Taxidermia
a film by György Pálfi
World Premiere: Cannes 2006 - Official Selection, Un Certain Regard
Hungary / Austria / France // 2006 // 90min // 35mm // dolby digital
Synopsis
The heroes of Taxidermia are three men. Three generations of a family, who happen to live in Eastern Europe, in Hungary. The story of the grandfather, the awkward batman of a ruthless captain in the 2nd World war; the father, who is a professional sports man, a competitive eater during the socialist era; and the story of his son, who is a taxidermist, the sculptor of organic material, is told by the youngest member of the family. Surrealism and historical facts get mixed up in his imagination, creating a kind of "fairy realism".
| Written & Directed by | György Pálfi |
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| Co-Author | Zsófia Ruttkay |
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| Camera | Gergely Pohárnok |
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| Editor | Réka Lemhényi |
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| Sound | Tamás Zányi |
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| Set Design | Adrien Asztalos, Veronika Merlin |
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| Art Design | Geza Szollosi |
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| Costume Design | Júlia Patkós, Patricia Schömitz |
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| Make Up | Michaela Haag |
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| With | Marc Bischoff, István Gyuricza, Adám Dérényi, István Horváth |
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| 3D Supervisor | Bela Klingl |
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| Production Management | Gabriella Reisinger, Imre Bodó, Zoltán Galambos |
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| Production Coordination | Katharina Mosser, Sophie Heitzeneder |
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| Location Manager | Zepp Berensmeier |
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| Location Manager set | Wolfgang Vinzberger |
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| Producers | Peter Miskolczi, Gábor Váradi, Alexandre Mallet-Guy, Emilie Georges, Gabriele Kranzelbinder, Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu |
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| Production | Eurofilms, Memento Film, AMOUR FOU Vienna |
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| Supported by | ÖFI, Filmfonds Wien, ORF, Eurimages, MMK, Duna TV, arte |
Awards & Nominations
Don-Quijote-Preis @ FilmFestival Cottbus
"The Silver Hugo" @ Chicago IFF
"Iris Award for Best Film" @ "Brussels European Film Festival"
Best Director for Gyorgy Pálfi @ Transilvania International Film Festival
Main Award @ "37th Hungarian Film Week"
Gene Moskowitz Prize @ "37th Hungarian Film Week"
Best male supporting actor - Csaba Czene @ "37th Hungarian Film Week"
Beste female supporting actor - Adél Stanczel @ "37th Hungarian Film Week"
Award for the Best Visual Design @ "37th Hungarian Film Week"
Grosser Preis der Studentenjury
Regie-Preis FICCO 2007 @ Mexico international Film Festival
Estonian Film Critics Award @ Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2006
Audience Jury Award @ Tantasporto 2007
Festivals
FilmFestival Cottbus - Germany
Tallinn Black Nights FF - Estonia
Thessaloniki FF - Greece
Etiuda & Anima FF - Poland
Cottbus FF - Germany
Taipei Golden Horse FF - Taiwan
Seville FF - Spain
AFM - USA
Sao Paulo IFF - Brazil
London FF - UK
Montreal New Cinema FF - Canada
Bergen IFF - Norwegen
Seoul European FF - Korea
Sitges IFF - Spain
Chicago IFF - USA
Pusan IFF - Korea
Reykjavik IFF - Iceland
Antalya IFF - Türkei
Helsinki IFF - Finnland
Toronto IFF - Canada
Sarajevo IFF - Bosnia
Melbourne IFF - Australien
Gersh Agency - USA
Brussels Euopean FF - Belgium
Karlovy IFF - Czech Republic
Moscow IFF - CIS
Lions Gate IFF -USA
Transilvania IFF - Roumania
Festival de Cannes 2006 - Un Certain Regard
Budapest Hungarian Film Week - Hungary
Diagonale 2007 - Austria