25 Fireman's Street (1973)
On one hot summer night, the residents of a Hungarian apartment house slated for demolition restlessly revisit their haunted pasts as they face an uncertain future. In a gently turning kaleidoscope of dream imagery, regret-laden nostalgia and painstakingly intimate detail, the looming wrecking ball pales in significance to the accumulated experiences each dreamer revisits. Pre-war prejudice, occupying Nazis and Stalinist deprivations all come and go as each tenant’s backward glance yields moments of aching sensuality, infectious exuberance and catastrophic loss.
Director: István Szabó
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Lucyna Winnicka as Maria |
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Margit Makay as Mother of Maria |
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Károly Kovács as Father of Maria |
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András Bálint as Andris |
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Erzsi Pásztor as Erzsi |
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Edit Lenkey as Baba |
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Ervin Csomák as Gaskóy |
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János Jani as Husband of Baba |
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Zoltán Zelk as Hackl |
| Directing | István Szabó | Director |
| Writing | Luca Karall | Writer |
| Writing | István Szabó | Writer |
| Camera | Sára Sándor | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erzsébet Mialkovszky | Costume Design |
| Sound | Zdenkó Tamássy | Original Music Composer |
| Art | József Romvári | Production Design |
| Editing | János Rózsa | Editor |
| Directing | Tamás Almási | Assistant Director |
| Production | Tibor Dimény | Production Manager |
| Art | Lászlóné Csala | Set Decoration |
