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Fatia Negra

1959 · 90 min

A somber, old-fashioned romantic drama of thwarted lovers and cruel family power, played with earnest period formality.

Directed by
Frigyes Bán
Genres
Adventure
Starring
Gyula Benkő, Marianne Krencsey, Margit Bara
Overview
The old, sickly Demeter Lapussa is a tyrant in the family. He forces his granddaughter, the beautiful Henriette, to marry baron Hátszegi, although the girl loves the penniless Vámhidy Szilárd. The two lovers attempt to commit suicide, then are torn away from each other.

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Directed by
Frigyes Bán
Genres
Adventure
Starring
Gyula Benkő, Marianne Krencsey, Margit Bara
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • class
  • betrayal
  • fate
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
adventure
Directed by
Frigyes Bán
Written by
Frigyes Bán
Starring
Gyula Benkő, Marianne Krencsey, Margit Bara, József Láng, Gábor Mádi Szabó, Sándor Deák, István Egri, Vera Faragó
Cinematography
György Illés
Runtime
90 min
Languages
Hungarian

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