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Pillar of Salt

1958 · 85 min

A sombre, quietly heavy wartime drama that lingers on estrangement and moral unease rather than action.

Directed by
Zoltán Várkonyi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Antal Páger, Anna Tőkés, Éva Ruttkai
Overview
In 1944, Feri Margittai escapes from the front, but his mother sends him away from home.

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Directed by
Zoltán Várkonyi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Antal Páger, Anna Tőkés, Éva Ruttkai
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 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
  • war
  • family
  • isolation
  • survival
  • guilt
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Zoltán Várkonyi
Written by
Gábor Thurzó
Starring
Antal Páger, Anna Tőkés, Éva Ruttkai, Irén Psota, Géza Tordy, Ferenc Ladányi, Miklós Gábor, György Bárdy
Cinematography
István Pásztor
Runtime
85 min
Country
Hungary
Languages
Hungarian

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