Documentary / Anthology / Psychological
Hungary,
1980, 89 min
Cinematography:
Gábor SzabóCast:
István Szabó, Katalin Ádám, Rudolf Chatel, Katalin Gyöngyössy, István Fazekas, Ilona Bencze, Tivadar Fehér, Imréné Fodor, István Fodor, Márton Horváth (more)Plots(1)
Dr. Chatel Rudolf is preparing for a presentation at the Basel medical conference on the role of the physician's personality in the healing pro-cess. Therefore he visits his colleague, dr. Szabó István, a physician who has been respected almost as a true magician during his time the Budapest hospital. His methods, based on an identification with his patients and a thorough understanding of their personalities, are most effective with people who have attempted to commit suicide. Although Szabó declines to participate at the conference, during his discussions with doctor Chatel his life and the essence of the curing process is revealed. (official distributor synopsis)
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