The Lord's Lantern in Budapest (Nekem lámpást adott kezembe az Úr Pesten) 25 years old
Ha én állat lennék, nem tartanék embert a lakásban...
In the Kerepesi Street cemetery, three grave diggers contemplate the fate of the world, then they step out of this role and in a sequence of episodes they play the typical figures of contemporary Hungarian reality, the fat cat, the swashbuckler, the victim, underworld chieftains, and present little absurd dramas of love, marriage, friendship, public order and legal safety. The author and the film director walk among them all the time, contemplating, laughing at their plays. The stories starting from the graveyard and returning there warn of the inevitability of death. The author and the director (Gyula Hernádi and Miklós Jancsó) wisely make friends with death.
Credits
The Lord's Lantern in Budapest Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gyula Hernádi He was 72, 78 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Ferenc Novák He was 29, now 55 years old | |
| Szonja Oroszlán She was 21, now 47 years old | as Interpreter |
| Miklós Jancsó He was 77, 92 years old when he died | as Himself |
| József Szarvas He was 40, now 66 years old | as Józsi |
| Anger Zsolt He was 29, now 55 years old | as Anger |
| Jácint Juhász He was 55, 55 years old when he died | |
| Mihály Szabados | |
| György Fehér He was 59, 63 years old when he died | as György |
| Balázs Galkó He was 49, now 75 years old | as Galkó |
| András Lovasi He was 31, now 57 years old | as The singer |
| György Ferenczi He was 30, now 56 years old | as Gyuri |
| Zolee Ganxsta He was 33, now 58 years old | as Himself |
| Csoma Judit She was 46, now 72 years old | as Judit |
| Zsolt Kovács He was 12, now 38 years old | as Zsolti |
| Virág Csapó She was 30, now 56 years old | as Enikő |
| Péter Scherer He was 37, now 63 years old | as Pepe |
| Attila Rácz | |
| Zoltán Mucsi He was 41, now 67 years old | as Kapa |
| József Böjte He was 54, now 80 years old | as Józsi bácsi |
| Emese Vasvári She was 32, now 57 years old | as Emese |
| István Marton He was 54, now 80 years old | as Pista / Cemetery director |
The Lord's Lantern in Budapest Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Zsuzsa Csákány as Editor. She was 49 (now 75) years old | Editing |
| Zolee Ganxsta as Original Music Composer. He was 33 (now 58) years old | Sound |
| Miklós Jancsó as Director. He was 77 (92) years old when He died | Directing |
| Miklós Jancsó as Writer. He was 77 (92) years old when He died | Writing |
| Gyula Hernádi as Writer. He was 72 (78) years old when He died | Writing |
| Tamás Banovich as Production Design. He was 73 (89) years old when He died | Art |
| Ferenc Grunwalsky as Director of Photography. He was 55 (now 81) years old | Camera |
| Ferenc Grunwalsky as Writer. He was 55 (now 81) years old | Writing |
| György Ferenczi as Original Music Composer. He was 30 (now 56) years old | Sound |
| György Ránki as Additional Soundtrack. He was 91 (84) years old when He died | Sound |
| József Böjte as Producer. He was 54 (now 80) years old | Production |
The Lord's Lantern in Budapest (25 years)
Ha én állat lennék, nem tartanék embert a lakásban...
- Release day: Thursday, January 28, 1999
- Runtime: 103 minutes