Season of Monsters (Hungarian: Szörnyek évadja) is a 1987 Hungarian drama film written by Gyula Hernádi and directed by Miklós Jancsó.

Season of Monsters
Directed byMiklós Jancsó
Written byGyula Hernádi
StarringJózsef Madaras
CinematographyJános Kende
Music byTamás Cseh
Zoltán Simon
Release date
  • 1987 (1987)
LanguageHungarian

The film was entered into the main competition at the 44th edition of the Venice Film Festival, and it got a Jury Honorable Mention "for the coherence with which he carries on and renews his expressive research in a period of rapid evolution of film language".[1][2]

Plot

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At a country house, a retiring teacher celebrates his birthday, where professors and students discuss Existentialism and philosophy. Then an unsettling play opens up a mystery.

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References

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  1. ^ Aa. Vv. The Hungarian Quarterly, Volume 36. MTI Printers, 1995.
  2. ^ F. Maurice Speed, James Cameron-Wilson. Film Review. Columbus Books, 1988.
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