Film

The Alchemist and the Virgin

1998 · 1h 38m · Drama

IMDb

6.0

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?

Mariusz Bonaszewski

Sziráky

Eszter Ónodi

Eszténa

Danuta Szaflarska

Grandma

Norbert Növényi

Maci

Péter Haumann

Eszténa's father

Erika Bodnár

Eszténa's mother

László Szabó

Charlie Rosen

• Zoltán KamondiWriter · Director
• Károly MakkProducer
• Péter MiskolcziProducer
• Jolán ÁrvaiProducer
• Gábor MedvigyDirector of Photography
• Zsuzsa PósánEditor

Release date

August 20, 1998

Status

Released

Original language

Hungarian

Runtime

1h 38m

Genres

Drama