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The Last Manuscript (1987)

Directed by Károly Makk

Overview

This sarcastic drama is taken from the popular Hungarian novel by Tibor Dery. A terminally ill writer (Jozef Kroner) of national prominence watches as family and friends gather like vultures for his imminent demise. Relli (Alexander Bardini) smiles and pretends to be the writer’s friend as he tries to get his hands on an unpublished manuscript. The opening scene is the highlight of the film. While the dead writer is being laid to rest in a national funeral, he emerges from the coffin and walks into his own grave while the mourners flee in terror.

Length 107 minutes

Actors

Aleksander Bardini | Jozef Kroner | Eszter Nagy-Kálózy | Irén Psota | Hédi Váradi | Béla Both