Elek Lisziák

Hungarian Folktales is a Hungarian animated series. Each episode is based on a Hungarian folk tale. The creators paid special attention to using Hungarian folk motives in the episodes.

György Kovásznai co-directs his last film “Reportrait” with Elek Lisziák, a series of interviews about various sociological subjects based on the concept of “Anima Veritae”.

An imaginative, animated adaptation of Sándor Petőfi’s comedy epic using folk motifs and elements of modern painting, with visual means only. Enemies of the village blacksmith lock him in the church because there is a plot to win over his lover, the pub owner. The blacksmith breaks free, catches the seducer red-handed and a heated punch-up ensues. Finally, the local magistrate arrives and dispenses justice.

We see the busy city scene through the eyes of a young girl as she ambles homeward after school. Amazing residents of Delfinia, the magical empire that comes to life in her mind, populate the dreary urban environment.