Hukkle

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Hukkle

2002

1h 17m

Mystery & Thriller

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There is something dark and mysterious occurring in a small Hungarian village, but exactly what that is remains a secret, barely perceptible among the rhythms of everyday life. A youth drives the milk cart and spies a young woman sunbathing. An old woman plows her field, and a farmer's sow is fertilized. But there is also a strange ritual that involves the villagers and the mailman, who presents items to every new widow when her husband dies -- something that happens with regular frequency.

Critics Consensus

Understated, unconventional and observant.

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Martin Rubin

Chicago Reader

Told almost entirely without words and composed largely of detail shots, this doesn't quite transcend the gimmickry of its concept, but it succeeds as a bravura technical exercise with some truly amazing images.

Apr 4, 2019

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Unclassifiable and wildly original.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 13, 2004

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Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

So precisely and hypnotically assembled it could have been directed by a particularly whimsical metronome.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 18, 2004

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Boyd van Hoeij

european-films.net

Some of the things encountered in Hukkle are brilliant cinematic conceits, which the director properly builds up to their punchline.

Dec 6, 2006

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Bill Gibron

PopMatters

Sparkling and thought-provoking, Hukkle is the cinematic equivalent of a puzzle box wrapped up in ethnic enigmas and rural riddles.

Rated: A

Jul 27, 2005

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Steve Schneider

Orlando Weekly

The movie is an enriching, lovingly filmed exercise in disorientation, worth seeing more than once if you've got the time, money and patience.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 28, 2005

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eric b

Mostly, this is a film about liquids being poured. Sheer torture.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

So now it is okay to kill animals for a movie? No film is worth the poisoning of animals for the sake of a storyline.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Beautiful. Amazing. Must see.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

It's hard to sit through, but apparently it's a masterpiece.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

O soluço é a parte mais legal... ou a única.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

Um velho senhor assiste à vida passar sentado em um banco de praça. Um jovem bêbado dorme e ronca em um vagão de trem. Uma graciosa garota caça borboletas em um bucólico vale. Mulheres costuram em uma loja de vestidos. Homens jogam boliche em um pub. Uma abelha recolhe o mel das flores. Um arado mecânico debulha o trigo, que depois em um moinho será transformado em farinha. Na seqüência, na cozinha de vovó, é preparado um bolo no forno. Enquanto isso, um policial investiga um misterioso assassinato. O filme é todo composto por estes fragmentos de vida que se interligam na trama.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Synopsis

There is something dark and mysterious occurring in a small Hungarian village, but exactly what that is remains a secret, barely perceptible among the rhythms of everyday life. A youth drives the milk cart and spies a young woman sunbathing. An old woman plows her field, and a farmer's sow is fertilized. But there is also a strange ritual that involves the villagers and the mailman, who presents items to every new widow when her husband dies -- something that happens with regular frequency.

Director: Gyorgy Palfi
Producer: Csaba Bereczky, Andras Bohm
Screenwriter: Gyorgy Palfi, Zsofia Ruttkay
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Hungarian
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 12, 2002, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): May 31, 2024
Release Date (DVD): Aug 10, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA): $48.2K
Runtime: 1h 17m

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