Zoltan Huszarik: Collected Works - Szindbad.Csontvary & More (Blu-ray)

Directed by Zoltán Huszárik

Starring: Zoltán Latinovits, Éva Ruttkai, Éva Leelössy, Margit Dajka, Anna Nagy, Itzhak Fintzi, István Holl, Andrea Drahota, Agnes Bánfalvy, Judit Halász, János Koltai

Contributors: Zoltán Huszárik, János Tóth, Zoltán Jeney, Sándor Sára, István Császár, Miklós Kocsár, Péter Jankura

Studio: Second Run
Main Language:
Hungarian
Subtitles:
English
Region: Region A,B,C
Release Date: 28 Jul 2025
Originally Issued: 1979
No of Discs: 3
Weight: 90g
Dimensions: 135 x 15 x 171 (mm)
Genre: World Cinema
BBFC Cert: (15) Suitable for 15 years and over.
Rental/Retail: Retail not for Rental
Run Time: 295 minutes

Description

Collection of works from Hungarian film-maker Zoltán Huszárik. 'Szindbád' (1971) recounts the life and loves of ageing womaniser Szindbád (Zoltán Latinovits). As he looks back on his life and faces his own mortality, Szindbád realises that his aversion to emotional attachment has left him with a life devoid of real love or meaning.

'Csontváry' (1979) depicts the life of Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka (Itzhak Fintzi), who left his position as a pharmacist to become an artist. As Csontváry pursues his passion and travels in search of inspiration, Z (also Fintzi), a successful actor due to play Csontváry on stage, struggles to understand the man he must portray. The short films 'Groteszk' (1963), 'Elégia' (1965), 'Capriccio' (1969), 'Homage to Old Women' (1972) and 'A Piacere' (1976) are also included.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Bonus Footage
• Behind The Scenes
• Interviews: Zoltan Jeney (composer).
• Other Documentary: ''Szindbád': An Appreciation'; 'Who Is Zoltán Huszárik?'; 'The World of Krudy and Huszárik'; 'Inside the Popular Science Film Studio'.