A porcelánbaba (2005)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Péter Gárdos

Writers:

Péter Gárdos (screenplay)
Ervin Lázár (short stories)

Release Date:

6 October 2005 (Hungary)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Farm folk, who are amiable and simple yet cunning lived here on this Farm. From time to time strangers come to the Farm...

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Lajos Bertók	...	Tiszt (segment "A bajnok")
Sándor Csányi	...	Csurmándi (segment "Porcelánbaba")
Judit Németh	...	Bütösné
Bálint Péntek	...	Hötöle

Directed by
Péter Gárdos

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Péter Gárdos		screenplay
Ervin Lázár		short stories

Produced by
Katalin Krammer	....	associate producer
Dénes Szekeres	....	producer

Original Music by
Ágens

Cinematography by
Tibor Máthé

Film Editing by
Mari Miklós

Casting by
Zsolt Fazekas
Marcell Iványi

Production Design by
Balázs Hujber

Set Decoration by
Zsuzsa Einhorn

Costume Design by
János Breckl

Makeup Department
Iván Pohárnok	....	special makeup effects artist
Mónika Szabó	....	hair stylist
Eszter Szántó	....	makeup artist

Production Management
István Juhász	....	executive production manager
Zsolt Monostori	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Zsolt Fazekas	....	first assistant director
Dávid Spáh	....	second assistant director

Art Department
András Blahó	....	construction manager
Sándor Fodor	....	props
Ferenc Madi	....	props
Imre Sándor	....	stand-by construction
Ottilia Simkai	....	props
Miklós Szemes	....	stand-by construction

Sound Department
Ferenc Császár	....	sound
Zsolt Szüts	....	boom operator
Zoltán Vadon	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Gyula Krasnyánszky	....	pyrotechnician
Attila Varsányi	....	pyrotechnician (as Varsányi Attila)

Stunts
Kata Gellén	....	stunts
László Imre	....	stunts
Roland Kollárszky	....	stunts
Levente Lezsák	....	stunts
Béla Unger	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Tibor Péter Banai	....	still photographer
György Czakó	....	lighting technician
István Decsi	....	focus puller
Kornél Fiskovszky	....	best boy (as Fiskovszky Kornél)
Gábor Inczédy	....	lighting technician (as Inczédi Gábor)
András Khin	....	Steadicam operator
Gábor Sultisz	....	lighting technician
Zsolt Tóth	....	camera operator: second unit
Balázs Vákár	....	chief lighting technician
György Vass	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Marcell Iványi	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mari Csáki	....	dresser
Attila Jánosi	....	dresser

Other crew
Balázs Ari	....	associate
Judit Czirják M.	....	script supervisor (as Czirják Judit)
Kriszta Elekes	....	caterer
József Gerencsér	....	technician
Éva Homor	....	production assistant
Róbert Horváth	....	technician
József Lakatos	....	location manager
Péter Schmidt	....	location manager

Production Companies

• Tivoli Film Produkcio

Distributors

• Bunyik Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Concorde Film Trust  funding

Also Known As:

Három mese (Hungary) (working title)
The Porcelian Doll (International: English title)

Runtime:

Hungary:75 min | Canada:75 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Hungary

Language:

Hungarian

Color:

Color | Black and White

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Iceland:12

Company:

Tivoli Film Produkcio

Three Miraculous Tales

Porcelain Doll is a film that will make you a believer. Although the stories in this movie are fairly different, they share a central theme of resurrection. And while the film may seem quite fantastical, the beautiful way in which the characters lives are woven together by a common bond of survival can only force a viewer to connect, rather than pass it off as just some majestic fairytale. The simple way in which Porcelain Doll paints a much bigger picture is what makes it such a unique and stunning film. And while a film about miracles, it doesn't need the big theatrics of Hollywood cinema to touch the heart and intrigue the senses. A must see for anyone with an open mind and an understanding of symbolism in the arts.