Season of Monsters (Hungarian: Szörnyek évadja) is a 1987 Hungarian drama film written by Gyula Hernádi and directed by Miklós Jancsó.
Season of Monsters | |
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Directed by | Miklós Jancsó |
Written by | Gyula Hernádi |
Starring | József Madaras |
Cinematography | János Kende |
Music by | Tamás Cseh Zoltán Simon |
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Language | Hungarian |
The film was entered into the main competition at the 44th edition of the Venice Film Festival, and it got a Jury Honorable Mention "for the coherence with which he carries on and renews his expressive research in a period of rapid evolution of film language".[1][2]
Plot
editAt a country house, a retiring teacher celebrates his birthday, where professors and students discuss Existentialism and philosophy. Then an unsettling play opens up a mystery.
Cast
edit- József Madaras as Kamondi
- György Cserhalmi as Dr. Bardócz
- Ferenc Kállai as Sándor Kovács
- Júlia Nyakó as Kati
- Katarzyna Figura as Annabella
- András Bálint as Zoltán Zoltai
- Miklós B. Székely as The Deaf-mute
- András Kozák as Colonel Antal
- Lajos Balázsovits as Zimmermann