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Katonák

1978

A chilly, slowly unfolding period piece that mixes bitter comedy with a creeping sense of doom.

Directed by
Gábor Bódy
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ágnes Bánfalvy, István Farády, Mária Kovács
Overview
Set in the 18th century, this tragicomedy depicts the debauchery of aristocratic officers condemned to celibacy, in the fate of a bourgeois girl reduced to a street slum. Marie, the beautiful young daughter of the decorative arts merchant Wesener, already has a fiancé, the poster merchant Stolzius, but Desportes, an officer in the French army, has his eye on her. At first, Wesener does everything he can to keep the beauty away from his daughter. But Marie convinces her father that the Baron's intentions are honourable. The father thinks it's his chance to marry the girl above his station. But his calculations are wrong.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Gábor Bódy
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ágnes Bánfalvy, István Farády, Mária Kovács
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • class
    • betrayal
    • family
    • power
    • morality
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Gábor Bódy
    Starring
    Ágnes Bánfalvy, István Farády, Mária Kovács, Gábor Reviczky, Dénes Ujlaki
    Languages
    Hungarian

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