The Wonderous Voyage of Esti Kornél
(Esti Kornél csodálatos utazása)
feature, 35mm, 99 minutes
First feature
PREMIER (HUNGARY): 1994.
Two trains depart from two distant points in space and time. On one of the trains the renowned but ailing European writer Kornél Esti, is travelling to Germany for his last lecture tour on a wintry day in 1933. The other train departs from the same station, though 30 years earlier, carrying the young Kornél Esti full of enthusiasm and a desire for the knowledge and the secrets of life. On this beautiful, bright summer morning he� on his way to the Italian coast for his first solo journey in life. The train trip turns out to be decisive for �oth�of them. The belief that he�l become a poet and famous writer grows on him. In his opinion, only the artist is capable of responding to the ultimate question of existence. Meanwhile, the tired, disillusioned and illness-ridden Esti recalls his sinful, passionate life and soon realizes that he has to find justifications: has he, with his epicurian lifestyle, squandered his life away..?
Creators
József Pacskovszky | Director |
József Pacskovszky, János Matuz | Screenplay |
Francisco Gózon | Director of photography |
Éva Szentandrási | Editor |
Máté Victor, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Fryderyk Chopin, Joseph Lanner | Music |
János Réti | Sound |
József Romvári | Visual design |
Márta Jánoskúti | Costumes |
Sándor Simó | Producer |
Hunnia Film Studio | Production company |
Gábor Máté, Mátyás Erdély, Éva Igó, Gabriella Németh | Cast |
Awards
Istanbul International Film Festival - 1996 | CICAE Prize |
Budapest Hungarian Film Week - 1995 | Best Cinematography: Francisco GózonBest Supporting Actress: Éva Igó |
Perugia International Film Festival - 1995 | Opera Nuova Gold Medal |
Festivals
Haifa International Film Festival - 1995 | |
Bydgoszcz Camerimage - 1995 | (in competition) |
Shanghai International Film Festival - 1997 | |
Saint-Petersburg Festival of Festivals - 1996 | |
Ankara International Film Festival - 1997 | |
Alexandria International Film Festival - 1996 | |
Annonay International Film Festival - 1996 | (in competition) |
London Film Festival - 1995 | |
Cottbus FilmFestival - 1995 | (in competition) |
Venice International Film Festival - 1995 | |
Cairo International Film Festival - 1995 | |
Karachi International Film Festival - 2000 | |
Kiev MOLODIST International Film Festival - 1995 | |
Chicago International Film Festival - 1995 | (in competition) |
Calcutta International Film Festival - 1995 |
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