The Tragedy of Man is an animated work in progress by the director Marcell Jankovics. The protagonist of Madach’s play is the first human couple, which is, after being chased out of the Garden of Eden, accompanied through the history by the Satan. An epic that begins at the dawn of creation, ends with man’s last gasp and includes stopovers in ancient Greece, 17th-century Prague, Dickensian London and outer space, among others. The film is an adaptation of Imre Madach’s play of the same title, which has been translated into 90 languages and is considered one of the great works of Hungarian literature.
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