The Tyrant's Heart (1981)
- Original title
- A zsarnok szíve, avagy Boccaccio Magyarországon
- Directed by
- Miklós Jancsó
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Italy, Hungary
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rating
- 5.2 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This Hungarian drama follows a tyrant's reign and the moral decay of power in a historical setting. The story examines how absolute control corrupts both the ruler and his court.
slow-burncerebralhistoricalintrospectivecontemplativestylizedtheatricalunsettling
What happens
The Tyrant's Heart (Hungarian: A zsarnok szíve, avagy Boccaccio Magyarországon) is a 1981 Hungarian drama film written by Gyula Hernádi and directed by Miklós Jancsó. The film was entered into the main competition at the 38th edition of the Venice Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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