3rd Hungarian Film Showcase in London"Somewhere in the World"
22-28 June 2010
Mattie, the Goose-boy / Ludas Matyi (1977)
Director: Attila Dargay
Director: Attila Dargay
Attila Dargay was one of Hungary's very well known and well loved animators.
He was born in Mezonyek, Hungary, 1927.
After getting his degree in Fine Arts, he had a job as a decorator, was a trainee in animation, worked as a cartoonist and designer, and he became a director in 1957.
Through his loveable characters he was able to connect to all age groups.
Whilst Dargay's talent and professional knowledge was reforming Hungarian Animation, his brilliant humour made him one of the most popular creators of the Hungarian Film Industry.
Some of his famous works besdie Mattie, the Goose-boy are Vuk (1981), Szaffi (1985), The tales of Pom-pom (1980).
His last direction was an 11 minutes long cartoon in 1994, and he took part in writing the script of The Seventh Brother in 1996. Then he left and announced his retiring.
He didn't want to adapt the new world of 3D. Although he found it interesting, but still remained the believer of the traditional way.
/Source and reference: www.fszek.hu, Metropolitan Ervin Szabo Library, online catalogue and database/
He was born in Mezonyek, Hungary, 1927.
After getting his degree in Fine Arts, he had a job as a decorator, was a trainee in animation, worked as a cartoonist and designer, and he became a director in 1957.
Through his loveable characters he was able to connect to all age groups.
Whilst Dargay's talent and professional knowledge was reforming Hungarian Animation, his brilliant humour made him one of the most popular creators of the Hungarian Film Industry.
Some of his famous works besdie Mattie, the Goose-boy are Vuk (1981), Szaffi (1985), The tales of Pom-pom (1980).
His last direction was an 11 minutes long cartoon in 1994, and he took part in writing the script of The Seventh Brother in 1996. Then he left and announced his retiring.
He didn't want to adapt the new world of 3D. Although he found it interesting, but still remained the believer of the traditional way.
/Source and reference: www.fszek.hu, Metropolitan Ervin Szabo Library, online catalogue and database/
Mattie, the Goose-boy...
...is a Hungarian epic poem, written by Mihaly Fazekas (1766-1828) in 1804. The poem was an ironic response to the way the lords of Hungary treated the peasants.
Mattie, the Goose-boy counts as a first folk hero in Hungarian literature who overcome his lord's injustice by his intelligence. The tale is a mirror of the Hungarian society.
Mattie, a young boy, trying to sell his geese at the market. All the trouble starts when Lord Daniel Dobroghy claims that the geese belong to him. To punish Mattie he orders 50 lashes to his back. But Mattie makes a vow to get vengeance, that he will repay the punishment three times to the lord.
1 comment:
Revenge .. unfortunately .. is the theme of the "children's !!! " movie :- Mattie the Goose-Boy .. I was born in the eighties and of course I watched the movie .. And as children we were not aware of that at the time .. Unfortunately, IT IS a children's movie !!! However, it instills the DESIRE for revenge in the depths of innocent children, Revenge and the "urgent desire" for revenge ... hurt its owner ( the avenger himself ) ..!! .. Yes, it hurts him psychologically ... And revenge may inflame issues and ignite them more ...( The Revenge Scenario of the film is just a Fantasy )
But ... There are GOOD "alternatives" for revenge .. !! Yes, of course, those good alternatives are much much better ...
and from personal experience
sorry for The lengTh
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