Family Nest | |
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Directed by | Béla Tarr |
Written by | Béla Tarr |
Starring | Laszlone Horvath Gaborne Kún Gábor Kun |
Cinematography | Ferenc Pap |
Edited by | Anna Kornis |
Music by | János Bródy Mihály Móricz |
Production company | Balázs Béla Stúdió |
Release date |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | Hungary |
Language | Hungarian |
Family Nest (Hungarian: Családi tüzfészek) is a 1979 Hungarian black-and-white drama film, directed by Béla Tarr. The film won Grand Prize at the 1979 Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival, tying with the film El Super.[citation needed]
The film follows a young couple as they live in apartment of the husband's parents, as well as the wife's efforts to find new housing.
Family Nest received moderately positive reviews from film critics. Rotten Tomatoes reports an 80% approval rating, with an average rating of 6.9/10.[1] Jonathan Rosenbaum of Chicago Reader wrote, "This is strong stuff, but the highly formal director of Almanac of Fall, Damnation, and Satantango is still far from apparent."[2] Keith Uhlich of Slant Magazine rated the film 2/4 stars and called the characters "unconvincing mouthpieces for a highly unsubtle political critique."[3]