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The Magic Jacket

1973 · 91 min

A quiet, dreamlike Hungarian childhood fable that drifts between illness and imagination, asking patience but rewarding it with gentle wonder.

Directed by
Mihály Szemes
Genres
Drama, Adventure
Starring
Gábor Szűcs, István Gruber, Ádám Szirtes
Overview
The poor little Ferkó is trying to enrich his miserable life with imaginary fairy tale figures and superstitious little stories. He suffers from diphtheria, and while he is having a visionary dream, Cinkekirály (Titmouse King) saves him from the claws of the magic Küsmödi. He expects his magic jacket to enable him to know everything at school without having studied.

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Directed by
Mihály Szemes
Genres
Drama, Adventure
Starring
Gábor Szűcs, István Gruber, Ádám Szirtes
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
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    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • coming-of-age
    • isolation
    • family
    Places
    • countryside
    • home
    Era
    period
    Audience
    teen
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    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Action2
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism4
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama, adventure
    Directed by
    Mihály Szemes
    Written by
    Marianne Szemes, Mihály Szemes
    Starring
    Gábor Szűcs, István Gruber, Ádám Szirtes, Zoltán Gera, Péter Haumann
    Runtime
    91 min
    Country
    Hungary
    Languages
    Hungarian

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