Top Cast
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Itzhak Finzi
Csontváry / Z the actor
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István Holl
The wacky
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Andrea Drahota
Anna
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Dajka Margit
Mom
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Ágnes Bánfalvy
Lilla
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Samu Balázs
Emperor Francis Joseph I
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László Márkus
a gentleman
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Margit Lontay
Guest Lady
Overview
Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka the one-ideaed Hungarian painter was thought to be crazy by his peers, but he eventually became a significant artist.
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