Fever (1957 film)

Fever
Directed byViktor Gertler
Written byPéter Szász
Produced byLászló Szirtes
StarringFerenc Bessenyei
Tivadar Uray
Margit Bara
CinematographyBarnabás Hegyi
Edited bySándor Boronkay
Music byGyörgy Ránki
Production
company
Release date
  • 3 October 1957 (1957-10-03)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

Fever (Hungarian: Láz) is a 1957 Hungarian drama film directed by Viktor Gertler and starring Ferenc Bessenyei, Tivadar Uray and Margit Bara.[1][2][3] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film was written by Peter Szász.[4] The film's sets were designed by the art director István Kovács.[5]

Synopsis

After the First World War an aspiring engineer returns from captivity to try and establish aluminium production. He attracts the attention of both Zsuzsa, the daughter of a prominent man, and Flóra a teacher.

Cast

Production

" It took a year and a half to make the film, shooting having taking place until just before the events of 1956."[6] [7]

Reception

Although belonging historically to a "transitional period (between 1954 and 1962)"[8] in Hungarian cinema, the film is said to "still have the classic features of melodrama".[9]

References

  1. ^ Balski p.93
  2. ^ Homoródy p.176
  3. ^ Láz (1957) | Galerie - Z natáčení | ČSFD.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-08-13 – via www.csfd.cz.
  4. ^ "FilmVilág". filmvilag.hu. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  5. ^ "István Kovács". Kinorium. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  6. ^ Láz (1957) (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-08-13 – via kritikustomeg.org.
  7. ^ "Bessenyei Ferenc honlapja–Filmjei". bessenyei.hu. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  8. ^ "FilmVilág". filmvilag.hu. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  9. ^ "FilmVilág". filmvilag.hu. Retrieved 2024-08-13.

Bibliography

  • Balski, Grzegorz. Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945-1991. Flicks Books, 1992.
  • Homoródy, József. Magyar film, 1948-1963. Filmtudományi Intézet, 1964.