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Einstand

2022 · 8 min

A quiet, faintly absurd little standoff that keeps you leaning in, unsure whether to laugh or squirm.

Directed by
Levente Kölcsey
Starring
Mária Fliszár, Zsuzsa Faragó, Gergely Kocsis
Overview
An inspector from the office arrives at the small restaurant. The waitress and the chef are trying to figure out the inspector's strange behavior. Based on the short story Kitchen Secret by Ádám Bodor.

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Directed by
Levente Kölcsey
Starring
Mária Fliszár, Zsuzsa Faragó, Gergely Kocsis
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • work
  • deception
  • identity
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour4
Realism7
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Details

Directed by
Levente Kölcsey
Written by
Ádám Bodor
Starring
Mária Fliszár, Zsuzsa Faragó, Gergely Kocsis
Cinematography
Gergely Pálos
Runtime
8 min
Languages
Hungarian

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