1964 · drama · coming-of-age
Current
Directed by István Gaál1h 21m1964
A group of students cope with the disappearance of their friend.
Our read: Current (1964) reads as a sombre, measured, inventive drama · coming-of-age entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, measured, measured drama / coming-of-age, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
- measured
- intense
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How Current feels to watch.
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“You want a contemplative 60s Hungarian drama of friends grappling with loss and existence.”
Skip it tonight — You want resolved mysteries or lively plot over quiet philosophical drift.
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