Tender Son: The Frankenstein Project
Szelíd teremtés - A Frankenstein-terv
Kornél Mundruczó
After spending his childhood in institutions, 17-year-old Rudi returns homs with the hope of finding out who his father is. His strangeness challenges his family, who reject him, but he is noticed by a filmmaker, fascinated by his innocence and in him sees the lead actor in his film. A terrible event soon puts an end to his good intentions and seals his fate…
With : Rudolf Frecska, Lili Monori, Kornél Mundruczó, Kitty Csíkos, Miklós B. Székely, Diána Magdolna Kiss, Natasa Stork
Screenplay : Kornél Mundruczó
Image : Mátyás Erdély
Editing : Dávid Jancsó
Music : Philipp E. Kümpel, Andreas Moisa
Screenplay : Kornél Mundruczó
Image : Mátyás Erdély
Editing : Dávid Jancsó
Music : Philipp E. Kümpel, Andreas Moisa
Production : Essential Filmproduktion GmbH, Filmpartners, KGP Kranzelbinder Gabriele Production
Distribution: The Coproduction Office
Distribution: The Coproduction Office
As the title suggests, Kornél Mundruczó's 4th film is a mysterious variation on Mary Shelley's work. The fantastic aspect is nevertheless virtually invisible and it is up to the viewer to make the links with this multi-adapted classic. Frankenstein's monster here is a child who has suffered abandonment for so long that the lack of affection suddenly turns him into killer. Innocence flirts with evil in this being stripped of any intention, as if the moral boundary with acts had never been learned. “It is from the secret of this link, the fruits of a disavowed youthful passion, that the film gets its necessity. Monsters never come solely from our flesh, and their revolt is our burden” (Le Monde).