Movie

A Harum-Scarum Family

1981 · 73 min

A gentle, chatty comedy that ambles through cramped apartments and contrasts two families, leaving you mildly amused rather than gripped.

Overview: The intellectual family Faragó lives a bit busy life, but ensures complete autonomy for its members in a tiny flat in Budapest, while the newly rich Belvizis in the neighbourhood have a luxury apartment and a conventional and purposeful life, sentencing their only daughter for solitude.
How it feels: Warm, light, satirical and whimsical. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, class, parenthood, identity
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
class
parenthood
identity
loneliness
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none