Ég veled
Hungary,
2005, 91 min
Shown in 2006
CREDITS
- dir
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József Pacskovsky
- prod
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Pál Sándor, Andrea Kormos
- scr
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József Pacskovsky, Pál Sándor, Francisco Gózon
- cam
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Francisco Gózon
- editor
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Gabriella Koncz
- cast
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Eszter Balla, Marco Bonini, Foso Nicoletta, Anna Györgyi, Ildikó Tóth, Natalia Szeliversztova, Ferenc Kállai
- source
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Magyar Filmunio, Varosligeti fasor 38, Budapest 1068, Hungary FAX: +36-1-352-6734. EMAIL: kati.vajda@filmunio.hu.
- premiere
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North American Premiere
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COMMENTS
József Pacskovsky in attendance.
OTHER
József Pacskovszky’s multilayered feature tracks the romantic woes of four different couples in the diverse locales of Moscow, Rome, Budapest and a space station orbiting the earth. A Russian astronaut pines for his tightrope-walking lover, but she, sick of waiting for his much delayed return from space, runs off to Rome with a magician. A criminal psychologist suppresses her attraction for a suspected murderer, while her adopted daughter attempts to resist the charms of a wooing biologist. And a hairdresser cares for the aging client whose ear she chops while distracted by violent images on the television news. Peppered with moments that are sensual, contemplative, bleak and surreal, See You in Space recalls Cuban director Fernando Pérez’s Life Is to Whistle in its multiple-storyline narrative in which lovers attempt to suppress their desires until their attractions become incendiary. The four barely related tales unfold within a world defined by malleable transnational identities but also under the lurking threat of global terrorism. Violence never takes center stage, but always sits on the periphery: TV screens broadcast horrific brutal images, the space program experiences war-related delays. Love affairs are an all-consuming means of escape from such grim reminders of the global political terrain. Although various forms of coupling take place throughout the film, all of the characters are disconnected or detached from their emotional life in some way. In spite of the global connectivity they forge in their love relationships, self-imposed obstacles prevent borders from ever truly breaking down.
—Jenn Preissel
FACTOID #384
Henry Fonda attended the SFIFF in 1967 to receive a tribute for his work in classics like The Grapes of Wrath and 12 Angry Men. Daughter Jane showed up in 1975 for a tribute of her own. And her brother Peter made two Festival appearances, one as a guest in 1963 and another to accompany the film Nadja (in which he gleefully portrayed Dr. Van Helsing) in 1995.
