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Three Legends of Hungarian Cinema History Prima Primavera (Prima Primavera, 2009) Director: János Edelényi Presentation: Eurochannel invites you to join the adventure of a mature man and a young woman as they travel across Hungary and Serbia to discover that every day is a second opportunity to become a better person – they will live a Prima Primavera. Prima Primavera, directed by János Edelényi, is a unique film in its plot and aesthetics. The movie tells the story of Gabor, a middle-aged man with the manners and naïveté of a child, whose life is turned upside down when his mother is killed in a failed bank robbery. He and a sex worker, Jolie, are the only ones who can identify the robber, so they must run for their lives. In this movie, director János Edelényi, translates into images the transition that Hungarian filmmaking has passed through from the days of the Iron Curtain to the present, as it blends the traditional themes of Western European cinema with a witty “Hollywood-esque” twist to the plot. Prima Primavera is a road movie, but not only by virtue of the few hundred miles travelled by its protagonists. The inner journey that they undertake is far more important. The miles measured on a map or depicted through changes in the background scenery are nothing compared to the progress that the protagonists make towards each other – and their own selves. Come enjoy a story where, balancing crude reality and imagination, the two protagonists manage to survive and, in the process, find peace with each other, the world, and, most difficult of all – themselves. Synopsis: An intellectually disabled 55-year-old man loses his mother, his only support and care. A Gypsy girl with a questionable past joins him on his desperate cross-border journey during which they develop a friendship and "come of age" - each in their very own way. Festivals and Awards: • Special Award, Best Actress (Vesela Kazakova) - Varna Film Festival 2009 |
