In Focus: Seven Years in Hungary
A representative selection of the newer and older cinematography of Hungary currently in the midst of changes.
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A representative selection of the newer and older cinematography of Hungary currently in the midst of changes.
Presented by
Rabbit and Deer are living happily and carefree until their friendship is put to the test by Deer's new obsession to find the formula for the 3rd dimension. After an unexpected accident Deer finds himself in a new world, unknown to him. Separated by dimensions the two friends have to find the way back to each other.
Using an unusual narrative, the film presents a subjective worldview through 47 different scenes. The irrational connections of our environment are expressed by the short events linked with associations. Surreal situations are based on the combined effect of things created by man and nature.
In a country where men seem to be more interested in their electronic gadgets than their peers, a group of lonely and disillusioned women take the Limbo Limbo bus. Off to a far exotic country, they hope to find happiness. They land on an island populated by a tribe of moustache-men. This meeting triggers the primitive instincts of these women who, without caring about the civilized behaviour rules, start chasing them and even fight the forces of nature in order to capture the male.
A woman is watched every day by the neighbor's cat, as she takes care of her exotic plants. This perverted ritual comes to an end when the cat disappears. Next spring a peculiar stranger pays her a visit.
A female tiger’s color has changed, which attracts the attention of an old, dominant white tiger. The young naive tigress is not able to handle the approach of the other. Two kinds of nature are represented by the main characters. The male tiger is stable and strong as a rock, but the female character is representing the hidden, volcanic energies under the surface. At the beginning of the story the tigress is not aware of her deep connection to the island and the nature. Finally she discovers her great, elementary force.
The movie is a presentation of a breakup, and everything after that: the boy is hesitant, the girl gets bored with it, the boy meets the girl’s new boyfriend, which is a bit more shocking than it was expected, the boy wants to escape, he believes his life is over, then they meet again, and fall in love again, but in the end they have to admit, that it really doesn’t work.
Entropia is a container of three parallel universes where three girls are living in different circumstances. One of them represents the animalistic side of human nature, one of them is a consumer fulfilled with her own frustrations, and the third one is living in a futuristic room where she has to run to keep the system work. Suddenly a fly flews over the three universes and make a bug in the system. Because of that bug the girls are able to move towards each other, they meet and melt in a peaceful idyll while the whole universe is collapsing around them.