Rosebud / UK premiere

Katalin Varga

  • Peter Strickland /
  • Romania, UK, Hungary /
  • 2008 /
  • 84 mins

Hilda Péter, Tibor Pálffy, Norbert Tankó, Melinda Kantor, Sebastian Marina, Roberto Giacomello, László Mátray

A powerful and elegant debut by the British directorial discovery of the year.

Director: Peter Strickland
Producers: Tudor Giurgiu, Oana Giurgiu, Peter Strickland
Scriptwriter: Peter Strickland
Editor: Mátyáf Fekete
DoP: Márk Gyõri
Sound Production: György Kovácf, Zoltán Karaszek
Music: Steven Stapleton, Geof Cox

Cast: Hilda Péter, Tibor Pálffy, Norbert Tankó, Melinda Kantor, Sebastian Marina, Roberto Giacomello, László Mátray

UK Distributor:
Artificial Eye, 20-22 Stukeley Street, London, WC2B 5LR, UK
tel: +44 2074 389 541, fax: +44 2072 405 242
email: info@artificial-eye.com

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  • #1 DIANA VIRGINIA TODEA / Saturday 27 June, 2009 / 22:35 GMT

    A beautiful, poetical, philosophical film that contrasted the man's ambition to fix life's problems and the inexorable justice of God. I liked the natural flow of the story, the actors who transparently without any effort transmitted the destiny of Katalin Varga. I also loved the beautiful scenery from Transilvania, perfectly set for such an emotional drama.

  • #2 Saima Zahid / Sunday 28 June, 2009 / 20:27 GMT

    This film was a bit of a bore with a simplistic story juxtaposed with silly repetitive camera work (how many times do we need to see a focus in, focus out, focus in on the same scene??) and an annoying soundtrack of windlike whistling aiming to be suspenseful. I like character stories but despite this one having some good moments, this one left me falling asleep. A let down for my last 2009 film fest film.

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