Family Nest

1979 1h 48m HU

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6.7

SOLID

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80%

FRESH

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7.3

IMDB

★6.7TMDB · 49🍅80%Rotten Tomatoes★7.3IMDB · 1,496

Drama

Synopsis

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A family slowly disintegrates under various pressures in late 1970s communist Hungary.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

László Horváth
Laci
Gábor Kun
Laci apja
Gábor Ifj. Kun
Gabi, Laci testvére
Gaborne Kún
Laci anyja
Jánosné Szekeres
A sógornõ
Jozsef Korn
Iren Racz
Jánosné Oláh

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Béla Tarr
Writers: Béla Tarr
Languages: Hungarian
Countries: Hungary

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ERA

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

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Béla Tarr, shot by Ferenc Pap. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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László Horváth and Gábor Kun and Gábor Ifj. Kun carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0077383 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Béla Tarr directs. Ferenc Pap behind the camera. János Bródy scores. Anna Kornis cuts. Produced in Hungary. Dialogue in Hungarian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

147 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Béla Tarr, shot by Ferenc Pap. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by János Bródy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Anna Kornis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6László Horváth and Gábor Kun and Gábor Ifj. Kun carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0077383 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.