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| Lili Horvat |
Set in Budapest, this slow love reveal is both intriguing and
confounding for viewer and protagonists. The romance features Marta (Natasa
Stork) and Janos (Viktor Bodo) two neurosurgeons who can’t find one another
literally and figuratively - even though a place to meet has been set. Marta is
obsessively in love with Janos; she even stalks him - but he is as elusive as
she is quietly persistent. Obsessive love is the root
here. Even Marta has an obsessive suitor. The plot plays out like a sensuous dance
of catch me if you can in ever the most subtle and beguiling way. Never has the
understated spoken so loudly in a film. The effect is ethereal, seeming to echo
the hearts of both of these adults in search of themselves and one another. Is Marta’s
pursuit of Janos all imaginary or is it really happening. Did they really arrange during a conference in
New jersey to meet again in the future on the bridge in Budapest?
This is the most original love story I have ever seen in a
film, and it’s beautifully crafted. Cinematically resonating the inner turmoil
of both protagonists, darkness weaves its own feelings where suspense hangs in
the obscurely lit air, like the big loud speaker does dangling on a wire high up
in the sky as it is being moved into an apartment – a dwelling where (I won’t
give away the spoiler).
