Sunset
Deftly conjures the death throes of the Austro-Hungarian empire in an atmospheric mystery drama...an entirely absorbing film.
Sunset
Budapest, 1913, in the heart of Europe as World War I approaches. The young Irisz Leiter arrives in the Hungarian capital with high hopes to work as a milliner at Leiter, the legendary hat store that once belonged to her late parents; but she is quickly sent away by the new owner, Oszkár Brill. While preparations are under way at the store to host important, royal guests, a man abruptly comes to Irisz looking for Kálmán Leiter, who he says is her brother. Refusing to leave the city, the young woman follows Kálmán’s tracks, her only link to a lost past. Her quest brings her through the dark, dusty streets of Budapest, where only the Leiter hat store shines, into the turmoil of a civilization on the eve of its downfall.
Genre
Drama,
Women and Film
Runtime
142
Language
Hungarian,
German
Director
László Nemes
Writer(s)
László Nemes,
Matthieu Taponier
Cast
Juli Jakab,
Vlad Ivanov
Awards:
Winner, FIPRESCI Prize ~ Best Film, Venice Film Festival
Nominee, Golden Lion, Venice Film Festival
Nominee, FIPRESCI Prize ~ Best Foreign Language Film, Palm Springs International Film Festival
MOREFEATURED REVIEW
Rory O'Connor, The Film Stage
“Let’s see what’s behind this.” That’s the very first line we hear in 'Sunset,' László Nemes’ masterful follow-up to his 2015 breakout 'Son of Saul,' a daring debut that followed the trials of a Sonderkommando member at Auschwitz-Birkenau. The pointed phrase is spoken by the host of a world-famous ...
Played at
Royal 3.22.19 - 4.04.19
Town Center 5 3.29.19 - 4.04.19
Playhouse 7 3.29.19 - 4.04.19
Lumiere Music Hall 4.05.19 - 4.11.19
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