ON BODY AND SOUL

ON BODY AND SOUL (TESTRÖL ÉS LÉLEKRÖL), 2016

Hungary |DCP, Color, 116´|Hungarian

Director: Ildikó Enyedi

Actors: Géza Morcsányi, Alexandra Borbély, Zoltán Schneider

On Body and Soul is the story of a mystical love between an introverted man and woman. Endre is the financial manager at a slaughter house near Budapest who instantly develops intense feelings for Maria, who comes to conduct an audit. But he can’t express his feelings either to himself or to Maria. Later, by coincidence, Endre and Maria, who is pedantic, meticulous and equally introverted, realize that they are having the same dream. The love they couldn’t express grows deeper in the fairy-tale-like atmosphere in which they meet each night. This film, which combines poetic narrative with harsh realism, won the Golden Bear at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival.