The Lord's Lantern in Budapest (1999)

Original title

Nekem lámpást adott kezembe az Úr Pesten

Directed by

Miklós Jancsó

Genre

comedy drama

Country

Hungary

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 9 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 man wanders around Budapest after hours, meeting a series of eccentric characters. They talk about life, art, and politics in a series of long, meandering conversations.

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What happens

The Lord's Lantern in Budapest (Hungarian: Nekem lámpást adott kezembe az Úr Pesten) is a 1999 Hungarian film written and directed by Miklós Jancsó. It was Hungary's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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