Cinema
Sound Eroticism
Egészséges erotika
Péter Tímár · 1986
Synopsis
In the middle of nowhere, in the annexe workshop of a cooperative, women in nylon overalls nail together wooden crates, then take them apart again, since they are not selling; the unsold ones pile up in the yard. Falkay, the director, the only man in the workshop, struggles to keep his authority. A new factory fireman arrives, Bozodi, a sly one. In the name of safety, the two men have hidden cameras installed, one of them in the women's changing room, and invite customers to watch: orders pour in.
Context
Tímár wrote the screenplay, edited the film and composed the music, played on a single drum machine; the photography is by Sándor Kardos. Certain scenes were acted backwards, then put the right way round in the editing, which gives the actors the jerky gait of silent films. The language of the characters, made of abbreviations and truncated sentences, parodies the administrative jargon of the time. The exteriors were shot on the grounds of Mafilm at Fót, where the studio was built.
Who it is for
A grotesque comedy in black and white, an hour and a half long, whose satire does not soften at any point.
Prizes and reception
Prize for direction and for cinematography at the 1986 national film review, Hungarian critics' prize, and nearly 700,000 admissions.
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