“No one has tried quite the same thing in the same way, and that is Jancsó’s most formidable legacy” -Derek Malcolm -100 Greatest Movies
“People need to see Jancsó’s really beautiful three or four first movies. The highest mountain is THE ROUND-UP...” -Béla Tarr
An unforgettable experience and a profound influence on filmmakers worldwide, Miklós Jancsó’s THE ROUND-UP is widely acknowledged as a true classic of world cinema.
Set in a detention camp in Hungary 1869, at a time of guerrilla campaigns against the ruling Austrians, Jancsó deliberately avoids conventional heroics to focus on the persecution and dehumanisation manifest in a time of conflict. Filmed in Hungary’s desolate landscape, Jancsó uses his formidable technique to create a remarkable and terrifying picture of war and the abuse of power that still speaks to audiences today.
This is the first ever DVD release of the film in the English-speaking world.
