A zsarnok szíve, avagy Boccaccio Magyarországon (1981)
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László Gálffi, Teresa Ann Savoy, Ninetto Davoli, József Madaras, László Márkus, György Cserhalmi
Back in 15th-century Hungary, a prince seeks the truth amid conflicting accounts of his father’s death.
The story
Set in the 15th century, the story follows a prince who returns to Hungary from Italy with a troupe of actors and a monk. Conflicting accounts of his father’s death leave him determined to uncover the truth. Meanwhile, the archbishop wants to crown him king, while his uncle courts the prince’s mute mother. The Turks also play an ambiguous role in the events surrounding the prince’s return.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The story is set in the 15th century. A prince returns to Hungary from Italy, accompanied by a troupe of actors and a monk. He hears conflicting accounts of his father’s death and wants to uncover the truth. Meanwhile, the archbishop wants to crown him king, his uncle courts his mute mother, and the Turks play an ambiguous role. The dead come back to life. Then the prince’s father appears again; his staged death was intended to test the prince, and the prince has failed the test. The father kills him. Acting on behalf of the Turks, an Italian kills the father. In the end, everything that has been told turns out to have been a performance by a theater troupe. As they set off, they are shot dead. Their murderer is then shot as well.
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