Sinbad

Sinbad (1971)

Szindbád

Based on the stories of Hungarian writer Gyula Krúdy, this film is a lush and sensuous depiction of the life, loves and memories of serial seducer Szindbád. As the protagonist looks back on his life, past and present, imagination and reality flow inseparably into one another.

Date of release
1971-11-25
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (33)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Drama
Director
Zoltán Huszárik

Casting

Interesting facts

Szindbád is a 1971 Hungarian film directed by Zoltán Huszárik, and based on short stories by the writer Gyula Krúdy.

Production

The central figure of Szindbád, although his name makes reference to the character of Sinbad in the Arabian Nights, here belongs to the last years of the Austro-Hungarian empire around the turn of the 20th century (the period during which the original stories were written).

The original choice to play the role of Szindbád was Vittorio De Sica, but when terms could not be agreed the part was given to the leading Hungarian actor Zoltán Latinovits who played it with "a reckless chic that makes him irresistible even as he's being detestable".

The rich colour photography (its "tactile sensuality") created by cinematographer Sándor Sára was central to the evocation of the refined and elegant social world of the Hungarian bourgeoisie at the turn of the century. This, along with the film's fractured time structure and rapid montages of brief and freely associated shots, created a marked contrast with the prevailing style of stately tracking shots associated with the cinema of Miklós Jancs…

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