Das fünfte Siegel

I don't know anything about Hungarian cinema except from Bela Tarr. This came to my attention by chance and these ecstatic reviews made me curious to watch it. I am glad i did. This is an amazing movie that makes you think a lot. This is pure Art and not pretentious or "artsy" at all. A movie with deep meanings. I can't say it amazed me from the start, but as it progressed, things fell into place and i realized that every word here had a purpose.

Last 40 minutes are heartbreaking and devastating. This monologue (y'all understand when you watch it) was bone chilling. It's true, every authoritarian regime has exactly the same goal: To make people losing their self respect. That's the key.

Some times, even "democracies" have the same goal. You can see it everywhere in the world right now.

Wow, I really enjoyed this film. What starts as a close and interesting character study escalates dramatically in the second and third segment. The question it presents is one anyone would struggle to answer, but one the characters are forced to answer. As per the time period tyrants, come and tyrants invariably fall, that is the one solace for poor Gyugyu.

The question might also be if the characters had not been asked the question the night before, would they have reacted the same way in the final scenes.

The other aspect of this film which I loved seeing is Budapest itself and the characters and life in its streets.

Definitely "The Fifth Seal" (1976) the very best hungarian movie ever made!

The director Fábri Zoltán did an excellent job in this movie, and the cast, oh boy.., unbeatable: Latinovits Zoltán, Oze Lajos, Márkus László are the three giants in this movie, but in general everybody was perfect in this movie!

The narrative, and the messege is timless, that's why I can call this movie a masterpiece!

All I can say is "so what?" for this movie. There's no conclusion, and no proper ending. What did you guys want to tell the audience by making this movie?

One of the greatest newage hungarian writer Santa Ferenc's book is digging very very deep into the human being and the human nature. Fabry, the director chose the best actors, and made one on the best hungarian movie. You have to see it more than few times, to pick up everything. Its all about life, about war, with amazing questions you cant even answer...

You must read the book!!!

egy csodálatos film.