His Master's Voice (2018 film)
His Master's Voice (Hungarian: Az Úr hangja, lit. 'The Voice of The Lord') is a 2018 Hungarian science fiction film by György Pálfi loosely based on the novel His Master's Voice by Stanisław Lem.
The film follows a man who thinks he saw his father in a documentary about a mysterious incident in Colorado, around which a conspiracy theory had been formed. He embarks on the search of his father, who had fled Communist Hungary years ago.[1][2][3]
The film was backed by a $2.54 million grant from the Hungarian National Film Fund.[4] The films has elements of mockumentary, featuring shots with outdated cameras and formats.[5]
His Master's Voice premiered at the 2018 Tokyo International Film Festival.[6][7] At the 2019 Fantasporto International Film Festival, the film received the prize for the Best Visual Effects.[8]
References
- ^ "His Master's Voice" @ denverfilm.org
- ^ His Master's Voice at IMDb
- ^ HIS MASTER'S VOICE / Az Úr hangja Trailer
- ^ "Cannes: Hungarian Film Fund Backs Kornel Mundruczo’s ‘Superfluous Man,’ Gyorgy Palfi’s ‘The Voice’"
- ^ "Őrült művészfilm lett a magyar Stanislaw Lem-adaptáció" [The Hungarian adaptation of Stanislaw Lem became a crazy feature film]
- ^ "【His Master's Voice】｜ 31st Tokyo International Film Festival". 2018.tiff-jp.net. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Premiere: His Master's Voice in competition at Tokyo IFF". National Film Institute. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "FANTASPORTO 2019 39th OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL" (retrieved October 27, 2019)
