Dead Landscape (1972)
This Hungarian film chronicles the slow deterioration in the life of Juli, a farmer's wife. As the countryside grows ever more deserted because people are moving to towns or large collective farms, she spends more and more time alone. Despite her best efforts to appreciate her situation, her despair grows. The loneliness is briefly interrupted when she and her husband take in an old woman and care for her, but the woman dies. Shortly after her son visits, she is killed in an accident which may have been a suicide. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
Director: István Gaál
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 95 min
Release Date: April 6, 1972
Cast
- Mari Törőcsik - Juli, Kántor felesége
- István Ferenczi - Anti Kántor
- Irma Patkós - Erzsi néni
- József Papp - Tanár
- István Szilágyi
- András Ambrus - Borda Sándor
- János Koltai - Priest
- János Pákozdi - Varga Pista
- Szergej Elisztratov - Andris, Juliék fia
- István Lugossy - Fotós
Screenplay
- Péter Nádas (Dialogue)
- István Gaál
Music: András Szőllősy
Cinematography: János Zsombolyai
Editing: István Gaál
Production: Mafilm
Country: Hungary
Language: Magyar
Original Language: hu
Keywords
farm, village life, desolate
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Dead Landscape about?
- This Hungarian film chronicles the slow deterioration in the life of Juli, a farmer's wife. As the countryside grows ever more deserted because people are moving to towns or large collective farms, she spends more and more time alone. Despite her best efforts to appreciate her situation, her despair grows. The loneliness is briefly interrupted when she and her husband take in an old woman and care for her, but the woman dies. Shortly after her son visits, she is killed in an accident which may have been a suicide. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Who directed Dead Landscape?
- Dead Landscape was directed by István Gaál.
- Who stars in Dead Landscape?
- Dead Landscape stars Mari Törőcsik, István Ferenczi, Irma Patkós, József Papp, István Szilágyi, András Ambrus.
- How long is Dead Landscape?
- Dead Landscape has a runtime of 1h 35m (95 minutes).
- What genre is Dead Landscape?
- Dead Landscape is a Drama film.
- Where was Dead Landscape produced?
- Dead Landscape was produced in Hungary.