The Confrontation ( Fényes szelek ) ( Sparkling Winds )

The Confrontation (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Fényes szelek
Alternate Title: Sparkling Winds
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Hungarian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
78 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Booklet
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1969 and produced in:
Hungary ( Russia, Eastern Europe )

Directed By:
Miklós Jancsó

Written By:
Gyula Hernádi
Miklós Jancsó

Actors:
Andrea Drahota ..... Jutka Lantos
Kati Kovács ..... Teri Szabó
Lajos Balázsovits ..... Laci Fekete
András Kozák ..... András Kozma
András Bálint ..... András, Jewish boy
József Madaras ..... Father Kellér
István Uri ..... Pista
Tibor Orbán ..... Schoolmaster
Adrienne Csengery ..... College girl
Miklós Csányi ..... Miki
Ferenc Deák B. ..... János
Miklós Benedek ..... Student
Péter Blaskó ..... Student
Tamás Bálint ..... Priest
László Horváth ..... Student
Tamás Jordán ..... Kovács
Jácint Juhász ..... Student
András Kern ..... Kálmán
István Kiss ..... Stude
Róbert Koltai ..... Balázs
Balázs Kosztolányi ..... Zsolt
Zsolt Körtvélyessy ..... Student
Antal Leisen ..... Fraternity house member
József Pecsenke ..... Kopre
Gyula Szersén ..... Benjám
András Szigeti ..... Feri
Gyula Szombathy ..... Molnár
Benedek Tóth
Titusz Tóth
István Verebes
György Voss
Gyula Áts

Synopsis:

Jancsó's first film in colour is a virtuoso display by one of cinema's greatest artists. It eloquently explores the complex issues and inherent problems of revolutionary democracy and asks the question: what happens after the revolution is won? Paralleling the dramatic student protests and riots that were exploding across the world in the 1960s when the film was made, The Confrontation is a story of rebellion in Hungary 1947 after the Communist Party had just taken power. Told in an operatic but supremely naturalistic style with songs of revolution used to punctuate the narrative and shot in long fluid takes, The Confrontation combines a radical aesthetic with radical politics to become a film as revolutionary in form as it is in subject.

The Confrontation (also known as 'Sparkling Winds' which feels like a more suitable title given its lyrical beauty) stands up well with his other iconic works, but it's also decidedly different too: it's his first film in colour and he uses it to dazzling effect but even more surprising is that the film is really a musical. There's a 'West Side Story' vibe to 'The Confrontation' with its tale of opposing ideals and areas in the same location. It takes place in post-revolution Hungary in 1947, but the narrative echoes the student riots of its production year.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 03 March, 2013.

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