The Hungarian drama Explanation for Everything, directed by Gabor Reisz, was chosen as the best film in the Horizons section at the 80th Venice Film Festival. You can soon find out why: the film is premiering on October 5th.
If you are into Hungarian cinema, don't miss out on the new film by Hungarian writer-director Gábor Reisz. We already gushed about his first feature-length film back in 2014. 'For Some Inexplicable Reason' was soon followed by 'Bad Poems', both of which we highly recommend.
This year, his new film 'Explanation for Everything' was released, already pocketing a prominent award at the Venice Film Festival almost a month ahead of its official premiere. It was selected as the best film in the Horizons (Orizzonti) section, an international competition dedicated to films representing the latest aesthetic and expressive trends, with special attention given to debut films. We had the opportunity to watch it before the premiere and eagerly recommend that you do the same! You can catch screenings before the official debut (October 5th) at various locations. For an English-friendly version, look out for art cinemas like Cirkó Gejzír, which will definitely be screening it with English subtitles, starting on September 22nd.
Synopsis
'It’s summer in Budapest, high school student Abel is struggling to focus on his final exams, whilst coming to the realisation that he is hopelessly in love with his best friend Janka. The studious Janka has her own unrequited love with married history teacher Jakab—who had a previous confrontation with Abel’s conservative father. The tensions of a polarised society come unexpectedly to the surface when Abel’s history graduation exam turns into a national scandal.' - summarises the site of the Biennale di Venezia.
'It’s summer in Budapest, high school student Abel is struggling to focus on his final exams, whilst coming to the realisation that he is hopelessly in love with his best friend Janka. The studious Janka has her own unrequited love with married history teacher Jakab—who had a previous confrontation with Abel’s conservative father. The tensions of a polarised society come unexpectedly to the surface when Abel’s history graduation exam turns into a national scandal.' - summarises the site of the Biennale di Venezia.
