

Gaslight, gin, and the faint metallic aftertaste of regret—Péntek este distills these into 67 minutes that feel like 67 years. Dezsõ Szomory’s screenplay arrives like a ransom note cut from yesterday’s headlines: post-Trianon Budapest, currency hemorrhaging value faster than morals, and a populace trading tomorrow for...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Alfréd Deésy

Alfréd Deésy
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" Gaslight, gin, and the faint metallic aftertaste of regret—Péntek este distills these into 67 minutes that feel like 67 years. Dezsõ Szomory’s screenplay arrives like a ransom note cut from yesterday’s headlines: post-Trianon Budapest, currency hemorrhaging value faster than morals, and a populace trading tomorrow for one more spin of the roulette wheel. Director Alfréd Deésy, better known for his work with The Colonel, refuses to peddle escapism; instead he rubs the city’s face in its own vomi..."

Emil Fenyvessy
Dezsõ Szomory, Alfréd Deésy
Hungary

