The Tragedy of Man (2011)
The Tragedy of Man follows the structure of Imre Madách’s play in 1983, the most acclaimed Hungarian play written 150 years ago, which consists of 15 acts that guide us through the past and the future of mankind. The narrative begins with the creation of the world, the first and the last acts frame the story that show us Adam and Eve traveling through space and time in search of the meaning of life – with the guidance of Lucifer himself. Jankovics drew all the acts in different style making us feel that we are watching a monumental encyclopedia of animation. The film is a highly dramatized version of the play: while it keeps the philosophical profoundness of Madách’s book it also highlights visually its unique wit and makes Lucifer’s fight for the soul of the first man more compelling than ever.
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