Electra, My Love (1974)
"Szerelmem, Elektra" (original title)

Director:

Miklós Jancsó

Writers:

László Gyurkó (play), Gyula Hernádi

Stars:

Mari Töröcsik, György Cserhalmi, József Madaras

2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Mari Töröcsik	...	Elektra
György Cserhalmi	...	Oresztész
József Madaras	...	Aegisztosz
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mária Bajcsay	...	Kikiáltó
Lajos Balázsovits	...	Vezér
József Bige
Tamás Cseh	...	Dalnok
György Delianisz
Balázs Galkó
Gabi Jobba	...	Krisotemis
Tamás Jordán	...	Dalnok
Zsolt Körtvélyessy
János Lovas
Sándor Lovas
Csaba Oszkay

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

male nudity | murder | class struggle | brechtian | long take | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Hungary

Language:

Hungarian

Release Date:

12 December 1974 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Electra, My Love

Company Credits

Production Co:

MAFILM Hunnia Stúdió

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie contains one of the longest average shot lengths in motion picture: 350 seconds. The second take runs approximately 10 minutes.

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Connections

Referenced in Isten hátrafelé megy (1991)

User Reviews

Not your average movie

More like a play filmed on a barren plain, this movie is marked by long takes and constant motion of people and horses in the background. A nice re-telling of the wait for Orestes' homecoming blending anachronistic props and ancient rituals seeming to come from "Le Sacre du Printemps." Constant dancing and mass movement of horses with the the drumming of the hoofbeats and the gunshot cracks of whips makes sound a character itself and adds tension to the whole movie. Avoid this unless you like art films and the unusual.