István Szabó's most improvised film is also his most unique. The film was shot with no budget in the immediacy of the crumbling Kádár/Grosz regime in 1992.
Szabó gives insightful lessons on how to film history, on how to adapt a novel to the screen, and talks about his relationship with his home country, Hungary...
László Strausz (Eötvös Loránd University) surveys the narrational and stylistic tactics engaged by contemporary Hungarian directors in their representation of the historical past.
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