Family Nest

1979 Hungarian film
  • 29 January 1979 (1979-01-29)
Running time
108 minutesCountryHungaryLanguageHungarian

Family Nest (Hungarian: Családi tüzfészek) is a 1979 Hungarian black-and-white drama film, directed by Béla Tarr. The film won Grand Prize at the 1979 Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival, tying with the film El Super.[citation needed]

Premise

The film follows a young couple as they live in apartment of the husband's parents, as well as the wife's efforts to find new housing.

Cast

  • Laszlone Horvath as Irén
  • László Horváth as Laci
  • Gábor Kun as Laci's Father
  • Gaborne Kún as Laci Mother

Reception

Family Nest received moderately positive reviews from film critics. Rotten Tomatoes reports an 80% approval rating, with an average rating of 6.9/10.[1] Jonathan Rosenbaum of Chicago Reader wrote, "This is strong stuff, but the highly formal director of Almanac of Fall, Damnation, and Satantango is still far from apparent."[2] Keith Uhlich of Slant Magazine rated the film 2/4 stars and called the characters "unconvincing mouthpieces for a highly unsubtle political critique."[3]

References

  1. ^ Rotten Tomatoes
  2. ^ Rosenbaum, Jonathan (26 February 2003). "Family Nest". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  3. ^ Uhlich, Keith (3 August 2005). "Film Review: Family Nest". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 21 December 2014.

External links

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  • Family Nest (1979)
  • The Outsider (1981)
  • The Prefab People (1982)
  • Macbeth (1982)
  • Almanac of Fall (1984)
  • Damnation (1988)
  • Sátántangó (1994)
  • Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
  • The Man from London (2007)
  • The Turin Horse (2011)
Written only
  • Passion (1998)
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