Kornél Mundruczó did it again. Those regulars at FUNZINE’s film clubs are probably not even that surprised after watching Mundruczó’s award-winning Delta last time.
In 2008, the movie was awarded the FIPRESCI Award of Cannes. And now, the much-loved local director talent aimed even higher. His latest production Tender Son – The Frankenstein Project made it to the official selection of this year’s Cannes Film Festival. So once again, we have something to be crossing our fingers for.
Not having much to do with the original work, the movie’s overall mentality still builds on Mary Shelley’s masterpiece; the story of a creator and his creation. The myth of an outcast, of someone who yearns for love and acceptance gets brought to life by a reunion of a son and a father. A director, just in the middle of all the hassle of the casting for his next film, fatefully meets a strange teenage boy, who recently escaped from a youth institution. Coming to life through a tragedy, their weird bond sets them towards risky paths. Are there any chances for a fresh start? Mundruczó’s latest film is about the creator’s responsibility and the God-provoking pride that might lead us to dangerous universes. But what happens when you’re so taken with your own creation that you try to step beyond the limitations of your interests and face their weight?
Adding a little extra spice to the movie, director Mundruczó is also playing one of the main roles, next to Lili Monori, Rudolf Frecska and Kitty Csíkos.
The Cannes 2010 selection assures us that Hungarian filmmaking recaptured its spot on the international cinema scene. Besides Mundruczó’s movies, Ágnes Kocsis’s Pál Adrienn was invited to the ‘Un certain regard’ category for its world premiere while Bálint Szimler’s short I’m Here got into the selection of Cinéfondation – Cannes’s little sister – where the crème de la crème of film art universities from far and wide meet. Actually, it seems this year we’ll have more we should be crossing our fingers for.
Supported by the Hungarian Movie Public Foundation, the Hungarian-German-Austrian coproduction was produced by Proton Cinema. The movie premieres in Hungary in September by Szuez Film.