Lords Lantern in Budapest

Nekem Lampast Adott Kezembe Az Ur Pesten, feature film, 1999

DIRECTED BY: Miklós Jancsó

Lords Lantern in Budapest

CAST:
Peter Scherrer,
Zoltan Mucsi,
Miklós Jancsó

SCRIPT:
Gyula Hernádi

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Ferenc Grunwalsky

Synopsis:
The protagonists of this film are Kapa and Pepe, two gravediggers who spend their time sitting on a bench at the cemetery, making fun of the surrounding world. Simultaneously, they imagine themselves as bankers, lawyers, newly fledged rich men, bankrupt businessmen, thieves, and terrorists. One thing is certain - they are invincible... This is a highly appraised film by Miklós Jancso, shown at the Berlin film festival in 1999 (as part of the program under the title International Forum of New Cinema). It won the international film critics’ award Gene Moskowitz at the 30th Annual Hungarian Film Week.

color, 107 min