The film follows (played by Polish icon Jan Nowicki), a Hungarian intellectual who returns to his homeland after spending several years working in America. Rather than a joyful homecoming, András encounters profound alienation. The world he left behind has moved on; his academic or career footing is unstable, his friends treat him like an outsider, and his relationships are fractured. He struggles deeply to reconnect with Anna (played by French New Wave muse Anna Karina), his former flame.
Cinematographer captures the story with a dreamy, bucolic quality, particularly in sequences featuring golden hour lighting and rolling hills. This visual warmth contrasts with the film’s "deeply unsettling" undercurrents. Mészáros, known for her focus on the female experience, here pivots to examine the male psyche through a woman’s lens, showing how patriarchal expectations and personal failures leave men like András adrift. Conclusion olyan mint otthon 1978 okru