''Merry-Go-Round'' ( hu, Körhinta) is a 1956 Hungarian

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directed by Zoltán Fábri, based on the short story ''Kútban'' (''In the Well'') by

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. It was in competition at the

1956 Cannes Film Festival The 9th Cannes Film Festival was held from 23 April to 10 May 1956. The Palme d'Or went to ''The Silent World'' by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Louis Malle. The festival opened with ''Marie-Antoinette reine de France'', directed by Jean Delannoy and ...

. It was later selected to be screened in the Cannes Classics section of the

2017 Cannes Film Festival The 70th Cannes Film Festival took place from 17 to 28 May 2017, in Cannes, France. Spanish film director and screenwriter Pedro Almodóvar was the President of the Jury for the festival and Italian actress Monica Bellucci hosted the opening and ...

. The film was chosen to be part both of

Budapest Twelve The Budapest Twelve is a list of 12 Hungarian films considered the best from the period between 1948 and 1968. The films were chosen in secret ballot of the Hungarian film industry in 1968. Budapest Twelve The International Federation of Film ...

, a list of Hungarian films considered the best in 1968 and its follow-up, the New Budapest Twelve in 2000.

Plot

The story takes place in a rural area of Hungary. There are two young people who fall in love with each other. However, the girl's father wants her to marry someone else. But surprisingly this classic love story intertwines with traditional, political and economic choices. The scene where the two lovers are spinning at a dizzying view on the carousel has taken its place in the history of cinema. What makes the scene impressive is that the camera spinned with them.Hungarian Masters – Second Run
"Merry-Go-Round (Körhinta)"
David Brook, 07 December 2021, Blueprintreview

Cast

Mari Törőcsik Mari Törőcsik (born Marián Törőcsik; 23 November 1935 – 16 April 2021) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 170 films from 1956 to 2020. She won the award for Best Actress at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival ...

as Pataki Mari * Imre Soós as Bíró Máté *

Ádám Szirtes Ádám Szirtes (born Ádám Szvitek February 10, 1925 – July 27, 1989) was a Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * ''Treasured Earth'' (1948) * ''Kiskrajcár'' (1953) * ''The Sea Has Risen'' (1953) * ''Merry-Go-Round'' (1956) * ''I'll Go ...

as Farkas Sándor *

Béla Barsi Béla may refer to: * Béla (crater), an elongated lunar crater * Béla (given name), a common Hungarian male given name See also * Bela (disambiguation) * Belá (disambiguation) * Bělá (disambiguation) Bělá, derived from ''bílá'' (''whit ...

as Pataki István *

Manyi Kiss Manyi Kiss (Born Margit Kiss; 12 March 1911 – 24 March 1971) was a Hungarian actress. Career She was born in Magyarlóna, Kolozs County, Hungary ''(now Luna de Sus, Romania)'', to Lajos Kiss and Zsuzsanna Nagy. She acted from 1926 in Cluj ' ...

as Patakiné *

Gyula Bakos Gyula may refer to: * Gyula (title), Hungarian title of the 9th–10th century * Gyula (name), Hungarian male given name, derived from the title ; People * Gyula II, the ''gyula'' who was baptized in Constantinople around 950 * Gyula III, the ''g ...

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as Samu János * József Juhász *

Flóra Kádár Flóra Kádár (; 4 August 1928 – 3 January 2003) was a Hungarian actress. She was known for her roles of ''Mrs. Hackl'' in the film Sunshine, ''Redl's sister'' in the film Colonel Redl, and ''Erzsi, Jóska's wife'' in the film Adoption. Lif ...

as Eszti * Ervin Kibédi * Mária Kovács (as C. Kovács Mária) *

László Kozák László () is a Hungarian male given name and surname after the King-Knight Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary (1077–1095). It derives from Ladislav, a variant of Vladislav. Other versions are Lessl or Laszly. The name has a history of being freque ...

János Makláry János or Janos may refer to: * János, male Hungarian given name, a variant of John Places * Janos Municipality, a municipality of Chihuahua ** Janos, Chihuahua, town in Mexico ** Janos Biosphere Reserve, a nature reserve in Chihuahua * Janos ...

as Elszámoltatóbizottság tagja *

László Misoga László () is a Hungarian male given name and surname after the King-Knight Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary (1077–1095). It derives from Ladislav, a variant of Vladislav. Other versions are Lessl or Laszly. The name has a history of being freque ...

as Sógor * Piri Peéry

Bibliography

Merry-Go-Round / Körhinta (1956)
Review, 12 July 2011, Bonjourtristesse

References

External links

* 1956 films 1956 drama films Hungarian drama films 1950s Hungarian-language films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Zoltán Fábri {{Hungary-film-stub