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Csinibaba

  • 19971997
  • 1h 40m
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Csinibaba (1997)
ComedyMusicalRomance
1962-ben, amikor Gagarin urrepult es csaknem kitort a harmadik vilaghaboru, nalunk mar jo ideje nem tortent semmi es ugy nezett ki, hogy meg vagy harminc evig nem is fog. De, hogy holtbiztos... Read all1962-ben, amikor Gagarin urrepult es csaknem kitort a harmadik vilaghaboru, nalunk mar jo ideje nem tortent semmi es ugy nezett ki, hogy meg vagy harminc evig nem is fog. De, hogy holtbiztos ne is tortenhessen, arrol Simon bacsi a szocialista rend es erkolcs felett lankadatlanul ... Read all1962-ben, amikor Gagarin urrepult es csaknem kitort a harmadik vilaghaboru, nalunk mar jo ideje nem tortent semmi es ugy nezett ki, hogy meg vagy harminc evig nem is fog. De, hogy holtbiztos ne is tortenhessen, arrol Simon bacsi a szocialista rend es erkolcs felett lankadatlanul orkodo tombbizalmi gondoskodik.
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    • Director
      • Péter Tímár
    • Writers
      • Gyula Márton(novel "Bambi szalmaszállal")
      • Péter Tímár
    • Stars
      • János Gálvölgyi
      • Sándor Almási
      • Anita Tóth
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    • Director
      • Péter Tímár
    • Writers
      • Gyula Márton(novel "Bambi szalmaszállal")
      • Péter Tímár
    • Stars
      • János Gálvölgyi
      • Sándor Almási
      • Anita Tóth
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    • 4User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    János Gálvölgyi
    • Uncle Simon
    Sándor Almási
    • Attila
    Anita Tóth
    • Angéla
    Gábor Reviczky
    • Cézár
    Éva Igó
    • Margit
    Ildikó Tóth
    • Olga
    Kristóf Németh
    • Félix
    Natália Nagy
    • Manci
    Balázs Lázár
    • Jenö
    Vanda Kovács
    • Etelka
    Béla Fesztbaum
    • Ede
    Károly Safranek
    • Mr. Bajkon
    Péter Andorai
    • Kúnó Purábl
    Judit Pogány
    • Terike
    Kati Lázár
    • Ernesztin
    Piroska Molnár
    Piroska Molnár
    • Aranka
    Miklós Galla
    • Ki Mit Tud MC
    Róbert Dolák-Saly
    • Factory boss
    • (as Dolák Saly Róbert)
    • Director
      • Péter Tímár
    • Writers
      • Gyula Márton(novel "Bambi szalmaszállal")
      • Péter Tímár
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The movie is set in the actual "Ki Mit Tud?" talent contest in 1962. In reality the contest in dance music category was won by an army brass band. "Omega" which later became one of the most successful Hungarian rock bands came out in the second place.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the movie the date is 28 August 1962 (as said by Simon bá) and it is a Saturday as later revealed. But 28 August 1962 was a Tuesday.
    • Quotes

      Cézár: Give me a double Johnny Walker, please.

      Bartender: And instead of that?

    • Connections
      Features La dolce vita (1960)
    • Soundtracks
      Csinibaba
      Music by András Bágya

      Lyrics by György G. Dénes

      Performed by Kispál és a Borz

    User reviews4

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    A humanist parody of a short-lived genre
    I must disagree with the other viewer's assessment. I have seen Csinibaba several times, and to me it is a deft parody of the socialist musicals of the 1960s [the documentary East Side Story is a witty exploration of the sub-genre]. It uses the socialist cliches of workers' gatherings, 'competitions' and such, that were used to show the People merrily building socialism in the original musicals, true; but every character in this film is suffused with a 'politically-incorrect' loneliness. The montage during the song "Valaki Kell Nekem Is" ["I Also Need Someone"] highlights the fact that everyone loses in this society. The loss is not tragic, just sad. True, the filmmaker had nothing to say about the seedy side of the reality--the side seen in Karoly Makk's "Szerelem" or Marta Meszaros' "Naplo a Gyermekeimnek"--but this is intentional, since Timar wanted to utilize this framework of the musical. "Megall az Ido" would be a good film to watch this one with--same time, same generation, but without the frame.
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    • Release date
      • February 20, 1997 (Hungary)
    • Country of origin
      • Hungary
    • Language
      • Hungarian
    • Also known as
      • Супербаба
    • Production companies
      • MMA
      • Objektív Film
      • Telefilm
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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