Kontroll
A slapstick tale of redemption set in the Budapest subway system, Kontroll centers around the brooding, charismatic Bulcsú’s return to grace. Once a promising young professional, Bulcsú now wanders the tunnels as the reluctant leader of a ragtag group of ticket inspectors. Lower, even, than traffic police, they fight sad and hilarious battles against hostile straphangers, abusive punks, and drunken tarts—not to mention rival inspectors, the elusive Bootsie the Sprayer, and a malevolent angel of darkness whom Bulcsú confronts in the film's finale. Funny, as it is—the film won an award at the ‘05 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival—Nimród Antal's Kontroll is also a poignant tale of one lost soul's journey toward love and salvation. Hungary, 2004. 105 min. A THINKFilm release.
W-30a Wed March 30 at 6pm
W-30b Wed March 30 at 8:45pm
M-31b Thu March 31 at 9pm
A Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
W Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center
M Museum of Modern Art