Last Supper at the Arabian Gray Horse
Miklós Jancsó turns contemporary Budapest into a surreal musical playground where Kapa and Pepe drift through comic spectacles, folk rhythms, and resurrection imagery.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- absurdist
- playful
- irreverent
- arthouse film night
- hungarian cinema retrospective
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot repeatedly moves Kapa and Pepe through loosely connected urban episodes accompanied by uninterrupted performances from Hungarian bands.
The Danube promenade, a demolished Budapest roundabout, a balloon, a shipyard island, fireworks, and a Niagara Falls room are presented as flamboyant performance spaces.
Resurrection appears among the film's explicit motifs, folded into its absurd movement between ordinary city life and fantastical spectacle.
The soundtrack foregrounds Besh O Drom, Sub Bass Monster, Uzgin Üver, Kispál, and other Hungarian musical acts alongside gypsy and folk music references.
Films like Last Supper at the Arabian Gray Horse, and why
The Holy Mountain
surreal ensemble comedy, playful theatricality, and musical interludes
The Meaning of Life
absurdist comedy, stylized staging, and irreverent cultural performance
The Bothersome Man
eccentric European comedy with heightened imagery, recurring characters, and carnivalesque energy
Movie Details
- Director
- Miklós Jancsó
- Release Date
- 2001-02-15
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 4.2 / 10 (7)
Cast
- Zoltán Mucsi
- Péter Scherer
- József Szarvas
- István Márton
- Enikő Börcsök
- Emese Vasvári
- Lajos Ottó Horváth
- Zsolt Kovács
- János Gyuriska
- Judit Schell
Common questions
- What is Last Supper at the Arabian Gray Horse about?
- Miklós Jancsó turns contemporary Budapest into a surreal musical playground where Kapa and Pepe drift through comic spectacles, folk rhythms, and resurrection imagery.
- What is Last Supper at the Arabian Gray Horse like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Last Supper at the Arabian Gray Horse as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Last Supper at the Arabian Gray Horse violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Last Supper at the Arabian Gray Horse.
- Which films are like Last Supper at the Arabian Gray Horse?
- Films with a similar feel include The Holy Mountain, The Meaning of Life, and The Bothersome Man.
- How long is Last Supper at the Arabian Gray Horse?
- Last Supper at the Arabian Gray Horse runs 87 minutes.
