György Pálfi-Hukkle (2002)

Hungarian director György Pálfi's debut is a mesmerizing symphony of sight and sound that chronicles a series of mysterious interconnected events both idylic and sinister. From an elderly man's hiccup (or hukkle) to a microscopically observed menagerie of animals, HUKKLE lovingly magnifies the little moments of a summer day that usually pass unnoticed. With minimal dialogue, HUKKLE brims with subtle secrets waiting to be unlocked and etches a quirky portrait of a rustic village where things are not what they seem. (-DVD cover)




Using almost no dialogue, the film follows a number of residents (both human and animal) of a small rural community in Hungary - an old man with hiccups, a shepherdess and her sheep, an old woman who may or may not be up to no good, some folk-singers at a wedding, etc. While most of the film is a series of vignettes, there is a sinister and often barely perceptible subplot involving murder. (http://imdb.com/title/tt0289229/plotsummary)




The old man sits in the same place during the entire film, doing nothing but hiccuping and watching as events transpire around him including two funeral processions, the passing through of a supersonic fighter jet, the discovery of what appears to be a murdered inhabitant of the village, and other things as well. (www.amazon.com)




A complex film, Hukkle integrates views of nature (extreme close-ups of moles, frogs, rabbits, snakes, fish, birds, cats, and insects) with daily village life including a primitive form of bocce, fish poaching, eating a group meal, working at various trades, and an old woman out harvesting some type of plant(s). (www.amazon.com)




Pay careful attention, because there are ostensibly clues along the way as to the reason for the dead body. (www.amazon.com)




There are flashes of surrealism as well. In one scene, a man parts a hanging set of multiple filmstrips (of the film we are watching)–rather than beads or fabric–to enter a room. In another, the inner skeletal workings of the jaws and head are revealed as a man eats his dinner. The film has won several awards and is definitely a unique experience. (www.amazon.com)



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