Narcissus and Psyche

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.

Director: Gábor Bódy

Cast: Patricia Adriani, Udo Kier, György Cserhalmi, Ágnes Horváth, Éva Tóth, Dénes Ujlaki, János Derzsi, János Pilinszky

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.