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Beszterce ostroma

1976 · 1 season

A gentle, wistful period piece where eccentric fantasy meets quiet heartache, unfolding slowly with wry humour and tender melancholy.

Created by
Éva Zsurzs, Kálmán Mikszáth
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ferenc Bessenyei, Attila Nagy, János Körmendi
Overview
István Pongrácz, lord of the castle of Nedec, is a strange man. He does not like his own time, so he imagines himself as a medieval lord of the castle. His surroundings also accept his whimsy, and in this way they give him a horse to ride. Like centuries before, he launches a campaign against the disobedient city of Banská Štiavnica. In their great embarrassment, the serious city fathers offer the haughty warlord a ‘hostage’: Apolka, the city’s orphan. Her presence changes Count Pongrácz, who grows fond of the beautiful and innocent creature. But Apolka’s heart belongs to another.

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Created by
Éva Zsurzs, Kálmán Mikszáth
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ferenc Bessenyei, Attila Nagy, János Körmendi
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • obsession
  • love
  • class
  • isolation
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Éva Zsurzs, Kálmán Mikszáth
Starring
Ferenc Bessenyei, Attila Nagy, János Körmendi, Ildikó Hüvösvölgyi, Ferenc Zenthe, Sándor Kőmíves, Róbert Rátonyi, József Láng
Music
Endre Dékány
Cinematography
Lukács Lóránt
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes
Network
Magyar Televízió
Country
Hungary
Languages
Hungarian

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