Tender Son: The Frankenstein Project (Hungarian: Szelíd teremtés: A Frankenstein-terv) is a 2010 Hungarian film written and directed by Kornél Mundruczó,[1] developed from his own theatrical play and loosely based on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The film was screened in the main competition at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival,[2] where it was poorly received by critics.
The film was produced by Proton Cinema with co-production support from fellow Hungarian companies Filmpartners and Laokoon Film, Germany's Essential Filmproduktion and Austria's KGP Produktion. It received 150 million HUF (€540,000) in support from the Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary and 145,000 Euro from the Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung in Germany. The total budget was €1.6 million.[3][4]
Receptionedit
Peter Brunette of The Hollywood Reporter was highly critical of the film: "One wonders what the grand poobahs at the Cannes Film Festival were thinking when they chose "Tender Son -- The Frankenstein Project," a disastrously bad Hungarian film, for the competition. It's pokey and pretentious, and all character motivations, which are often contradictory if not ridiculously illogical, seem based on the film's symbolic needs rather than on real-life psychological desires."[5] In Variety, Boyd van Hoeij was disappointed with how the filmmakers had bypassed the original novel's mythological allusions: "Mundruczo and regular co-scripter Yvette Biro (Delta, Johanna) have completely neutered Shelley's clever notion of a hero [sic] incompatible with his surroundings by replacing the monster with a flesh-and-blood human with no backstory, turning him into a supposed equal rather than a misunderstood outcast. Without a clear understanding of his psychology or past (How was he treated in the orphanage? How does he feel about his parents' absence for most of his life?), his random killing spree seems simply incomprehensible and vile."[6] In 2010, film won Special Jury Prize at Sarajevo Film Festival.[7]
Referencesedit
^Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 134. ISBN978-1908215017.
^"SZELID TEREMTES - A FRANKENSTEIN TERV (TENDER SON - The Frankenstein Project)". festival-cannes.com. Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
^Dercsényi, Dávid (2009-08-27). . Film New Europe. Archived from the original on 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
^Brunette, Peter (2010-05-25). "Tender Son -- The Frankenstein Project -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
^Hoeij, Boyd van (2010-05-23). "Tender Son - The Frankenstein Project". Variety. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
^"16th Sarajevo Film Festival". Sarajevo Film Festival - Official Website. sff.ba. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
tender, frankenstein, project, hungarian, szelíd, teremtés, frankenstein, terv, 2010, hungarian, film, written, directed, kornél, mundruczó, developed, from, theatrical, play, loosely, based, mary, shelley, frankenstein, film, screened, main, competition, 2010. Tender Son The Frankenstein Project Hungarian Szelid teremtes A Frankenstein terv is a 2010 Hungarian film written and directed by Kornel Mundruczo 1 developed from his own theatrical play and loosely based on Mary Shelley s Frankenstein The film was screened in the main competition at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival 2 where it was poorly received by critics Tender Son The Frankenstein ProjectTheatrical posterDirected byKornel MundruczoScreenplay byKornel MundruczoBased onTender Son The Frankenstein Project by Kornel Mundruczo Frankenstein by Mary ShelleyProduced byViktoria PetranyiStarringRudolf FrecskaCinematographyMatyas ErdelyEdited byDavid JancsoMusic byPhilipp E KumpelAndreas MoisaProductioncompanyProton CinemaRelease dates22 May 2010 2010 05 22 Cannes 9 September 2010 2010 09 09 Hungary Running time105 minutesCountryHungaryLanguageHungarianBudget 1 6 million Contents 1 Cast 2 Production 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksCast editRudolf Frecska as boy Kitty Csikos as girl Kornel Mundruczo as director Lili Monori as mother Miklos Szekely B as fatherProduction editThe film was produced by Proton Cinema with co production support from fellow Hungarian companies Filmpartners and Laokoon Film Germany s Essential Filmproduktion and Austria s KGP Produktion It received 150 million HUF 540 000 in support from the Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary and 145 000 Euro from the Mitteldeutsche Medienforderung in Germany The total budget was 1 6 million 3 4 Reception editPeter Brunette of The Hollywood Reporter was highly critical of the film One wonders what the grand poobahs at the Cannes Film Festival were thinking when they chose Tender Son The Frankenstein Project a disastrously bad Hungarian film for the competition It s pokey and pretentious and all character motivations which are often contradictory if not ridiculously illogical seem based on the film s symbolic needs rather than on real life psychological desires 5 In Variety Boyd van Hoeij was disappointed with how the filmmakers had bypassed the original novel s mythological allusions Mundruczo and regular co scripter Yvette Biro Delta Johanna have completely neutered Shelley s clever notion of a hero sic incompatible with his surroundings by replacing the monster with a flesh and blood human with no backstory turning him into a supposed equal rather than a misunderstood outcast Without a clear understanding of his psychology or past How was he treated in the orphanage How does he feel about his parents absence for most of his life his random killing spree seems simply incomprehensible and vile 6 In 2010 film won Special Jury Prize at Sarajevo Film Festival 7 References edit Smith Ian Hayden 2012 International Film Guide 2012 p 134 ISBN 978 1908215017 SZELID TEREMTES A FRANKENSTEIN TERV TENDER SON The Frankenstein Project festival cannes com Cannes Film Festival Retrieved 2010 05 12 Dercsenyi David 2009 08 27 Production Mundruczo films Frankenstein project Film New Europe Archived from the original on 2009 08 30 Retrieved 2010 05 12 Lemercier Fabien 2009 09 03 Mundruczo shoots The Frankenstein Project Cineuropa org Retrieved 2010 05 12 Brunette Peter 2010 05 25 Tender Son The Frankenstein Project Film Review The Hollywood Reporter Archived from the original on 2013 01 26 Retrieved 2010 06 17 Hoeij Boyd van 2010 05 23 Tender Son The Frankenstein Project Variety Retrieved 2010 06 17 16th Sarajevo Film Festival Sarajevo Film Festival Official Website sff ba Retrieved 13 July 2017 External links editTender Son The Frankenstein Project at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tender Son The Frankenstein Project amp oldid 1190991340, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
