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Idő van, Hungarian drama, colour, 1985, by Péter Gothár, Language: Hungarian, Subtitles: English, 101'

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SCREENINGS

09.11. 15:30
Toldi Main Hall

Directed by Péter Gothár 
Screenplay by Péter Esterházy, Péter Gothár 
Director of photography: Zoltán Dávid 
Music by György Selmeczi 
Cast: Márk Zala, Kati Lázár, Gyula Bodrogi, Éva Ruttkai, Tibor Bitskey, Tamás Cseh, Zsuzsa Cserháti, Éva Almási
Production: Hunnia Filmstúdió
2K digitally remastered

Rated: 12

This postmodern melodrama by Péter Gothár made with the assistance of Péter Esterházy tells the story of a middle-aged man who decides that for the first time in his life he is going to be a hero and lead character. Despite this, our 35-year-old hero setting off on holiday finds that his life is still circumscribed by circumstances: a facial hair growing on his wife’schin and a vibrator that will not work. Halassi fantasizes in the parodied style of various filmgenres, where he finds himself sometimes in a Western, then at other times in a musical. Inone of the most beautiful scenes in the film, Márk Zala is dreaming with songwriter Tamás Cseh about the ideal woman (Zsuzsa Cserháti), who is a chanteuse popping out of a matchbox and who also sings the title number written by Péter Gothár…