The Tragedy of Man (film)
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| Directed by | Marcell Jankovics |
| Produced by | Károlyné Koncz Borbála Mezei |
| Screenplay by | Marcell Jankovics |
| Based on | The Tragedy of Man by Imre Madách |
| Starring | Tibor Szilágyi Mátyás Usztics Ágnes Bertalan Tamás Széles Piroska Molnár |
| Music by | László Sáry |
| Cinematography | Zoltán Bacsó |
| Edited by | Gyöngyi Féjja Márta Fényi Magda Hap Iván Talpas Zsuzsa Tóth |
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Magyar Rajzfilm
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| Distributed by | Mozinet |
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160 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
| Budget | 600 million Ft |
The Tragedy of Man (Hungarian: Az ember tragédiája) is a 2011 Hungarian animated drama film directed by Marcell Jankovics, starring Tibor Szilágyi, Mátyás Usztics, Ágnes Bertalan, Tamás Széles and Piroska Molnár. The narrative is set in several different eras, spanning from the Biblical creation to a distant future, and follows Adam, Eve and Lucifer as they explore humanity and the meaning of life. Each segment has a different visual style. The film is based on the 1861 play The Tragedy of Man by Imre Madách.
The film went into production in 1988 but encountered difficulties as the production model for Hungarian cinema changed. The segments were financed individually and sometimes exhibited independently at film festivals and on Hungarian television. After 23 years in production, the finished film premiered in 2011.
God creates the universe. Lucifer mocks God for the shortcomings of humanity, which he predicts will soon aspire to become God. As the primaeval spirit of negation, he claims to be as old as God and demands his share of the world, which he is granted in the Tree of Knowledge and the Tree of Immortality.
Lucifer makes Adam and Eve eat the forbidden fruit. Expelled from the Garden of Eden and abandoned by God, Adam reasons that he is no longer obliged to show God any gratitude. He decides to live from his own strength alone. Lucifer offers Adam to experience his own future, and takes him from the Stone Age into the future, throughout human history.
In ancient Egypt, Adam is Pharaoh Djoser who falls in love with Eve in the form of a slave woman. Adam wants to abolish slavery, but Lucifer argues that it would be futile. Adam is taken to ancient Greece, where democracy has resulted in corruption and foul political play. Adam appears as Miltiades and is sentenced to death after the masses have been agitated against him. Disillusioned, Adam is taken to ancient Rome where he and Lucifer enjoy themselves with gladiator games and prostitutes. As decadence makes the civilization fall apart, Adam and Eve encounter Saint Peter and then Jesus, and turn to God, who gives them a message of love and fraternity. Adam becomes Tancred, Prince of Galilee but is disgusted by the East–West Schism and pettiness within the church. He falls in love with Eve who is locked inside a monastery.
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