama film written by Gyula Hernádi and directed by Miklós Jancsó.
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| Directed by | Miklós Jancsó |
| Written by | Gyula Hernádi |
| Starring | József Madaras |
| Cinematography | János Kende |
| Music by | Tamás Cseh Zoltán Simon |
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| Language | Hungarian |
The film was entered into the main competition at the 44th edition of the Venice Film Festival, and it got a Jury Honorable Mention "for the coherence with which he carries on and renews his expressive research in a period of rapid evolution of film language".[1][2]
Plot
At a country house, a retiring teacher celebrates his birthday, where professors and students discuss Existentialism and philosophy. Then an unsettling play opens up a mystery.
Cast
- József Madaras as Kamondi
- György Cserhalmi as Dr. Bardócz
- Ferenc Kállai as Sándor Kovács
- Júlia Nyakó as Kati
- Katarzyna Figura as Annabella
- András Bálint as Zoltán Zoltai
- Miklós B. Székely as The Deaf-mute
- András Kozák as Colonel Antal
- Lajos Balázsovits as Zimmermann
References
- Aa. Vv. The Hungarian Quarterly, Volume 36. MTI Printers, 1995.
- F. Maurice Speed, James Cameron-Wilson. Film Review. Columbus Books, 1988.
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