The Housewarming

1983 1h 45m HU

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8.2

BANGER

★8.2TMDB · 4

Drama

Synopsis

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The elite of political and business life of the country town gather to celebrate the namesday of Haudek László in the luxury villa. Everything begins just as usual, but now an incident disturbs the stag party.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Piros Ildikó
Péteri Luca
István Bujtor
Dr. Brenner Egon
Ferenc Kállai
Haudek László
Dózsa László
Dr. Mátyás József
Tibor Szilágyi
Fabriczki Ottó
Gábor Mádi Szabó
Bíró László
László Inke
Dr. Hollán Menyhért
Péter Haumann
Ringhoffer Lajos

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Zoltán Fábri
Writers: Ferenc Karinthy, Zoltán Fábri
Languages: Hungarian
Countries: Hungary

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Zoltán Fábri, shot by György Illés. 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 György Vukán. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Piros Ildikó and István Bujtor and Ferenc Kállai carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0085631 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Zoltán Fábri directs. György Illés behind the camera. György Vukán scores. Ferencné Szécsényi cuts. Produced in Hungary. Dialogue in Hungarian.

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143 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Zoltán Fábri, shot by György Illés. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by György Vukán. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Ferencné Szécsényi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Piros Ildikó and István Bujtor and Ferenc Kállai carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0085631 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.