Andrea Ajtony, András Ambrus, Lajos Balazsovits, András Bálint

Red Psalm, or Még kér a nép (literally: The People Still Ask) is one of the great Hungarian film director Miklos Jancso's best-known films. It recounts quite poetically the story of a peasant uprising...( read more  read more... ) on an estate in Hungary in the 1890s. It examines the nature of revolt, and the issues of morality and violence. This film uses symbolic imagery and language involving the color red to great effect and was filmed in a virtuoso manner, using only 28 shots. Reviewers reported that Jancso's storytelling technique most closely resembled that used in ballet. The pacifistic peasants, who seek some basic rights, are in a standoff with local authorities and later, the army. Everyone takes a break in the confrontation in order to celebrate a festival. Afterwards, the peasants resume their strike and meet with a tragic end.~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

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PG, 87 minutes

Directed by: Miklos Jancso

Release Date: March 9, 1972

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  • November 16, 2009
    Surreal socialist folklore musical propaganda. Yes it is THAT bad. Some scenes are beautifully crafted especially near the end , but overall it is a major disappointment.
  • October 31, 2009
    bem..dizem q o filme é bom..mas é um tal de canta pra lá, dança pra cá que năo consegui ver nem meia hora....
  • September 30, 2009
    1971

    "Dazzling? Jancsó's awesome fusion of form with content and politics with poetry equals the exciting innovations of the French New Wave? it may well be the greatest Hungarian film of the sixties and seventies." (Jonathan Rosenbaum)

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