Pleasant Days
Szép napok
Kornél Mundruczó
Good times are back for Peter who has just come out of prison. He returns to his native town and finds his sister, who has become a happy (foster) mother to a little boy. The problem is that Maja, the child's biological mother, wants him back. Peter soon falls in love with Maja… He finds himself caught between her and his manipulative sister, and the tension mounts between the two women…
With : Tamás Polgár, Orsolya Tóth, Kata Wéber, Lajos Ottó Horváth, András Réthelyi, Károly Kuna, Anna Szandtner, Kolos Oroszi
Screenplay : Kornél Mundruczó, Viktoria Petranyi, Sandor Zsoter
Image : Andras Nagy
Editing : Vanda Aranyi
Music : Csaba Faltay, Zsófia Tallér
Screenplay : Kornél Mundruczó, Viktoria Petranyi, Sandor Zsoter
Image : Andras Nagy
Editing : Vanda Aranyi
Music : Csaba Faltay, Zsófia Tallér
Production : Zsofia Kende, Viktoria Petranyi, Kornel Sopos, Philippe Bober, Laurinfilm
Distribution: The Coproduction Office
Distribution: The Coproduction Office
Pleasant Days won the Silver Leopard at the Locarno Festival in an initial version which nevertheless left the director dissatisfied. After shooting some extra scenes and re-editing the film, Kornél Mundruczó presented the final version of his film in Angers in 2004, and won two awards. Mundruczó met Tamás Polgár in a youth detention centre. He films him lovingly, like a Pasolinian ephebe. He also revealed the actress Orsolya Tóth and the alchemy which came about between the two made it possible to created scenes of near improvisation, as the followed the rhythm of their impulses.