Sound Eroticism ( hu, Egészséges erotika) is a 1986
Hungarian comedy film directed by
Péter Tímár.
Synopsis
Fireman Bozodi arrives to a countryside factory manufacturing wooden crates; headed by foreman Falkay, the factory, consisting entirely of women, is struggling to sell the unnecessary amount of crates produced. Looking to benefit from the obvious apathy, Bozodi convinces Falkay to install a
surveillance camera
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into the women's dressing room; they then invite business partners to view the live feed of women disrobing, under the condition that they purchase large amounts of crates, causing the business to suddenly surge.
While decorating for an
August 20 national holiday event, the women accidentally discover the camera, organize a
strike
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and take Bozodi and Falkay hostage, demanding answers from the president of the company, who has just arrived for the holiday celebration. The president, hoping to distract from the incident, enlists his friend, the local fire chief, to set fire to the back of the factory, assuming the fire will cause the women to flee. Unfortunately, due to the combination of wooden crates quickly catching fire and Bozodi using the fire extinguishers to smuggle petrol, the factory quickly burns to the ground.
Cast
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Ádám Rajhona - Falkay Gábor, foreman
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Róbert Koltai
Róbert Koltai (born 16 December 1943) is a Hungarian actor, film director and screenwriter. He has appeared in over 90 films since 1967. He appeared in the 1976 film '' Man Without a Name'', which was entered into the 26th Berlin Internati ...
- Bozodi János, fireman
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Péter Haumann
Péter Haumann (17 May 1941 – 28 May 2022) was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films since 1962.
Selected filmography
References
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1941 births
2022 deaths
Hungarian male film actors
Male ...
- President
* Judit Németh - Hajdúné
* Kata Kristóf - Ibike
* Györgyi Kari - University student
* István Mikó - Secretary of the Party
* József Sótonyi - Doc
* György Hunyadkürthy - Fire chief
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Frigyes Hollósi
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János Derzsi
János Derzsi (born 20 April 1954 in Nyírábrány
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Production
The film was Péter Tímár's directorial debut;
the script came together as a combination of his previous short films, and stories he heard from producer
Péter Bacsó
Péter Bacsó (6 January 1928 – 11 March 2009) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter.
After high school graduation Bacsó wanted to become an actor and later a theatre director, but ultimately decided to try filmmaking. His fir ...
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He decided to shoot film with actors acting out the scenes backwards; the footage was then flipped during edit, causing the actors to act in an odd jerky motion resembling of early silent movies;
while initially apprehensive, he was relieved to find that the actors found the
dailies hilarious.
Tímár also composed music of the film on a single analogue
drum machine, which he found appropriate for a film about a factory.
References
External links
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1986 comedy films
1986 films
Hungarian comedy films
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