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Cigarette Smoke

1941 · 11 min

A moody, smoky vignette that lingers on melancholy songs and lyrical sadness, feeling like a brief, haunting noir dream.

Directed by
Pál Barabás
Genres
Drama
Starring
Vali Rácz, Gyula Benkő, György Nagyajtay
Overview
Modern and exciting short from a series of Hungarian noir films. Rácz Vali, playing the protagonist, was famous and beloved for her propensity to sing sad songs and recite lyrical poetry. She also played in movies, but only before 1945, as the cultural and social climate she represented didn't fit in the program of the post-war regime.

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Directed by
Pál Barabás
Genres
Drama
Starring
Vali Rácz, Gyula Benkő, György Nagyajtay
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • love
  • identity
  • fate
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Pál Barabás
Written by
Pál Barabás
Starring
Vali Rácz, Gyula Benkő, György Nagyajtay
Runtime
11 min
Country
Hungary
Languages
Hungarian

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