Shooting Gallery

1990 1h 25m HU

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4.0

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★4.0TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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Three people live together without having anything to do with each other. The macho father used to have a shooting gallery which he had to sell. Yet secretly, he keeps on dreaming about it.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Zoltán Lengyel
Feri
Judit Danyi
Jutka
Lajos Kovács
Father
Lili Monori
Mother
Feró Nagy
Detective
Tamás Jordán
Tibor Borgulya

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Árpád Sopsits
Writers: Gyula Elian, Árpád Sopsits
Languages: Hungarian
Countries: Hungary, France

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Hungary, France.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Árpád Sopsits, shot by Tibor Klöpfler. 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 László Melis. 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 Zsuzsa Pósán shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Zoltán Lengyel and Judit Danyi and Lajos Kovács carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Árpád Sopsits directs. Tibor Klöpfler behind the camera. László Melis scores. Zsuzsa Pósán cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hungary, France. Dialogue in Hungarian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 2 countries: Hungary, France.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Árpád Sopsits, shot by Tibor Klöpfler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by László Melis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Zsuzsa Pósán shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Zoltán Lengyel and Judit Danyi and Lajos Kovács carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0099336 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.