"Father"
1966
Directed by István Szabó

This sensitive, intelligent study of adolescence and maturation focuses on a young man whose defense mechanism consists of idealizing the memory of his dead father. He imagines his father to be a cultured world traveler and a partisan freedom fighter.  His fantasies continue as he becomes a man, culminating in the creation of a hero-father who he imagines to have protected the Hungarian Jews during Nazi occupation.  "Brilliant... a fine eloquent film... wonderfully compassionate." - Bosley Crowther, New York Times.  "Magnificent... The orchestrations of this cinematic symphony sing and soar." - Joseph Morgenstern, Newsweek.   One of the key films of the Hungarian film renaissance, Father is a daring, emotionally charged film. With András Balint, Miklós Gábor, Katalin Sólyom, Klári Tolnay and Dani Erdélyi.  Hungarian with English subtitles. B&W.  95 minutes.