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On Body and Soul

Original title: Teströl és lélekröl
  • 20172017
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 56m
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7.5/10
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Alexandra Borbély in On Body and Soul (2017)
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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 di... Read allWhen 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.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.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Ildikó Enyedi
  • Writer
    • Ildikó Enyedi
  • Stars
    • Alexandra Borbély
    • Géza Morcsányi
    • Réka Tenki
  • Director
    • Ildikó Enyedi
  • Writer
    • Ildikó Enyedi
  • Stars
    • Alexandra Borbély
    • Géza Morcsányi
    • Réka Tenki
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    • 69User reviews
    • 183Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 18 wins & 22 nominations total

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    Géza Morcsányi and Alexandra Borbély in On Body and Soul (2017)
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    Alexandra Borbély
    Alexandra Borbély
    • Mária…
    Géza Morcsányi
    • Endre
    • (as Morcsányi Géza)
    • …
    Réka Tenki
    Réka Tenki
    • Klára…
    Zoltán Schneider
    • Jenö…
    Ervin Nagy
    • Sanyi…
    Itala Békés
    • Zsóka…
    Tamás Jordán
    Tamás Jordán
    • Mária's therapist
    Éva Bata
    • Jenö felesége…
    Pál Mácsai
    • Investigator
    Zsuzsa Járó
    • Zsuzsa…
    Nóra Rainer-Micsinyei
    Nóra Rainer-Micsinyei
    • Sári…
    Vivien Rujder
    • CD store saleswoman
    István Dankó
    • CD store salesman
    László Tóth
    • Shopkeeper
    Júlia Nyakó
    • Rózsi
    • (as Juli Nyakó)
    • …
    Rozi Székely
    • Teri
    Zsófi Bódi
    • Piroska
    Attila Fritz
    • Peti
    • Director
      • Ildikó Enyedi
    • Writer
      • Ildikó Enyedi
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    • Trivia
      Alexandra Borbély and Ervin Nagy are a couple in real life.
    • Goofs
      During Endre's (Géza Morcsány) interview with the psychologist he states he dreamt he was a deer and not alone, at around the thirty four minute mark the psychologist asks him, "Was it another Stag or Doe?" She should have asked if it was another Stag or Hind? Hind being the correct mate for a Stag whilst Doe is the mate for a Buck.
    • Quotes

      Endre: By the way, what did we dream last night? Somehow I can't remember.

      Mária: I think I didn't dream anything.

    • Crazy credits
      "During the shooting of our film animals were harmed, but none of them for the sake of this film. We just documented the daily routine of a slaughterhouse."
    • Connections
      Featured in Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      What He Wrote
      Written and Performed by Laura Marling

      Courtesy of Virgin Records

    User reviews69

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    8/10
    Unusual love story in unusual setting, very well portraying two main protagonists, both not socially streetwise. Golden Bear winner at Berlinale 2017
    Saw this at the Berlinale film festival 2017, where it was part of the official Competition. Possibly a spoiler but no secret anymore: It won the Golden Bear for best film. Unusual love story in an even more unusual setting, namely a slaughterhouse. The two main protagonists, the financial director and a newly appointed quality controller, are both not socially streetwise. Their personalities with their deviancies are very well portrayed, letting them stand out from cardboard characters that appear in some (other) love stories.

    The movie opens in a forest where we see one male and one female deer, watching each other from a distance. At later moments, we see variations of the same scene. But before we think this is some form of running gag, we get the reason why it is important and why it is repeated with small variations. It comes to light as a side effect of a psychological screening of all personnel working in the slaughterhouse, that the two main protagonists have identical dreams at night with said two deer in a forest. Initially, they both consider it unbelievable. And the resident psychologist even assumes that she is the victim of a practical joke, and does not believe it either. Their disbelief ends when they compare notes, and observe the similarities as well as the progress in the dreams, in hindsight easy to be derived from our knowledge what to look for as the couple grows closer together in cautious steps.

    All in all, the screenplay demonstrates very well how the two main protagonists get attracted to each other, and how the rest of the slaughterhouse staff behaves around them. They are not exactly outcasts but not an integral part of the social structure either, so gossip and unfriendly comments are to be expected. The slow progress in their courtship is juxtaposed with the two deer in their respective dreams who come closer together in tiny steps. It is all very unusual, but one never gets the feeling that it is too far-fetched.
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    • Feb 22, 2017

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    • Release date
      • February 2, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Hungary
    • Official sites
      • official port.hu site
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Language
      • Hungarian
    • Also known as
      • Тіло і душа
    • Filming locations
      • Bükk National Park, Hungary(exterior scenes)
    • Production companies
      • Inforg-M&M Film Kft.
      • Hungarian National Film Fund
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      • $2,132,634
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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