Family Nest

Family Nest
Family Nest
	DVD cover
Directed by	Béla Tarr
Written by	Béla Tarr
Starring	; ;
Cinematography
Edited by
Music by	János Bródy;
Production; company
Release date	29 January 1979;
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Hungary
Language	Hungarian

Family Nest (Hungarian: Családi tüzfészek) is a 1979 Hungarian black-and-white drama film, directed by Béla Tarr. The film won Grand Prize at the 1979 Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival, tying with Spanish film El Super.^{[citation needed]}

Plot[]

The film follows a young couple as they live in apartment of the husband's parents, as well as the wife's efforts to find new housing.

Cast[]

as Irén
as Laci
as Laci's Father
as Laci Mother

Reception[]

Family Nest received moderately positive reviews from film critics. Rotten Tomatoes reports an 80% approval rating, with an average rating of 6.9/10.^[1] Jonathan Rosenbaum of Chicago Reader wrote, "This is strong stuff, but the highly formal director of Almanac of Fall, Damnation, and Satantango is still far from apparent."^[2] Keith Uhlich of Slant Magazine rated the film 2/4 stars and called the characters "unconvincing mouthpieces for a highly unsubtle political critique."^[3]

References[]

^ Rotten Tomatoes
^ Rosenbaum, Jonathan (26 February 2003). "Family Nest". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
^ Uhlich, Keith (3 August 2005). "Film Review: Family Nest". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 21 December 2014.

External links[]

Family Nest at IMDb

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[1] Rotten Tomatoes

[2] Rosenbaum, Jonathan (26 February 2003). "Family Nest". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 21 December 2014.

[3] Uhlich, Keith (3 August 2005). "Film Review: Family Nest". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 21 December 2014.

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