Szindbád / Studio I ; novelláiból irta, Huszárik Zoltán ; készült a Magyar Filmgyártó Vállalat [and others] ; rendezte, Huszárik Zoltán.

"As Szindbád contemplates his life of hedonism and romance, the film powerfully evokes the passage of time and the exploration of memory through extraordinarily beautiful imagery. An erotic elegy, at once lyrical and surreal, Szindbád is a work of intoxicating, almost overwhelming physical beauty -...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: MAFILM
Second Run DVD (Firm)
Other Authors: Huszárik, Zoltán, 1931-1981
Latinovits, Zoltán
Ruttkai, Éva, 1927-1986
Dayka, Margit
Sára, Sándor
Jeney, Zoltán, 1943-2019
Krúdy, Gyula
Language:Hungarian
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In Hungarian with optional English subtitles.
Published: [U.K.] : Second Run Ltd., [2011]
Subjects:
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Man-woman relationships.
Motion pictures > Hungary.
Erotic films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Genre:
Drama.
Motion pictures
Erotic films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (19 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm)
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
"As Szindbád contemplates his life of hedonism and romance, the film powerfully evokes the passage of time and the exploration of memory through extraordinarily beautiful imagery. An erotic elegy, at once lyrical and surreal, Szindbád is a work of intoxicating, almost overwhelming physical beauty - a unique experience unlike any other in modern cinema."--Container.
Note:Screenplay based on short stories by Gyula Krúdy.
The Hungarian National Film Archives's DVD release of the 1971 motion picture.
Container says PAL but it plays in a standard DVD player.
Accompanied by a booklet featuring an essay, "A chain of beautiful lies: Zoltán Huszárik's Szindbád", by freelance writer and film historian Michael Brooke.
Special feature: Szindbád: An appreciation (12 min., 2011) / by Peter Strickland, director of 'Katalin Varga'.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.S45 S95 2011 PAL VideoDVD
Special Audience Characteristics:
"Suitable only for persons 15 years and over."--Container.
Credits:Director of photography, Sándor Sára ; film editor, Mihály Morell, Zoltán Huszárik ; music, Zoltán Jeney.
System Details:DVD; PAL; aspect ratio 1.85.1 / 16:9 anamorphic; Dolby digital 2.0 soundtrack restored from the original mono. Not compatible with some American DVD players or NTSC-only systems.
Cast:
Zoltán Latinovits, Éva Ruttkai, Margit Dayka, Anna Nagy, Erika Szegedi, Bella Tanai.