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Narcissus and Psyche
Narcissus and Psyche

Narcissus and Psyche

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Drama

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Narcisus and Psyche is based on a novel by Sandor Weores which was adapted by Vilmos Csaplar and director Gabor Body for a feature-length film. Borrowing the character of Psyche from mythology and placing her in Europe in the 19th century, the authors give her a "modern" life. She is an attractive young woman - and remains so throughout the film, in spite of one hardship after another. Psyche is libidinous, and her prurient interests shock her staid contemporaries.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Hungarian

Runtime

261 mins

Rating

6.417/10

Release Date

22 December 1980

Country

Hungary

Cast

Patricia Adriani

Patricia Adriani

Psyché

Udo Kier

Udo Kier

Nárcisz

György Cserhalmi

György Cserhalmi

Maximilian Freiherr von Zedlitz

Ágnes Horváth

Ágnes Horváth

Ilse

Éva Tóth

Éva Tóth

Klára Rhédey

Dénes Ujlaki

Dénes Ujlaki

Kosztolányi

János Derzsi

János Derzsi

Zoltán Lovászi

János Pilinszky

János Pilinszky

Kazinczy Ferenc

Gyula Hornyanszky

Gyula Hornyanszky

Nagybácsi

Dénes Ujlaki

Dénes Ujlaki

Ferdinand Kosztolányi

Zoltán Gera

Zoltán Gera

Orpheum director

Miklós Erdély

Miklós Erdély

Professor Eberhardt

Mihály Hoppál

Mihály Hoppál

Priest

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