Kék Duna keringö (1991)

Directed by

Miklós Jancsó

Genre

drama film

Country

Hungary

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A Hungarian prime minister is assassinated in a hotel on the Danube shortly after being elected. The film follows the aftermath and political intrigue in a post-Communist setting.

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What happens

Blue Danube Waltz (Hungarian: Kárhozat) is a 1992 Hungarian political thriller film directed by Miklós Jancsó, co-directed by István Márton. The plot sees a newly-elected post Communism Hungarian PM is assassinated in Danube hotel. Jancso won the Best Director award at the 1992 Montréal World Film Festival. The film was one of the first in Hungary to utilize Western co-financing after the fall of Communism. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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