Zoltán Fábri’s beloved, striking film is a powerful love story set against the turbulent changes to rural life in 1950s Hungary. In her dazzling debut performance, the late, great Mari Törőcsik plays a young girl who falls for a farm worker, but is betrothed against her will to a wealthy man.

Voted by international critics as one of the ‘10 Best Hungarian Films of All Time’

“Merry-Go-Round is the pinnacle of Hungarian cinema” István Szábo

“It resounds with love” Jean Cocteau

BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS:
• Merry-Go-Round (Körhinta, 1955) presented from an HD transfer of the new 4K restoration of the film by the Hungarian Film Institute.
• Renowned filmmaker István Szabó on the influence and cinematic legacy of director Zoltán Fábri.
• Screen Tests: rare 1955 camera, rehearsal and make-up tests for the film.
• A short film on the history and restoration of Merry-Go-Round.
• Trailer.
• 20-page booklet with new writing by author and Hungarian cinema specialist John Cunningham.
• New and improved English subtitle translation.
• Region Free (A/B/C) Blu-ray.

Technical details:
• Running time: 96 minutes
• Language: Hungarian
• Subtitles: English
• Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1
• Black and white
• Video: BD50 / 1080p / 24fps
• Region A/B/C (Region Free)