Hippolyt

Hippolyt is a Hungarian comedy centered on the marriage of Mr. Schneider and his wife. Following the collapse of communism, Mr. Schneider has acquired significant wealth but retains a humble nature. A conflict arises because his wife desires a subservient assistant to maintain their household.

The film was released in 1999 and was co-directed by Barna Kabay and Katalin Petényi. This project follows the 1978 film A Quite Ordinary Life in the chronological order of works directed by Petényi. The screenplay was written by Gábor Nógrádi and Róbert Koltai, who also stars as the lead character, Mátyás Schneider. The main cast includes Károly Eperjes as Hyppolit, Judit Pogány as Mrs. Schneider, Kata Huszárik as Terka, Attila Árpa as Benedek, and Sándor Gáspár as Makács. The production was handled by Európa 2000 Kft and has a total runtime of 93 minutes.