| DIRECTOR: |
János Szász |
| SCREENPLAY: |
János Szász |
| CINEMATOGRAPHER: |
Tibor Máthé |
| EDITION: |
Anna Kornis |
| CAST: |
Alpar Fogarasi, Szabolcs
Gergely, Maia Morgenstern, Lajos Kovács |
| FESTIVALS: |
Magyar Filmunió, Cannes |
| PRODUCTION: |
Budapeste Filmstudio
Rona u. 174, Budapeste 1145
Tel: 00 36 1 251-8568
Fax: 00 36 1 251-0478 |
| WORLD SALES: |
Communications
47čme Parallčle 7, rue Mouliner 75013 Paris
Tel: 00 33 1 4581-0998
Fax: 00 33 1 4589-6414 |
| ORIGINAL TITLE: |
Witman Fiuk |
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Col., 93 min., 1997 |
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Born in 1958, he studied drama and
directing at the Academy for Theater and Film in
Budapest, and later worked for four years at the
National Theater in Budapest. He made Szédules
in 1990 and Woyzeck in 1994 selection from
the cinema 18th Săo Paulo International Film
Festival and winner of the Felix. The
Brothers Witman is his third feature film.
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A
drama based on the book of the same name by writer Géza
Csáth (1887-1919), one of the most controversial
personalities in Hungarian literature before the First
World War. With an eclectic background - neurologist,
writer, and music critic - Csáth "dissects"
the soul of his characters with the skill of a surgeon.
It was this characteristic that led Director János
Szász to adapt the story to the cinema. Following death
of their parents, the two boys are under care of the
mother, and this leads them to develop a world of their
own, with rules devised on their own. They try to make
sense of their lives and eventually find it in the shape
of an attractive girl that is all they seek. At first,
she is happy at the frequent visits from the two boys,
but soon starts to demand that they bring her presents.
In desperation, they find a box with jewelry in their
mother's bedroom and they perceive it is the perfect
present for their beloved. They are ready to do anything
to get what they want. Even if it means killing their own
mother.