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Based on famous Hungarian poet and dramatist, Mihály Vörösmarty’s work, the family fairy tale film Csongor and Tünde will be released in Hungarian cinemas on April 17. The original character designs were created by Attila Dargay, the artist who has contributed to many people’s happy childhoods with his drawings.
Csongor and Tünde tells its audience that love can overcome all obstacles. The story is about courage and camaraderie in the language of children through the adventures of a prince and a fairy in search of happiness. The classic tale brings a fascinating world of fairies, princes, devils, and witches to life, captivating audiences.
The creative team of Cinemon Entertainment studio followed the spirit of Attila Dargay and used his character designs for adapting Vörösmarty‘s work.
The ambitious project began in the 1970s. The artist has always been interested in the story of Csongor and Tünde. “He was fascinated by this fairy-tale world and had definite ideas about how it could be realized in animation. He created a wonderful illustrated script for it, the only difficulty for him being the archaic language of the original work,” said Irene Henrik, the late cartoonist’s co-creator and widow, who was involved in the creative process as an advisor.
Réka Temple, the film’s producer, said that the production, on which the crew consisting of 150 people worked for three years, was a real preservation of values. She said that
the 200-year-old masterpiece by Vörösmarty and Attila Dargay’s half-century-old visual designs are brought to life on the screen, meeting the literary and visual demands of the modern age.
She added that the work is presented to the audience in a fresh form, yet faithfully preserves the spirit of the original story. The animated film was directed by Csaba Máli, a former pupil of Dargay, and Zsolt Pálfi, the creator of Tales from the Lakeside and The Legend of King Solomon. The screenplay was written by Krisztián Balassa, with the assistance of dialogue writer Dávid Speier.
Via MTI; Featured picture: Pexels