Apam Nehany Boldog Eve (1977)
Directed by Sándor Simó
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Biopic [feature] |
Run Time - 98 min. |
Countries - Hungary, United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Clarke Fountain
Director Sandor Simo based this film on his recollections of a period in his father's life just after World
War II. In the film, Janos Torok is a chemist and an entrepreneur With enormous enthusiasm, he gets loans to purchase a small chemical plant and begins experiments to create innovative products, such as hormones. Meanwhile, the communist party has come to dominate Hungarian life in such a way that his activities are viewed as little more than criminal. He is hauled away to a prison camp, but even then his letters home are full of boundless optimism and his ideas for further experiments.
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businessperson, chemistry, entrepreneur, imprisonment, optimism, survivor