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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival · 2021

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2021

In Focus: Hungary

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3 films · 3 reviews

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Erasing Frank

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While it's hard to say that Fabricius's film is completely fresh, it is undoubtedly up-to-date and effective.

Mateusz Tarwacki · 3.5 out of 5
The singer of a banned punk band is taken to a psychiatric hospital in an attempt to silence him.

(Country: Hungary; Year: 2021; Director: Gábor Fabricius; Writer: Gábor Fabricius; Stars: Benjamin Fuchs, Andrea Waskovics, Kincsö Blénesi, István Lénárt, András Pál, Zsolt Zayzon, Gerlóczy Zsigmond, Iványi Péter, Levente Orbán, Ildikó Bánsági, Krisztián Peer, Mihály Vig, Lajos Szücs, Andrea Ladányi, János Szirtes)

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Mephisto

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As a personal and political masterpiece, Mephisto has few challengers.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
A provincial actor's rise to fame and glory within the protective patronage of Nazi Germany before the war.

(Country: West Germany/Hungary/Austria; Year: 1981; Director: István Szabó; Writer: Peter Dobai, István Szabó, based on the novel by Klaus Mann; Stars: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ildiko Bansagi, Krystyna Janda, Rolf Hoppe, Gyorgy Cserhalmi, Peter Andorai, Karin Boyd, Christine Harbort, Ildiko Kishonti)

Full review See: Director István Szabó on reflections, restorations and why he will never say never

Preparations To Be Together For An Unknown Period Of Time

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Calling it a plain melodrama would be reductive for such a thrilling piece of cinema.

Georgiana Musat · 4 out of 5
A lonely neurosurgeon falls in love but when she moves to Budapest to be with him, the love of her life says they've never met before.

(Country: Hungary; Year: 2020; Director: Lili Horvát; Writer: Lili Horvát; Stars: Natasa Stork, Viktor Bodó, Benett Vilmányi, Zsolt Nagy, Péter Tóth, Andor Lukáts, Attila Mokos, Linda Moshier, Júlia Ladányi, Réka Pelsöczy, Anna Kis, Ernö Sebö, Viktória Végvári, Ádám Bethlenfalvy, János Nemes)

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