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A girl is found dead in a river running through Tiszaeszlár, a village in eastern Hungary. The crime is considered a ritual murder committed by the village rabbi. The trial which follows can be regarded as a clash between the antisemitism and liberal thought of the time. The film is a free adaptatio...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | Hungarian |
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Balazs Bela Studio - BBS
1979
Hungary |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:ad3c9ef1-5749-45e4-9922-83e9c100d7a7 |
| Summary: | A girl is found dead in a river running through Tiszaeszlár, a village in eastern Hungary. The crime is considered a ritual murder committed by the village rabbi. The trial which follows can be regarded as a clash between the antisemitism and liberal thought of the time. The film is a free adaptation of Gyula Krúdy's novel A tiszaeszlári Solymosi Eszter which itself is based on a real story. Eszter Solymosi disappeared on April 1, 1882 from Tiszaeszlár, the show-trial took place in the summer of 1883. |
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| Published: | 1979 |