Fábri Zoltán: Hangyaboly / Ants' Nest 1971 DVD / Cast: Mari Törőcsik, Éva Vass, Éva Pap, Magda Kohut, Margit Makay, Schallerova Jarka, Györgyi Andai, Noémi Apor, István Pathó

UPC 5999887816420

MADE IN HUNGARY

REGION 2 PAL

Audio: Hungarian

Subtitle: ENGLISH

Ants’ Nest, drama, Hungary – Zoltán Fábri, 1971

Fábri enriched this turn-of-the-century convent story with his own experiences of 1968, the image of the brutal violence used to trample democracy, and the drama of forbidden love. The abbess is dying and in preparing for the new election, younger nuns would like to see reforms instituted, headed by the enlightened sister Virginia, who cherishes hard-to-hide feelings for her nominee, the cultured Magdolna. The nuns also begin to rebel against the stifling atmosphere of the convent. However, dogmatic older nuns are not choosy about the means they employ…

Produced by MAFILM 1. Játékfilmstúdió

Directed by Zoltán Fábri

Written by Margit Kaffka

Screenplay by Zoltán Fábri, Endre Illés

Cast: Mari Törőcsik, Éva Vass, Éva Pap, Magda Kohut, Margit Makay, Schallerova Jarka, Györgyi Andai, Noémi Apor, István Pathó

Director of Photography: György Illés

Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Roland de Lassus, Giovanni Palestrina

Sound by György Pintér

Set Designer József Romvári

Costume Designer: Judit Schäffer

Edited by Ferencné Szécsényi

Photo Sándor Domonkos

Movie Poster Design Kálmán Molnár