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Hungarian Folk Tales: Starving Matthias

6 min

A quick, folksy animated fable with a wry, storybook charm and a mischievous streak.

Directed by: Mária Horváth, Marcell Jankovics
Genres: Animation, Tv movie, Family
Starring: Gyula Szabó

Overview: Poor man Matthias is so poor, that one day he goes into the forest to hang himself. There he meets the Devil and manages to outwit him.

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Directed by: Mária Horváth, Marcell Jankovics
Genres: Animation, Tv movie, Family
Starring: Gyula Szabó

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
survival
deception
fate
Places: countryside
wilderness
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	5
Realism	2
Romance	0
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: animation, tv movie, family
Directed by: Mária Horváth, Marcell Jankovics
Starring: Gyula Szabó
Runtime: 6 min
Country: Hungary
Languages: Hungarian

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