The Annunciation (1984)

Name: The Annunciation
Rating: 3.7

3.7 of 5 from 45 ratings

1h 40min

Not released

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The Annunciation is Andras Jeles' epic account of the dark history of humanity as portrayed entirely by children between 8 and 12 years of age. The story begins as a 12 year-old Adam (Péter Bocsor) is cast out of the Garden of Eden and sent on an existential odyssey through time and space. He becomes a general in Athens, a crusader in Byzantium, Danton during the French Revolution, and a witness to plague and poverty in London. As guided by a deceptively sweet, ultimately contemptuous Lucifer (Eszter Gyalog), Adam confronts an endless procession of rapists and concubines, betrayal and savagery, mindless cruelty and fanaticism.
Superbly photographed, colourfully costumed and stunningly acted, The Annunciation makes Pasolini-like use of its youthful cast to illustrate the horror and irrationality of our times.
Actors:: Péter Bocsor, Júlia Mérö, Eszter Gyalog, György Belme, Róbert Borók, Attila Dobay, Evelin Fehér, Réka Gévai, Ferenc Foltányi, Mariann Kaposi, László Jenei, Mónika Oláh, Katalin Köhler, Attila Rácz, András Papp Takács
Directors:: András Jeles
Writers:: András Jeles, Imre Madách
Aka:: Angyali üdvözlet
Genres:: Drama
Countries:: Hungary