General information

Call No.:

320-1-4:7/1

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 #7 / No. 1

Digital ver. identifier

HU OSA 320-1-4_007

Original Title

Polgár szótár (Privát Magyarország 7)

Date of production

1992

Date

1992

Level

Item

Primary Type

Moving image

Language

English, Hungarian

Notes

Music: Tibor Szemző; Film editor: Márta Révész

Content

Form/Genre

Documentary film

Contents Summary

Private Hungary's roll call of family members is reminiscent of the grand and ghostly survivors assembled at the party of the Prince de Guermantes as described by Proust in the final volume of À la recherché du temps perdu, dining together, sharing good times, romance, intrigues, and jealousy. Because suppressed memory eludes direct address, this elegiac, silent mode with voiceover is Forgács' solution to the tragic fate of those who lie at the silent heart of books and films produced in this post-communist moment.

Context

Associated Names

Forgács, Péter (Director)

Balász Béla Stúdió (BBS) (Producer)

Fiatal Művészek Stúdiója (FMS) (Producer)