Budapesti mesék (1977)

Mail for translation. A haboru vegen a folyoparton felboritva fekszik egy sarga villamos. Elgyotort, rongyos, otthontalan emberek verodnek ossze egy csapatba, sinre ... See full summary »

Director:

István Szabó

Writer:

István Szabó

Stars:

Ági Mészáros, Maja Komorowska, Franciszek Pieczka

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ági Mészáros	...	Fényes' Mother
Maja Komorowska	...	Girl Who Knows the Colors
Franciszek Pieczka
András Bálint	...	Fényes
Károly Kovács
Ildikó Bánsági	...	Widow
József Madaras	...	Soldier
Szymon Szurmiej
Zoltán Huszárik
Rita Békés
Irén Bódis
Vilmos Kun	...	The Barber
Sándor Halmágyi
János Jani	...	(as Janos Jani)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Katalin Fráter

Storyline

Mail for translation. A haboru vegen a folyoparton felboritva fekszik egy sarga villamos. Elgyotort, rongyos, otthontalan emberek verodnek ossze egy csapatba, sinre rakjak, hogy a remizbe juttassak. Utjuk nem konnyu, sok nehezseget kell legyozniuk. Valamennyiuknek megvan a maga kulon dramaja, megis osszefogja oket a kozos akarat, hogy elerjek celjukat.

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Genres:

Drama

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User Reviews

Tramway road movie

A thoughtful 1960s sort of movie, with a title that doesn't tell much, though the film does begin with a brief visual history of the Budapest trolleycar system. In a mythic version of the situation after World War II people find an overturned trolleycar far outside of town, right it, and begin mostly pushing it toward the city, joined by other wandering individuals. The people, with great faces and mostly respectable ways, succeed at cooperating, though with some squabbles and disasters. The time is also mythic, and not a historical allegory as far as this foreigner can tell, with new born twins showing up later aged 2 or 3. The characters are what is important, and one does get glimpses of their stories, and would enjoy learning more. Besides the good performers, there are great images, though on a much lower budget that Werner Herzog had to get Fitzcarraldo over the mountains. A good video rental place should have the film, since the director has gone on to great things, including the recent "Being Julia."

Details

Country:

Hungary

Language:

Hungarian

Release Date:

2 October 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Budapest Tales

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hungarofilm, Hunnia Filmstúdió

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1