The Confrontation
– Paralleling the dramatic student protests and riots that were exploding across the world in the 1960..
Paralleling the dramatic student protests and riots that were exploding across the world in the 1960s at the time the film was made, The Confrontation is a story of protest and rebellion in 1947 Hungary when the Communist Party have just taken power. Jancsó's first colour film is another virtuoso display by a director at the peak of his powers, and eloquently explores the complex issues and inherent problems of revolutionary democracy.
06 Feb 1969
Hungarian, Hebrew, Italian
Miklós Jancsó
Gyula Hernádi, Miklós Jancsó
Andrea Drahota, Kati Kovács, Lajos Balázsovits, András Kozák
It is 1947; the Communist Party has just taken power in Hungary. In Jancsó's first color film, young students at a People's College have a debate with seminary students, but worry it will escalate into a fight.