Csontváry (1980)

Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka the one-ideaed Hungarian painter was thought to be crazy by his peers, but he eventually became a significant artist.

Director:

Zoltán Huszárik

Writers:

István Császár (screenplay), Péter Dobai

Stars:

Itschak Fintzi, István Holl, Andrea Drahota

Cast

Credited cast:
Itschak Fintzi	...	Csontváry / Z the actor (as Itzhak Finzi)
István Holl	...	The wacky
Andrea Drahota	...	Anna
Margit Dajka	...	Mom
Ágnes Bánfalvy	...	Lilla
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Judit András
Samu Balázs	...	Emperor Franz Joseph
Gáspár Ferdinándy
István Fillár
Gyula Gerencsér
Zoi Karandatha
Zsuzsa Kocsák
Margit Lontay	...	Guest woman #2
Eleni Martinelli
László Márkus	...	A gentleman

Storyline

Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka the one-ideaed Hungarian painter was thought to be crazy by his peers, but he eventually became a significant artist.

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Plot Keywords:

painter | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Hungary

Language:

Hungarian German Italian Arabic

Release Date:

2 October 1980 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Csontvary - Lebensbilder eines Malers

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hunnia Filmstúdió

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Zoltán Latinovits was the original choice for the title role, but died before production began.

User Reviews

In Csontváry,Hungarian director Zoltan Huszarik depicts the life of a major Hungarian artist.

Hungarian film " Csontváry " is about the eponymous artist who gave a new direction to art in Hungary. As it is not a direct biography, what makes this Zoltan Huszarik film special is its insistence on separating the life of an artist as merely an artist from that of a human being. This aspect is depicted by showing Csontváry at his creative best as well as by his being with his family and friends. This film reveals many fascinating aspects of Tivadar Kosztka Csontváry's life especially his emotional turmoil as an artist. Watching this film, one invariably gets the feeling that the turmoil and trauma to which Csontváry was subjected also became an integral part of actor Zoltan Latinovits' life as he died after this film. It is to his memory that this film is dedicated. This film also helps us to learn about art and artists whose objective is to find 'god' through their art. Although it did not have any overt political message, Csontváry did manage to portray the cause of 'socialism' in one of its scenes. Lastly, Csontváry is a film for all cinema and art lovers who wish to learn more about one of Hungarian art's greatest personalities.