''Eldorado'' ( hu, Eldorádó, also known as ''The Midas Touch'') is a 1988 Hungarian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

written and directed by

Géza Bereményi Géza Bereményi (born 25 January 1946) is a Hungarian writer, screenwriter and film director. He was awarded Best European Director for his film Eldorado at the 2nd European Film Awards The 2nd Annual European Film Awards, presented by the ...

. The film was entered into the main competition at the 45th edition of the

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival h ...

. For this film Bereményi won the European Film Award for Best Director at the 2nd European Film Awards.

Plot

The story takes place in the urban districts of Pest focusing on the

marketplace A marketplace or market place is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other goods. In different parts of the world, a marketplace may be described as a '' souk'' (from the Arabic), ' ...

on Teleki square (which was still existing mostly unchanged when the movie was made) from after the end of

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

in 1945 until the

Hungarian Revolution of 1956 The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 (23 October – 10 November 1956; hu, 1956-os forradalom), also known as the Hungarian Uprising, was a countrywide revolution against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989) and the Hunga ...

. The

main character A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a st ...

is the head of the black market in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

. He thinks he can buy everyone and everything but at the end he must face that he can't buy life. The movie contains some

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of the events in the revolution.

Cast

* Károly Eperjes as Sándor Monori *

Judit Pogány Judit Pogány (born 10 September 1944) is a Hungarian actress. She has appeared in more than seventy films since 1974. Selected filmography References External links * 1944 births Living people Hungarian film actresses People from ...

as Mrs. Monori *

Enikő Eszenyi Enikő Eszenyi (born 11 January 1961) is a Hungarian actress and theater director, recipient of Kossuth Prize (2001). She appeared in 1991's '' Paths of Death and Angels''. Selected filmography * '' Night Rehearsal'' (1983) * '' Eldorado'' (19 ...

as Marika Monori * Barnabás Tóth as Imi Valkó

References

External links

* 1988 drama films 1988 films Hungarian drama films 1980s Hungarian-language films {{1980s-drama-film-stub