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简介:TheHungarianMaria'sDayissetinthatmostfatefulofyears,1848.TheincrediblechangesandreversesinEuropeanpoliticsandcultureexertapotentinfluenceononearistocraticHungarianfamily.Losingvirtuallyeverythinginthewayofcreaturecomforts,thefamilytriestokeepupappearances.Eventuallyeverymemberoftheclanfallsvictimtoillness,syphilisandtheirownheadstrongfoolishness.TheparallelsdrawnbydirectorJudithElekbetweenthedissipationof19thcenturyHungarianaristocracyandthecorruptionofCommunistideologyinmoderntimesareinescapable. TheworkoffilmmmakerJuditElekishighlyregardedinFrench-speakingcountries.Itissoesteemedthatin1987,ElekwasawardedthecovetedChevalierdel'OrdredesartsetdesLettresbytheFrenchgovernment.HerillustriouscareerbeganwhensheenteredtheAcademyofTheaterandFilmArtsastheonlyfemale.Shegraduatedin1955withotherHungariandirectorssuchasIstvanSzabo.SheandherclassmatesweredubbedHungary's'firstgeneration'directorsin1961andtheBelaBalazsstudiowasfoundedjustforthem.Herbest-knownfilms,Istenmezejen1972-73andEgyszerutortenet,aretwodocudramasabouttwoyoungwomenattemptingtoescapetheconstraintsoftraditionalattitudeswithinaHungarianvillage.Elekspentfouryearsinthevillagewhilemakingthefilms.…