Petőfi '73
1973 · 1h 10m
Skip it unless you're a Hungarian history buff or experimental cinema devotee. A low-budget 1970s re-enactment by high schoolers improvising without sets or costumes sounds admirably avant-garde on paper, but it's more likely to feel like a well-intentioned school project than compelling entertainment for a night in.
Plot
Using high-school students, Hungarian director Ferenc Kardos re-created the 1848 revolutionary period in that country's history which was dominated by the poet/soldier Sandor Petofi (1822-1849). Petofi wrote many epic poems which inspired Hungarian nationalism, the most well-known of which is Up Magyar! The students were encouraged to improvise without costumes or scenery, and did so with gusto.
Director: Ferenc Kardos
Cast: Mihály Kovács, Kata Kánya, Zoltán Fábián, Nóra Kovács, Can Togay