Father

Father

Diary of One Week

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Release Date

12/8/1966

Runtime

88 mins

Genres

Overview

The beginning shows Hungary devastated by the war and the postwar reconstruction with its communist government. Our hero (played first by Dániel Erdély and later, as a young man, by András Bálint) is clearly determined to find out what he can about his father who died young. All he knows is that he was a doctor and perhaps he was an honored victim of fascism. He never really finds out but his relationship with his mother, his friends and his Jewish girlfriend will make him totally independent of this need to find all about Apa or Father.

Status

Released

Original Language

Hungarian

Budget

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Revenue

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A intimate, reflective portrait of a boy growing up in postwar Hungary, gently exploring how a son constructs meaning from the absence of his father. The search for answers gradually gives way to the deeper work of becoming oneself.

Mood

ContemplativeMelancholicWistfulIntimate

Themes

FamilyIdentityMemoryComing of ageGrief

Tone

Tender

Pacing

Meditative

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Framed flashback

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