Narcissus and Psyche (1980)

Original title

Nárcisz és Psyché

Directed by

Gábor Bódy

Genre

drama film

Country

Hungary

Runtime

4h 21m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two lovers from mythology are reimagined in 19th century Hungary. Their intense romance unfolds with a dark, supernatural pull.

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What happens

Narcissus and Psyche (Hungarian: Nárcisz és Psyché) is a 1980 Hungarian drama film directed by Gábor Bódy. It was adapted for the screen by Vilmos Csaplar from a Sándor Weöres novel. The film stars Patricia Adriani, Udo Kier, György Cserhalmi, János Derzsi, Miklós Erdély, János Pilinszky and other notable artists of the day. Art director, designer of this movie was Gábor Bachman. The soundtrack was partly composed, partly arranged and distorted from various classical scores by László Vidovszky. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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