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There Was Once a Family

1972 · 81 min

A whimsical, bittersweet memory-piece that filters turbulent history through a child's playful imagination, charming and gently melancholy.

Directed by: György Révész
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Éva Ruttkai, Zoltán Latinovits, Dajka Margit

Overview: This film describes the narrator's childhood, the years before and after the Hungarian Soviet Republic, in a burlesque and fabulous style and with the humour of a child's fantasy.

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Directed by: György Révész
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Éva Ruttkai, Zoltán Latinovits, Dajka Margit

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
family
coming-of-age
politics
identity
Places: small town
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	5
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: György Révész
Written by: György Révész
Starring: Éva Ruttkai, Zoltán Latinovits, Dajka Margit, Béla Ernyei, Mari Törőcsik, Ferenc Kállai, Attila Ruttkay, Gábor Losonci
Runtime: 81 min
Languages: Hungarian

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