Katalin Varga (2009)
Country: ROM/UK
Technical: col 82m
Director: Peter Strickland
Cast: Hilda Péter, Norbert Tankó, Tibor Pálfy
Synopsis:
A Romanian woman, whose son is the product of a rape, lets her secret out and before long the whole village knows. Banished, she sets out for revenge with her son in tow.
Review:
The fairytale aspects of the story (the forest, the horse and cart, and the way in which the pair receive hospitality on their journey) are enhanced by the relative backwardness of Romanian rural life, across which the occasional use of a mobile phone cuts trenchantly. Strickland sustains his atmosphere of disquiet brilliantly, helped by the committed performances and authentic features of his cast, from Katalin's pock-marked cheeks to Antal's gypsy good looks.
Country: ROM/UK
Technical: col 82m
Director: Peter Strickland
Cast: Hilda Péter, Norbert Tankó, Tibor Pálfy
Synopsis:
A Romanian woman, whose son is the product of a rape, lets her secret out and before long the whole village knows. Banished, she sets out for revenge with her son in tow.
Review:
The fairytale aspects of the story (the forest, the horse and cart, and the way in which the pair receive hospitality on their journey) are enhanced by the relative backwardness of Romanian rural life, across which the occasional use of a mobile phone cuts trenchantly. Strickland sustains his atmosphere of disquiet brilliantly, helped by the committed performances and authentic features of his cast, from Katalin's pock-marked cheeks to Antal's gypsy good looks.
Country: ROM/UK
Technical: col 82m
Director: Peter Strickland
Cast: Hilda Péter, Norbert Tankó, Tibor Pálfy
Synopsis:
A Romanian woman, whose son is the product of a rape, lets her secret out and before long the whole village knows. Banished, she sets out for revenge with her son in tow.
Review:
The fairytale aspects of the story (the forest, the horse and cart, and the way in which the pair receive hospitality on their journey) are enhanced by the relative backwardness of Romanian rural life, across which the occasional use of a mobile phone cuts trenchantly. Strickland sustains his atmosphere of disquiet brilliantly, helped by the committed performances and authentic features of his cast, from Katalin's pock-marked cheeks to Antal's gypsy good looks.