Agnus Dei (1971 film)
1971 Hungarian film
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Agnus Dei (Hungarian: Égi bárány) is a 1971 Hungarian film directed by Miklós Jancsó. The film follows a priest during the suppression of the 1919 Revolution and the rise of fascism in Hungary.[1] The film was screened for the Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs) at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.[2] Jancsó considered the film a departure from his prior filmography, which he considered more realistic and popular.[3]
Premise
The film deals in the aftermath of the overthrowing of the Béla Kun Commune in 1919, following the chaos of civil war after the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Communards try to maintain control in the countryside, including the support of an eccentric priest, Father Vargha, who heralds a new bloody oppression.[1]
Cast
- József Madaras (Father Vargha)
- Daniel Olbrychski (violinist)
- András Kozák
- Anna Széles (blonde girl)
- István Bujtor (crane operator)
- Jaroslava Schallerová (young mother)
- István Avar
- Körtvélyessy Zsolt
- Márk Zala (Father Márk)
- Lajos Balázsovits
- János Koltai
- Tamás Bálint
- György Pintér