Family Nest

Family Nest (Hungarian: Családi tüzfészek) is a 1979 Hungarian black-and-white drama film, directed by Béla Tarr. The film won Grand Prize at the 1979 Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival, tying with the film El Super.^[1]

Family Nest
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Directed by	Béla Tarr
Written by	Béla Tarr
Starring	Laszlone Horvath Gaborne Kún Gábor Kun
Cinematography	Ferenc Pap
Edited by	Anna Kornis
Music by	János Bródy Mihály Móricz
Production company	Balázs Béla Stúdió
Release date	29 January 1979 (1979-01-29)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Hungary
Language	Hungarian

Premise

Irén lives with her daughter in her in-laws’ small apartment in the center of Budapest. Her husband has just returned from his national service, and their relationship is deteriorating. Soon, Irén wants to leave the family—but her rehousing request gets caught up in the Communist administration.

Cast

• Laszlone Horvath as Irén
• László Horváth as Laci
• Gábor Kun as Laci's Father
• Gaborne Kún as Laci Mother

Reception

Family Nest received moderately positive reviews from film critics. Rotten Tomatoes reports an 80% approval rating, with an average rating of 6.9/10.^[2] Jonathan Rosenbaum of Chicago Reader wrote, "This is strong stuff, but the highly formal director of Almanac of Fall, Damnation, and Satantango is still far from apparent."^[3] Keith Uhlich of Slant Magazine rated the film 2/4 stars and called the characters "unconvincing mouthpieces for a highly unsubtle political critique."^[4]

Home Release

The latest and highest quality release of Family Nest is in the Béla Tarr | A Curzon Collection which was released by Curzon and presents the film in HD.