''Family Nest'' () is a 1979 Hungarian black-and-white drama film, directed by

Béla Tarr Béla Tarr (born 21 July 1955) is a Hungarian filmmaker. Debuting with the film '' Family Nest'' (1979), Tarr began his directorial career with a brief period of what he refers to as "social cinema", aimed at telling everyday stories about ordi ...

. The film won Grand Prize at the 1979

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, tying with the film

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Premise

Irén lives with her daughter in her in-laws’ small apartment in the center of Budapest. Her husband has just returned from his national service, and their relationship is deteriorating. Soon, Irén wants to leave the family—but her rehousing request gets caught up in the Communist administration.

Cast

*Laszlone Horvath as Irén *László Horváth as Laci *Gábor Kun as Laci's Father *Gaborne Kún as Laci Mother

Reception

''Family Nest'' received moderately positive reviews from film critics.

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reports an 80% approval rating, with an average rating of 6.9/10.

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of ''

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'' wrote, "This is strong stuff, but the highly formal director of ''Almanac of Fall'', ''Damnation'', and ''Satantango'' is still far from apparent." Keith Uhlich of ''

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'' rated the film 2/4 stars and called the characters "unconvincing mouthpieces for a highly unsubtle political critique."

Home Release

The latest and highest quality release of ''Family Nest'' is in the ''Béla Tarr , A Curzon Collection'' which was released by

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and presents the film in HD.

References

External links

1979 drama films 1979 films Films directed by Béla Tarr 1970s Hungarian-language films Hungarian drama films {{1970s-drama-film-stub