Red Psalm

Red Psalm (1972)

Még kér a nép

Set in the 1890s on the Hungarian plains, a group of farm workers go on strike in which they face harsh reprisals and the reality of revolt, oppression, morality and violence.

Date of release
1972-03-09
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (50)
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Drama, War, Music
Director
Miklós Jancsó

Casting

Interesting facts

Red Psalm is a 1972 Hungarian film by Miklós Jancsó. The literal translation of the title is "And the People Still Ask", a quote from a poem by Sándor Petőfi.

Background

Like most of Jancsó's best-known works, Red Psalm is loosely based on events from Hungarian history. Shot in very long, carefully choreographed takes, the film features only 26 shots. Unlike Jancsó's previous films, which used music only sparsely, almost every scene in Red Psalm features music, usually performed by the on-screen characters.

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