Underplayed Gems

The Tragedy of Man (2011)

The Tragedy of Man poster
Original title
Az ember tragédiája
Directed by
Marcell Jankovics
Genre
drama film
Country
Hungary
Runtime
2h 40m
Rated
12
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Adam, Eve, and Lucifer travel through different eras of history, from the biblical past to the far future. The film shows them questioning the meaning of life and humanity's purpose.

epicphilosophicalvisually diversecontemplativehistoricalsweepingambitiousthought-provoking

What happens

The Tragedy of Man (Hungarian: Az ember tragédiája) is a 2011 Hungarian adult animated epic drama film directed by Marcell Jankovics, starring Tibor Szilágyi, Mátyás Usztics, Ágnes Bertalan, Tamás Széles and Piroska Molnár. The narrative is set in several different eras, spanning from Biblical creation to 50,000 BC to the distant future, and follows Adam, Eve, and Lucifer as they explore humanity and the meaning of life. Each segment has a different visual style to reflect the art of the respective time periods. The film is based on the 1861 play The Tragedy of Man by Imre Madách. The film went into production in 1988, but encountered difficulties as the production model for Hungarian cinema changed. The segments were financed individually and sometimes exhibited independently at film festivals and on Hungarian television. After 23 years in production, the finished film premiered in 2011. It is one of the longest animated films ever made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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