Season of the monsters
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Season of the monsters |
| Original title | Szörnyek évadja |
| Country of production | Hungary |
| original language | Hungarian |
| Publishing year | 1986 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Miklós Jancsó |
| script | Miklós Jancsó Gyula Hernádi |
| music |
Tamás Cseh Zoltán Simon |
| camera | János Kende |
| cut | Zsuzsa Csákány |
| occupation | |
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The Monster Season ( Szörnyek évadja ) is a Hungarian fictional film by the filmmaker Miklós Jancsó from 1986. Unlike most of Jancsó's films, which are entirely set in a bygone era, this one takes place in the contemporary present and in Budapest. Soon the plot will be relocated to the puszta again, as in many of the director's films, with the usual motifs such as dancing, singing and burning candles. A new stylistic element is the multitude of video screens distributed around the room. The Monster Season was shown at the 1987 Venice Film Festival .
action
An American professor Komondi of Hungarian descent returns to Hungary. He is found dead in a hotel room in Budapest. He left a letter for a friend. The occasion of his trip is the birthday party of the old professor Kovács on a country estate, to which many of his former students, meanwhile established personalities of social life, come. Between Komondi and Dr. Bardócz develops a conflict of world views. Komondi advocates egalitarianism, while Dr. Bardócz speaks out for an elitist way of thinking. The guests present also take part.
criticism
In Positif it was said that what is considered normal by other directors, many critics chalked at Jancsó. The film is "difficult and beautiful" and "undoubtedly" a candidate for Cannes. In the Cahiers du cinéma , Pascal Bonitzer certified the film with mistakes in taste and repetitions like a child who discovers a new toy, here making the water of a lake burn with phosphorus. Numerous characters, theses and allusions quickly flickered through the film and evoked improbable events. “It is still wonderful.” It is true that not all phenomena can be deciphered, but that is also not necessary to find the work impressive. The International Film Guide 1988 mentioned the beginning impressive, but then the plot changes to the puszta, "as if the director had not made any progress in the last twenty years". The film is full of clichés: naked women, violent men, burning candles, long monologues, processions and helicopters. What is new is that cars are replacing horses.
Web links
- Season of Monster in the Internet Movie Database (English)