East from the West or The Discreet Charm of the Media
East from the West or The Discreet Charm of the Media
1994, Hungarian. Directed by István Dárday & Györgyi Szalai.
In this Hungarian comedy post communist materialism is satirized. Someone in Hungary has won a large screen TV set. As they live in the country, it must be delivered from Budapest upon the back of an abandoned Russian military truck. The TV is turned on so that all the truck passes will see its perfect picture and hear its messages.
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Hungarian
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- Released
- 3 March 1994
- Original title
- Nyugattól keletre, avagy a média diszkrét bája
- Country
- Hungary
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Who directed East from the West or The Discreet Charm of the Media?
East from the West or The Discreet Charm of the Media (1994) was directed by István Dárday and Györgyi Szalai and stars Szőke András, János Regös, Sándor Badár.