Családi tüzfészek (1979)

Director:

Béla Tarr

Writer:

Béla Tarr

Stars:

Laszlone Horvath, László Horváth, Gábor Kun

1 win.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Laszlone Horvath	...	Irén
László Horváth	...	Laci
Gábor Kun	...	Laci apja
Gábor Ifj. Kun	...	Gabi, Laci testvére
Gaborne Kún	...	Laci anyja
Jánosné Szekeres	...	A sógornõ
Jozsef Korn	...	Lakásügyi elõadó
Irén Rácz	...	Irén kolleganõje
Jánosné Oláh	...	Valika
Krisztina Horváth	...	Krisztike
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Adrienne Kadar	...	Doctor (as dr. Kádár Adrienn)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

extended family | rape | violence | economic bust | apartment | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Hungary

Language:

Hungarian

Release Date:

25 January 1979 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Family Nest

Company Credits

Production Co:

Balázs Béla Stúdió

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed in six days.

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Soundtracks

Hajnal
Music by Mihály Móricz
Lyrics by Béla Tolcsvay
Performed by Sarolta Zalatnay, Mihály Móricz

User Reviews

Bleak early Tarr film

Bela Tarr's first full length film is a bleak indictment of communist housing policy; A young couple and their daughter are forced to live with the husband's family in a tiny flat in which tempers frequently flare. The close camera work and grainy documentary style capture the claustrophobia and indignity of life at close quarters with those you don't like; the father-in-law is a malevolent Iago-esquire figure, forever whispering conspiracies to his son. The couple are desperate to leave, but, as their meetings with the government officials show, there is no prospect of escape for years to come; This is despite many usable flats standing empty, unused for bureaucratic reasons.. We learn more of the characters as the second half of the film effectively becomes a series of monologues, which further convey what a bleak place 1970's Hungary was.