(aka 'Another Way')
Directed by
Károly Makk
Hungary 1982
Well, I must say, Second Run DVD are giving me a clinic in the
cinema of Károly
Makk, whom I shamefully had never heard of till their first DVD of his work,
Love (Szerelem). I, again, was very
impressed by Egymásra nézve (Another Way). It seems to be a very
defining form of cinema, and in this film takes on the quasi-taboo subject of
lesbianism. Perhaps not for the time of film production, but certainly for the
period of the film; Hungary, 1958. A corollary for the politics of the time,
carefully skirting much of the 1956 uprising against Communism, but reflected
in the rebelliousness of the two clandestine lesbians - Eva (Jankowska-Cieslak)
an intriguing high-brow and Livia (Szapolowska) a healthy blonde fighting
against her possessive and controlling marriage. In the final summation we have
an extremely prevalent exploration of the theme of tolerance and the
consequences of its societal abandonment. This is first class cinema that I am
very glad to have viewed. |
Theatrical Release: August 19th, 1983 - Finland
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Distribution | Second Run DVD - Region 0 - PAL | |
Runtime | 1:43:00 | |
Video | 1.63:1
Original Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 4.29 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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Audio | Hungarian (Dolby Digital 2.0) | |
Subtitles | English, None | |
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Release Information:
Edition Details: • Introduction
to the film by its director Karoly Makk (8:10) |
Comments: |
The anamorphic image is a little soft, but non-manipulated, in-and-around the original aspect ratio of 1.66 and has removable English subtitles. Quite the bonus to have the director intro to the film. The booklet essay opens more doors to appreciating Makk and his cinema. I think this is another brilliant choice by Second Run and I am ecstatic that they have come into existence with such a strong lineup of previously unknown (for me) films. We strongly recommend! |
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