Hangyaboly (1971)

Mail to author for translation Mikor a zarda fonoknoje meghal, az utodlas kerdeseben ket partra szakad a kolostor. Virginianak lenne a legtobb eselye, akit nemcsak a fiatalok, hanem a ... See full summary »

Director:

Zoltán Fábri

Writers:

Zoltán Fábri, Endre Illés,

Stars:

Mari Töröcsik, Éva Vass, Éva Pap

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mari Töröcsik	...	Virginia
Éva Vass	...	Magdolna
Éva Pap	...	Gregoria
Magda Kohut	...	Bernarda
Margit Makay	...	Leona
Jaroslava Schallerová	...	Gruber Helénke
Györgyi Andai	...	Király Erzsi
Noémi Apor	...	Simonia
Márta Fónay	...	Kunigunda
István Pathó	...	Füzy
Irma Vass	...	Márta
Hédi Temessy	...	Evelina
Irma Patkós	...	Paulina
Piroska Molnár	...	Emerencia
Erzsi Pápai	...	Gerolda

Storyline

Mail to author for translation Mikor a zarda fonoknoje meghal, az utodlas kerdeseben ket partra szakad a kolostor. Virginianak lenne a legtobb eselye, akit nemcsak a fiatalok, hanem a konzervativabb apacak is tamogatnak. De Virginia bizonytalan, szemelyes erzelmei is befolyasoljak egyik tarsa irant, vegul az eloallt helyzet sulya alatt osszeroppan.

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Plot Keywords:

nun | convent | lesbian nun | based on novel

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Details

Country:

Hungary

Language:

Hungarian

Also Known As:

Ant-Hill

Company Credits

Production Co:

MAFILM Stúdió 1

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

User Reviews

Marvellously sensitive

This film is probably hard to come by in other countries, but I absolutely recommend it to anyone who's interested in early lesbian movies and/or art cinema. As for the former category, I couldn't say any other movies (worldwide!) from this period (before the 1980s) that handle lesbianism so sensitively and with so much understanding. It is already a big deal to choose a lesbian nun as the positive main character - and to choose an excellent actress for this part. I like it that the film doesn't pass judgment on Virginia for having same-sex (or in fact any) desires. We're just genuinely sorry that she wastes herself on an unworthy person.

Of course, lesbianism is just a sideline to the plot, which is basically about power struggle in a cloister, the fight between reformists and conservatives. In fact, the novel on which the film is based focuses more on this, and the love story is marginal. In the film, however, the two factors intertwine much more. Virginia is brilliant as a reformist but blind as a lover, and mixing emotions with work doom her fate and that of the reforms she would like to initiate.