On Body and Soul (2017)
- Original title
- Testről és lélekről
- Directed by
- Ildikó Enyedi
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- Hungary
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 618 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.
How it feels
The chief financial officer of a slaughterhouse and a new meat quality inspector discover they share the same dream every night. This strange connection leads them toward an unusual romance.
dreamliketenderquietromanticunderstatedoddemotionally restrainedgentle
What happens
On Body and Soul (Hungarian: Testről és lélekről) is a 2017 Hungarian drama film written and directed by Ildikó Enyedi. The story revolves around the CFO of a slaughterhouse and the newly appointed meat quality inspector who discover they can communicate with each other through their dreams, leading to an unlikely romance. It won the Golden Bear in the main competition section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. At Berlin it also won the FIPRESCI Prize and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. It was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film and was nominated at the 90th Academy Awards. Alexandra Borbély won the European Actress award at the European Film Awards for her performance in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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