Merry-Go-Round (Hungarian: Körhinta, pronounced [ˈkørɦintɒ]) is a 1956 Hungarian drama film directed by Zoltán Fábri, based on the short story Kútban (In the Well) by Imre Sarkadi. It was in competition at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.[1] It was later selected to be screened in the Cannes Classics section of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.[2] The film was chosen to be part both of Budapest Twelve, a list of Hungarian films considered the best in 1968 and its follow-up, the New Budapest Twelve in 2000.[3][4]
| Merry-Go-Round | |
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| Directed by | Zoltán Fábri |
| Written by | Zoltán Fábri László Nádasy Imre Sarkadi |
| Starring | Mari Törőcsik |
| Cinematography | Barnabás Hegyi |
| Edited by | Ferencné Szécsényi |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Original) Turner Entertainment (Distribution Rights) DreamWorks SKG (Today) |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
Plot
editThe story takes place in a rural area of Hungary. There are two young people who fall in love with each other. However, the girl's father wants her to marry someone else.[5] But surprisingly this classic love story intertwines with traditional, political and economic choices.[6]
The scene where the two lovers are spinning at a dizzying view on the carousel has taken its place in the history of cinema. What makes the scene impressive is that the camera spun with them.[7]
Cast
edit- Mari Törőcsik as Pataki Mari
- Imre Soós as Bíró Máté
- Ádám Szirtes as Farkas Sándor
- Béla Barsi as Pataki István
- Manyi Kiss as Patakiné
- Gyula Bakos
- Antal Farkas as Samu János
- József Juhász
- Flóra Kádár as Eszti
- Ervin Kibédi
- Mária Kovács (as C. Kovács Mária)
- László Kozák
- János Makláry as Elszámoltatóbizottság tagja
- László Misoga as Sógor
- Piri Peéry
Bibliography
edit- Merry-Go-Round / Körhinta (1956), Review, 12 July 2011, Bonjourtristesse
References
edit- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Merry-Go-Round". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
- ^ "Cannes Classics 2017". Cannes Film Festival. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ Ujhelyi, Szilárd (1968). Karcsai Kulcsár, István (ed.). A BUDAPESTI 12. Filmbarátok Kiskönyvtára. Budapest: Magyar Filmtudományi Intézet és Filmarchívum.
- ^ "Új Budapesti Tizenkettő". Filmvilág. XLIII (3): 2. March 2000.
- ^ Merry-Go-Round, Letterboxd, Access date: 20 May 2022
- ^ Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex, John Cunningham, Wallflower Press, 2004 (p. 84)
- ^ Hungarian Masters – Second Run, "Merry-Go-Round (Körhinta)", David Brook, 07 December 2021, Blueprintreview
External links
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