Song of the Miraculous Hind (2002)
Ének a csodaszarvasról
Animation, Fantasy • 1h 29m
Director: Marcell Jankovics
Cast: Árpád Besenczi, Ildikó Bokor, Róbert Bolla, Ferenc Borbiczki, Gyula Buss, Gergõ Bódi, János Csabai, Antal Cserna, Lajos Csuha, Imre Csuja, Angéla Császár, Iván Dengyel, Balázs Galkó, József Györffy, Ilona Harmath, János Holl, László Horányi, Gábor Hován, László Joó, Károly Kassai, Tibor Kenderesi, István Koncz, Ákos Kőszegi, Gábor Maróti, József Matoricz, Szabolcs Mogyorósi, Ottó Móni, Anna Orosz, Rajhona Ádám, Mihály Rusz, Kati Rácz, Nándor Rékai, Roland Selmeczi, Kálmán Somody, Ági Szirtes, László Széles, Géza Tordy, Károly Varga, György Vizi, Soma Zámbori, László Áron
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Overview
Divided into four sections, "Song" is inspired by the Siberian and Finno-Ugric legends about Creation, in which the world begins with characters who are only half-human, one being half-bird, the other half-bear. The narrator delves into the origins of Hungarian culture, the Iranian and Turkish influences that impacted the society, and finally the story of Stephen, the emperor who brought Christianity to the country and shifted the capital west in an attempt to link with Europe.
Director: Marcell Jankovics
Director: Yuri Norstein
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