When the Hungarian film subsidy system collapsed and there was no more money for director Pálfi to make his own film, he decided to do things differently. The result is a playful, dizzying film comprised of approximately 500 clips from other films, from Avatar to The Wizard of Oz.
In a superbly fluid edit, Pálfi recycled this material into a new film containing the essence of cinema: boy meets girl - looking and being looked at. He referred to it as 'the ultimate film about the ultimate man and woman'.
The ultimate couple consists of dozens of actors and actresses who effortlessly transform into one another. When Rita Hayworth sings 'Put the Blame on Mame' from Gilda, we not only see her perform, but also other seductresses such as Marilyn Monroe, Liza Minnelli and Marlene Dietrich. Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen is a film quiz that simultaneously joyously analyses cinema's basic ingredients.
- Director
- György Pálfi
- Country of production
- Hungary
- Year
- 2012
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2013
- Length
- 85'
- Medium
- DCP
- Original title
- Final Cut - Hölgyeim és uraim
- Languages
- English, Hungarian, Russian, Cantonese, Italian, French
- Producers
- Béla Tarr, Viktor Dénes Huszár, Gábor Téni, György Pálfi, Peter Miskolczi, Gábor Váradi
- Production Companies
- T.T. Filmmühely, HvD Productions, Eurofilm Studio Budapest, Filmax International
- Sales
- Wild Bunch
- Screenplay
- György Pálfi, Zsófia Ruttkay
- Editor
- Judit Czakó, Károly Szalai, Nóra Richter, Réka Lemhényi
- Sound Design
- Tamás Zányi, Gábor Balázs, Barna Balázs