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The Alchemist and the Virgin
The Alchemist and the Virgin

The Alchemist and the Virgin

Drama
August 20, 19981h 38m4.0 / 10
Overview

The story is set in the present day. László Sziráki, a womanizer and chemistry professor, is searching for the secret of making gold, but one component is missing. He wants fame and a solution to his financial problems. When he meets Esthena, an eccentric philosopher who wants to lose her virginity, he succeeds in turning plastic into gold. But he, a shrewish and shrewd man, does not recognise the exceptional nature of this encounter and pushes her away. Sophika, the wise grandmother of Syracuse, also meets Esthena: she sees her as a kindred spirit and assigns her to her grandson. But in the meantime, Mr. Maci, Esthéna's bumfordian and buffalo-loving gladiator knight, who will do anything for the girl, begins to pursue the alchemist out of jealousy. Will Syracuse find the answer to the alchemist's question? And is making gold even important?

Director
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Zoltán Kamondi
Production
Eurofilm StúdióMagyar Televízió Müvelödési Föszerkesztöség (MTV) (I)Új Dialóg Stúdió
Cast
Mariusz Bonaszewski
Mariusz BonaszewskiSziráky
Eszter Ónodi
Eszter ÓnodiEszténa
Danuta Szaflarska
Danuta SzaflarskaGrandma
Norbert Növényi
Norbert NövényiMaci
Péter Haumann
Péter HaumannEszténa's father
Erika Bodnár
Erika BodnárEszténa's mother