Sindbad

Local title
Sindbad
Title in Russian
Sindbad
Original title
Szindbád
Director
Zoltán Huszárik
Country
Hungary
Year
1971
Programme
In Focus: In Hungary
Genre
drama
Subject
isolation, literature, philosophy

The dying Szindbád, knight of fairy tales, searches for the purpose of life staggering along the border of life an death. He believes to have found beauty in the organically transforming nature, in sensual and culinary pleasures.

Based on Gyula Krúdy's classic Hungarian tales, "Sindbad" is a uniquely visualized dream of sensuality, beautifully photographed, superbly acted - especially by Zoltan Latinovits as Sindbad.

Festivals:
1974 - New York
1980 - Cleveland

Director
Zoltán Huszárik
Screenwriter
Zoltán Huszárik, Gyula Krúdy, János Tóth
Cast
Zoltán Latinovits, Éva Ruttkai, Éva Leelössy, Margit Dajka, Anna Nagy
DoP
Sándor Sára
Editor
Zoltán Huszárik, Mihály Morell
Music
Zoltán Jeney
Production
Mafilm
Runtime
Language
Hungarian
Subtitles
English
Director
Zoltán Huszárik

Zoltán Huszárik (1931–1981)

Valik: Szindbád (1971), Csontváry (1980)

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Screenings

4th Lux Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening020303 / Sindbad
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
Hall Electric Cinema, Tartu
Screening032204 / Sindbad
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration