A Happy New Year! (1978) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1978 · 85 mins · Hungarian

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Directed by

Rezső Szörény

Starring

Péter Haumann, Pál Sándor, Cecília Esztergályos, András Bálint, Judit Meszléry, István Bujtor

Three scientists—Laci, Gyuri and Kati—celebrate their program’s success with days of drinking before New Year’s Eve. On New Year’s morning their optimism fades as the kindly, bald, older director is replaced by a younger, bald but disagreeable successor. In the tense atmosphere each character’s grudges surface, turning casual talk into sharp debates.