Director: Sandor Korda (Alexander Korda)
Cast: Oszkar Beregi, Gabor Rajnay, Ica Lenkeffy, Lily Berky
Year: 1918
Country: Hungary
Subtitles: Turkish
Duration: 100’
Live Music by: Günter Buchwald (piano, violin)
Introduced by: György Raduly
Man of Gold tells the story of Timar, a talented and brave sailor of the Danube. During one of the voyages, Timar finds a way to lay his hands on the treasures of the rich Ottoman officer Ali Csorbadzsi. He also marries his pretty daughter Timea. However, the marriage does not go well. He is not content with his successful enterprise and his ever growing riches. He finds happiness on a secluded island in the Danube, by the side of a young woman by the name Noémi, who lives isolated from society. Noemi gives birth to their child, but for years he conducts a double life: Enjoying the calm with Noemi, and buying expensive gifts to Timea. When grows tired of this, Timar decides to throw his wealth away, stays with his lover – one true treasure that he owns. The film will be screened in the festival’s Views from the Ottoman Empire section, which has become a classic over the years.
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