Budapest Classic Film Marathon: The Age of Daydreaming

Director: István Szabó

Screenplay by István Szabó
Director of photography: Tamás Vámos
Music by Péter Eötvös
Cast: András Bálint, Ilona Béres, Judit Halász, Kati Sólyom, Cecília Esztergályos

Gems of Hungarian Film History

Jancsi and his engineering graduate friends set off into post-university life with high hopes. The first blow comes when the company they find jobs with places them in different departments on different salaries. Initially, they all meet up, some come up with big schemes that they start working on together but gradually the group begins to crumble. István Szabó’s debut film is a story inspired by personal experience that captures his own generation’s dreams, desires and search for a way forward.

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