Férfiarckép

A hushed, poetic gaze at one aging doctor's daily rounds, steeped in quiet fatigue and tender respect.

Directed by

Imre Gyöngyössy

Genres

Documentary

Starring

István Sztankay

Overview

A grey-haired man walks through the fields. Fatigued, but with the same tenacity he roams the roads, the pathways, the tracks every day, medical bag in hand. Everyone awaits him: desperate or in hope, to the dying or to the woman in labour. He is the local GP. In fact, he is film director Imre Gyöngyössy’s father, the protagonist of one of his first short films. The personal narration based on the director’s poem is made complete by the pictures of Sándor Sára and István Gaál who were also active at Balázs Béla Studio at that time.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, warm and bleak. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Aging, work, parenthood, isolation

Content

Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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