Mr. Schneider became wealthy after the end of the communism, but still remained a simple man. Her wife although wants a lackey.
Acting
Károly Eperjes's butler is gloriously, infuriatingly superior.
Writing
Sharp dialogue weaponizes manners like daggers.
Director
Katalin Petényi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This adapts a beloved 1931 Hungarian play that became a national touchstone during the Horthy era—remaking it in 1999 reopens old class wounds with fresh capitalist context.
The butler's name 'Hyppolit' deliberately echoes the Greek tragedy Hippolytus, suggesting the servant destroys the household through excessive 'virtue' and moral rigidity rather than vice.
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