New hero in the 1960s Hungarian fiction and film

The article explores the formation of a new hero in Hungarian cinema 1960s against background transformations that took place society during so-called Kádár Consolidation period, and context changes affected country’s literature film. emergence is closely connected with due to traditional literary-centricity cinema. A brief description situation film this period followed by references three films-symbols era: Cantata Miklos Jáncsó, based on József Lengyel’s short story, Age Illusions István Szabó Good Evening, Summer, Love Sándor Szőnyi László Márton novel Endre Fejes. works Jancsó are screen adaptations literary (the book behind Szőnyi’s real events), while Sabo’s picture uses an original script, but using documentary materials. Versatile visual solutions, appeal current narrative techniques speak favor departure 1960s’ films from texts’ signal desire talk about modernity modalities practices European cinema, as well principles composition inherent arts (especially photography).