Jupiter Film Kft.: Aranypáva (Magyar Klasszikusok 16.) DVD

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Product Details:

• Product Type: DVD Video
• UPC: 5999544560284 / 5999016344275
• Brand / Label: Jupiter Film Kft. / HUNVIDEO Co.
• Director: Cserépy László
• Starring: Páger Antal, Sulyok Mária, Szellay Alice, Somlay Artúr
• Release Year: Unknown DVD release year (Original film release: 1943)
• Genre: Drama
• Style: Classic Hungarian cinema, vintage melodrama

Product Features

• Format: DVD-5, PAL, Region 2 (Single-layer disc)
• Discs: 1
• Total runtime: approx. 85 minutes
• Language / Audio: Hungarian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio: 4:3 standard fullscreen
• Color: Black & White (Fekete-fehér)
• Country of Origin / Manufacture: Germany (Származási hely: Németország)
• Condition: Factory Sealed / Gyári fóliázott

Overview

Human plans crumble quickly when faced with calculated temptation. In László Cserépy's tense 1943 melodrama Aranypáva—presented here as volume 16 of the Magyar Klasszikusok collection—an aging miller tries to secure his family's future by leaving his mill and his daughter's fate to his trusted, hardworking foreman, Mátyás.

The carefully designed future shatters when Mátyás falls under the spell of Piros Katinka, the predatory and alluring owner of the notorious "Aranypáva" tavern. Sulyok Mária delivers a fierce performance as the manipulative temptress determined to use every trick of seduction to claim both the man and his newfound wealth. Anchored by the legendary Antal Páger, the film transforms a rural inheritance story into a claustrophobic psychological struggle against vice and moral collapse.

Based on a screenplay by the celebrated author István Fekete, this rare archival release from Jupiter Film Kft. preserves an important artifact of mid-century Hungarian cinema. It is a striking addition to any collection dedicated to classic European drama and old-school cinematic storytelling.

Interesting Facts

• The film's screenplay was penned by István Fekete, one of Hungary's most beloved 20th-century authors, best known globally for his nature novels like Tüskevár and Vuk.
• Legendary actor Antal Páger, who stars as Mátyás, won the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival over two decades later in 1964 for his role in Pacsirta (Drama of the Lark).
• This production was a joint collaboration between HUNVIDEO Co. and Délibáb Film, captured under the stark, atmospheric cinematography of Barnabás Hegyi.
• The film features a masterful supporting cast of the era's titans, including Artúr Somlay and Piri Vaszary, providing an authentic look into wartime Hungarian studio craftsmanship.
• This DVD edition was manufactured in Germany for the domestic Hungarian collector's market, ensuring a durable press for a rare archival print.

Publishers

Released and distributed by Jupiter Film Kft. under license from the copyright holder, HUNVIDEO Co. Part of the specialized Magyar Klasszikusok series dedicated to preserving vintage Hungarian cinema treasures.

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