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Time

1986 · 112 min

A dry, disorienting drift through ordinary family strain, where mundane moments keep slipping into something quietly strange and unsettled.

Directed by
Péter Gothár
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Overview
Peter Gothar films give a sharp, uncensored view of the society. This film is no different. The plot is rather simple: a family goes to vacation with the usual stress. Then on the vacation the wife gets a strange kind of sickness and they go back to Budapest for a cure. While the wife is in the hospital, the husband visits his family. This is quite banal. However the scenario was written by Peter Esterhazy, one of the most influential contemporary writers in Hungary. His style uses a lot of surrealism but in a way that profoundly illuminates the reality. In this film, the reality is an atomized society where the so-called communist ideals are nowhere so everyday people are fully disoriented.

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Directed by
Péter Gothár
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • isolation
    • identity
    • betrayal
    • healing
    Places
    • big city
    • hospital
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour4
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity8
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    comedy, drama
    Directed by
    Péter Gothár
    Written by
    Péter Esterházy, Péter Gothár
    Starring
    Márk Zala, Kati Lázár, Gyula Bodrogi, Éva Ruttkai, Tamás Cseh
    Runtime
    112 min
    Country
    Hungary
    Languages
    Hungarian

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