Hukkle

OPIS

Višestruko nagradjivani art-film gotovo bez riječi o idiličnom životu na madžarskom selu, gdje se u pozadini gotovo nezamjetno odvija istraga o ubojstvu. Filmski eksperiment gotovo bez riječi, ali s vrlo promišljenom i nijansirano razradjenom zvučnom kulisom. Kamera jednaku pažnju posvećuje najobičnijim i najnevažnijim detaljima iz života stanovnika sela štucanju (što je i madžarski naziv filma) starca, skupljanju meda, kuhanju ručka, ali i životinja mačke, žabe, insekata kao i istrazi o ubojstvu, stvarajući dojmljivu atmosferu i neobičan, začudan pogled na svakodnevicu koji na kraju ostavlja snažan dojam na gledatelja.


Hukkle, named for the sound of an old mans hiccups, which recur throughout the film, is a nearly wordless aural and visual exploration of life in a depressed Hungarian town. Director György Pálfi uses extreme close-ups and slow motion to look at both human and natural life in the town. As the film progresses, a few narrative threads emerge. A cart driver spies on a young shepherd girl. A man and woman proudly watch as their prize hogs mate. The farming and manufacturing work of the town continues. The women seem to work harder than the men. An old woman prepares a meal for her family. A cat and a little girl die soon after eating from the same dish. A beekeeper crushes a bee between his fingers. A mole catches and eats a worm, only to be slaughtered by a gardeners hoe. As a murder mystery slowly unravels, a policeman contemplates taking action, though he knows it will rock the town to its foundations. Hukkle was shown at the 2002 Toronto Film Festival and at the 2003 edition of New