The Diary of Mr. N. (Private Hungary 4)

Call Number
320-1-4:3/2

General information

Call No.:
320-1-4:3/2
Part of series
HU OSA 320-1-4 Photographs and Home Movie Collection of Privát Fotó és Film Alapivány: Films: Péter Forgács Art Documentaries
Located at
DVD-ROM #3 / No. 2
Digital ver. identifier
HU OSA 320-1-4_003
Original Title
N. úr naplója (Privát Magyarország 4)
Date of production
1990
Date
1990
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
English
Duration
51 min.

Content

Form/Genre
Documentary film
Contents Summary

If, by luck, eternal love and world war do not cross each other's path, an idyllic life can be the reward. The film is the story of our heroes Mr. N and Ilona: drama and love embedded in history. Through the lens of 9.5 mm camera of Mr. N, the meticulous military engineer of Catholic faith, we follow the events as they were taking place from 1938 his private life –factory – public life triangle. All happens under the shadow of the historic drama of Europe. Mr. N’s evocative shots of the re-annexation of former Upper-Hungary – after the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia - following the revision of the Trianon Peace Treaty 1938. Mr. N’s boss, the convivial army contractor bears an awful resemblance to Rákosi, the communist dictator of later times... Mr. N has a special documentary message to us, comprising thirty years in the life of Hungary, visions of terror and dictatorships, peaceful home life and the 1956 revolution. A Hungarian family: they are looking at each other, at outsiders, and as we are looking at them, the hidden similarity of things dawns upon us.

Context

Associated Names
Forgács, Péter (Director)