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Az utolsó kántortanító (The last schoolmaster and cantor)

Film
Title of the film Original title: Az utolsó kántortanító
English title: The last schoolmaster and cantor
Hungarian title: Az utolsó kántortanító

Production and shooting info Country of the production: Hungary - hu
Year of production: 2004
Year of shooting: 2003
Length of the film: 45 min
Colouring: colour
Original language: Hungarian

Description of the content Schoolmaster…Does this word still mean anything today when our children are not taught by schoolmasters but educated or instructed by teachers? Schoolmaster…There are still people who know the old meaning of the word: master. That is: superior, schoolmaster, advisor, leader. Schoolmaster…Conveyor of knowledge, teacher of morals to generations, advisor on difficult decisions in life, leader in community matters. SCHOOLMASTER In this film the 96 year old schoolmaster and generations of the inhabitants of a small village remember the past of the village, the decades spent together, and the twentieth century in Hungary.

Credits Director: József Nagy-Bozsoky
 Csilla Czétényi
Producer: Sándor Buglya
Cinematographer: József Nagy-Bozsoky
 Csilla Czétényi

Company / Institution Production: Dunatáj Alapítvány

Ethnicity and locality Etnic group: palóc
Continent: Central Europe
Country: Hungary - hu

Tipology Type: non-fiction film
Form: documentary film

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Keyword: rural life
 craft, trade

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