On Body and Soul (2017)

When slaughterhouse workers Endre and Mária discover they share the same dreams - where they meet in a forest as deer and fall in love - they decide to make their dreams come true but it's difficult in real life.

Director:

Ildikó Enyedi

Writer:

Ildikó Enyedi

Stars:

Géza Morcsányi, Alexandra Borbély, Zoltán Schneider

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 16 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Géza Morcsányi	...	Endre (as Morcsányi Géza)
Alexandra Borbély	...	Mária
Zoltán Schneider	...	Jenö
Ervin Nagy	...	Sanyi
Tamás Jordán	...	Mária's doctor
Zsuzsa Járó	...	Zsuzsa
Réka Tenki	...	Klára
Júlia Nyakó	...	Rózsi
Itala Békés	...	Zsóka
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Éva Bata	...	Köves Jutka
Zsófi Bódi	...	Piroska
Hanna Csata	...	Kissing girl
István Dankó	...	Salesman (cd store)
Annamária Fodor	...	Saleswoman (telephone store)
Attila Fritz	...	Peti

Storyline

On the outskirts of Budapest, the ageing recluse, Endre, is the reserved and saturnine manager of a small abattoir, who is used to hiding his disabled left arm along with his emotions behind a busy schedule. And then, unexpectedly, the loner's eye is caught by a shy and graceful newcomer in the office; the young Mária, the plant's cryptic and glacially beautiful quality-control inspector. Strange as it may seem, the slaughterhouse will provide the unorthodox background for a timid affair between the tender outcasts, who, even though they seem to be polar opposites, a small theft within the company's walls will prove that those two definitely share an eerie and almost spiritual bond. However, are the two dreamers, Endre and Mária, ready to embrace the catharsis of love on both body and soul?

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Plot Keywords:

written by director | psychologist | dream | dream sequence | suicide attempt | 

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Taglines:

We meet at night.In our dreams.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

official port.hu site Official site [Germany]

Country:

Hungary

Language:

Hungarian

Release Date:

2 February 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

On Body and Soul

Filming Locations:

Hungary

Company Credits

Production Co:

Inforg-M&M Film Kft., Hungarian National Film Fund

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Géza Morcsányi had never acted before and is in fact the director of the biggest literary publishing house in Hungary.

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Crazy Credits

Closing credits: "Some animals were harmed during filming, but none of them for the sake of this film..."

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Connections

Referenced in Evening Urgant: Samy Naceri (2017)

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Soundtracks

Nocturne
Written and Performed by Ádám Balázs and Kálmán Oláh

User Reviews

A beautiful introvert love story

Enyedi has made a beautiful love story weaving a little bit of magical realism into it. This felt like an introvert's fantasy realized on the screen. There were so many moments that could have gone wrong if tweaked a little bit to either side but they felt perfect here. With beautiful cinematography and great performances, this is one of the best romances of the year.