The Last Manuscript

(1987)

★ 8 IMDb · 1 votes

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Year: 1987

Runtime: 107 мин

Director: Makk Károly

Cast: Jozef Kroner, Aleksander Bardini, Nagy-Kálózy Eszter, Psota Irén, Béla Both, Hédi Váradi

Plot

This sarcastic drama is taken from the popular Hungarian novel by Tibor Dery. A terminally ill writer (Jozef Kroner) of national prominence watches as family and friends gather like vultures for his imminent demise. Relli (Alexander Bardini) smiles and pretends to be the writer's friend as he tries to get his hands on an unpublished manuscript. The opening scene is the highlight of the film. While the dead writer is being laid to rest in a national funeral, he emerges from the coffin and walks into his own grave while the mourners flee in terror.