Semmelweis

"He saw the invisible, he did the impossible"

2023 2h 7m HU

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 50

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Synopsis

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Set in 19th century Vienna, Ignac Semmelweis, a short-tempered but passionate doctor, delivers babies and carries out autopsies on a daily basis while looking for the cause of puerperal fever, the mysterious epidemic that decimates patients in the hospital.

“He saw the invisible, he did the impossible”

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Cast

Miklós H. Vecsei
Semmelweis Ignác
Katica Nagy
Emma Hoffmann
László Gálffi
Johann Klein
Tamás Kovács
Ferdinand Kollár
Blanka Mészáros
Júlia Mendel
Ferenc Elek
Jakob Kolletschka
Ferenc Lengyel
Baumgartner
Anna Györgyi
Gertrúd

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lajos Koltai
Writers: Balázs Maruszki, Anett Kormos
Languages: Hungarian
Countries: Hungary

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MONEY

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Earned back only 30% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lajos Koltai, shot by András Nagy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Attila Pacsay. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Zoltán Kovács shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Miklós H. Vecsei and Katica Nagy and László Gálffi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "He saw the invisible, he did the impossible".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt20672356 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lajos Koltai directs. András Nagy behind the camera. Attila Pacsay scores. Zoltán Kovács cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Hungary. Dialogue in Hungarian.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 30% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Directed by Lajos Koltai, shot by András Nagy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Attila Pacsay. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Zoltán Kovács shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Miklós H. Vecsei and Katica Nagy and László Gálffi carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "He saw the invisible, he did the impossible".
8IMDB entry: tt20672356 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.