THERE WAS A TOWER: A PORTRAIT OF MIHALY VIG | OTT TORONY VOLT

HUNGARY | 2022 | COLOR | DCP | 103’ | HUNGARIAN

Outside Hungary, Mihály Víg is better known for his soundtracks in the films of Béla Tarr, having sealed them with his minimalist, highly atmospheric sound in films like ‘Werckmeister Harmonies’ and ‘The Turin Horse’, while he was the protagonist of ‘Satantango’. In his country, however, Vig is steadily considered since the ‘80s a major representative and pioneer of the underground and new wave scene, parallel to an adventurous life. A life which András Kécza, Tarr’s assistant director, is the right man to investigate and does so by delivering a documentary about a special talent and an unconventional character. Tilda Swinton serves as executive producer. L.K.

DIRECTOR: András Kécza
DoP: Ferenc Komjáti
EDITOR: Ágnes Mógor

ANDRÁS KÉCZA
Hungarian director, born in 1965. He studied theatrical direction and later on cinema direction under the great Károly Makk. Assistant director to Béla Tarr, published author and producer of TV work, Kécza worked on this documentary for five years before completing it.

FILMOGRAPHY
2022 There was a Tower: A Portrait of Mihaly Vig
2015 Magánterület