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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 66.5 / 100
1998·Comedy / Drama·1h 43m

THE LORD'S LANTERN IN BUDAPEST

“Ha én állat lennék, nem tartanék embert a lakásban...”

In the Kerepesi Street cemetery, three grave diggers contemplate the fate of the world, then they step out of this role and in a sequence of episodes they play the typical figures of contemporary Hungarian reality, the fat cat, the swashbuckler, the victim, underworld chieftains, and present little absurd dramas of love, marriage, friendship, public order and legal safety. The author and the film director walk among them all the time, contemplating, laughing at their plays. The stories starting from the graveyard and returning there warn of the inevitability of death. The author and the director (Gyula Hernádi and Miklós Jancsó) wisely make friends with death.

Above the Line
Miklós Jancsó·DirectorMiklós Jancsó·WriterGyula Hernádi·WriterFerenc Grunwalsky·Director of PhotographyGyörgy Ferenczi·Original Music ComposerZsuzsa Csákány·Editor
Cast
Zoltán Mucsi·KapaPéter Scherer·PepeJózsef Szarvas·JózsiMiklós Jancsó·HimselfGyula Hernádi·HimselfEmese Vasvári·EmeseZsolt Kovács·ZsoltiGyörgy Fehér·GyörgyJózsef Böjte·Józsi bácsiCsoma Judit·Judit
Full Crew
(11 credits)
Directing· 1
Miklós Jancsó·Director
Writing· 3
Miklós Jancsó·WriterGyula Hernádi·WriterFerenc Grunwalsky·Writer
Camera· 1
Ferenc Grunwalsky·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Zsuzsa Csákány·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
György Ferenczi·Original Music ComposerZolee 'Döglégy' Ganxsta·Original Music ComposerGyörgy Ránki·Additional Soundtrack
Art & Design· 1
Tamás Banovich·Production Design
Production· 1
József Böjte·Producer
By the Numbers
66.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.7
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Mysterious, Somber, Spiritual
Composition
Split
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Painted

“The poster features an abstract, painted image dominated by a deep blue background. Two elongated, white, candle-like shapes with bright yellow and orange flame”

dramamystery
Key Elements
Two Burning CandlesBlue Background
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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