Light Falls on Your face
(Fény hull arcodra)
feature, 35mm, 90 minutes, 1:1.85
PREMIER (HUNGARY): 2001.
After lost battles an exhausted couple look for shelter for the night in a village they have been to before, during more victorious times. The villagers lock their doors and the only living souls on the streets are the victims of ongoing wars, demoralized into mobs. The village notary, an old friend, hangs from a beam in his own house. The runaways finally find shelter at the lonely mansion of an old Teacher, who has barricaded himself in, observes strange rituals, and who has turned his home into a tributary museum.
The newcomers are haunted by memories. The Woman� husband is dead, a victim of the mob they encountered while fleeing, and it could be that the Woman is partly responsible for his death, as is her companion: they left the commanding officer to his fate, guessably not only because they were afraid of the mob, but also because they are attracted to each other. The story is about their finding each other and their survival amidst horrors, in which no-one is left unpunished. The story is both poetic and surreal. Intimate and cruel scenes, images of the past and present, alternate to a rhythm that is almost musical.
Creators
Vlad Paunescu, László Kántor | Producer |
Gyula Gulyás | Director |
Vivi Dragan Vasile | Director of photography |
Gyula Gulyás, László Csiki | Screenplay |
László Király | Based on |
Tiberiu Borcoman, Róbert Juhász | Sound |
Új Budapest Filmstúdió, Castel Film, Cinemart, Cinecorvin | Production company |
Oana Paunescu | Costumes |
Csaba Domonkos | Visual design |
Gabriella Koncz | Editor |
György Selmeczi | Music |
Lucia Pavlovschi, Károly Fehér | Production manager |
Tibor Pálffy, Lóránt Váta, József Bíró, Ágnes Kovács, Zoltán J. Fülöp, Attila Gasparik, Klára Tompa | Cast |
Awards
Budapest Hungarian Film Week - 2002 | Award to the director for the most outstanding value in visual expression to Gyula Gulyás |
Festivals
Montreal The World Film Festival - 2002 | |
Semarang International Film Festival - 2003 | |
Cairo International Film Festival - 2002 | |
Palic International Film Festival - 2003 | |
Calcutta International Film Festival - 2005 | |
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - 2002 | (in competition) |
Ankara International Film Festival - 2002 | |
Goa International Film Festival of India - 2002 |
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