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"Electra, My Love"
1974
Directed by Miklos Jancso

Jancso imaginatively relocates the classic myth of Electra to a desolate Hungarian plain. Here, the tense drama plays out against the rituals of naked girls and galloping horsemen. The film is shot as a visual epic, with elaborate camera moves that are Jancso's famous signature. When Electra takes off in a red helicopter, the story catapults into the future, in a masterstroke that leaves the audience breathless. "A masterpiece" (Film Comment). Hungarian with English subtitles.  71 minutes.