Explanation for Everything

2023 [HUNGARIAN]

Drama

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 83% · 6 reviews
IMDb Rating 7.3/10 10 2807 2.8K

Director

Gábor Reisz Photo
Gábor Reisz

Top cast

Juli Jakab Photo
Juli Jakab as Aulich Anna
István Znamenák Photo
István Znamenák as György
Tamás Fodor Photo
Tamás Fodor as Hargitay Elemér
Eliza Sodró Photo
Eliza Sodró as Dorka
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1.31 GB
1280*960
Hungarian 2.0
NR
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25 fps
2 hr 25 min
Seeds 2
2.69 GB
1440*1080
Hungarian 5.1
NR
Subtitles hu  us  bg  cz  hr  mk  pl  ro  sl  sr  
25 fps
2 hr 25 min
Seeds 10

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CutUncut2021 7 / 10

Intergenerational incomprehension

A tale of inner adolescent confusion, and outer shame and family disgrace, whereby young offspring are largely pawns in the dilemmas acted out by the previous generation, and are taught that they must study, not fail: the only future they have lies in education. Fair enough, but a great many people on my radar did not finish college, choosing to rely instead on their sense of initiative and enterprise to get ahead, some achieving greater things than those with diplomas and degrees. This is also a tale of isolation and incomprehension, not just intergenerational, since it applies to the adults of all ages: the film has no toddlers but a profusion of muddled, inconclusive grownups.
Reviewed by rozi72 7 / 10

Not a bad film, but the characters are not memorable

There was a lot of hype around this film last year, which is not surprising, given the fact that not many film-makers tackle these days present-day politics in Hungary.The basic premise is a bit implausible, which detracts from the story. I get it that the creators wanted to show how a minor thing can get blown up in today's political climate, but still, it makes the whole story feel a bit insignificant. Also, even though there are some funny/satirical moments, all in all, this is neither a comedy, nor a drama.It can be felt clearly that the creators wanted to avoid vilifying either side (right-wing conservatives or left-wing liberals), but as a result of this, the film feels too cautious. Having said that, there are some effective scenes showing how deep political divisions run now in the country. I also liked the ambitious right-wing female journalist character, although her portrayal could have been more complex.Even though the main character conveys very effectively what an awkward time adolescence can feel to a lot of people, this character is too uninteresting to be even remotely memorable. In this respect, this film reminded me of Ferenc Török's Moszkva tér, also with unmemorable adolescent characters.The most complex character in the movie is probably the right-wing father, and I liked István Znamenák's performance. It is interesting that in the early 1980's, this actor played the teenage protagonist in Hungarian cult movie Time Stands Still (Megáll az ido), a film with plenty of memorable teenage characters.
Reviewed by Horst_In_Translation 6 / 10

Notes on a scandal plus a little bit of coming-of-age

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