Mostly, this is a film about liquids being poured. Sheer torture.

So now it is okay to kill animals for a movie? No film is worth the poisoning of animals for the sake of a storyline.

Beautiful. Amazing. Must see.

It's hard to sit through, but apparently it's a masterpiece.

O soluço é a parte mais legal... ou a única.

Um velho senhor assiste à vida passar sentado em um banco de praça. Um jovem bêbado dorme e ronca em um vagão de trem. Uma graciosa garota caça borboletas em um bucólico vale. Mulheres costuram em uma loja de vestidos. Homens jogam boliche em um pub. Uma abelha recolhe o mel das flores. Um arado mecânico debulha o trigo, que depois em um moinho será transformado em farinha. Na seqüência, na cozinha de vovó, é preparado um bolo no forno. Enquanto isso, um policial investiga um misterioso assassinato. O filme é todo composto por estes fragmentos de vida que se interligam na trama.

A visual piece with beautiful camera work. We get served some fantastic close-ups throughout the chopped up story that still manage to stay connected in a way. I really love this way of presening a story. It's weird, but not especially difficult to enjoy. The film is filled with many different animals and very few words.

Editing it's just mind blowing.

I seriously don't understand this movie. I know there's something there, but I can't see it. Warrants repeat viewing for most unless you hate it, which I could totally see. Very unique at any rate.

Very original with a beautiful cinematography. Although it requires patience and attention it is also hypnotic and impressive. Palfi delivers a great 'village sociology' along with a nature study. Life is life, it is always very hard to earn your living.

http://www.cinemapat.com/2010/11/hukkle-2002-gyorgy-palfi.html A day in the life of a Hungarian town told by incredible cinematography and acute sound. At the age of 28 in 2002 György Pálfi has put together one of the most unique movie experiences out there. This dark yet funny film at first glance seems to be just a series of random events linked together by smooth camera transitions. But, there is an underlying story here, a caper if you will. "Hukkle" is an onomatopoeia that is supposed to imitate the sound of a hiccup. The opening scene of the film features an old man who cannot stop hiccuping, I believe the director was relating the pace of the film to a hiccup hence the name. During the opening credits the first name featured was that of the sound engineer Tamás Zányi. A fitting honor since there is no dialog in this film, the story is told entirely through sound. Everything from a growing leaf of grass to a F-16 Fighter jet is represented in precise detail. It truly is amazing to watch and listen to a movie like this. It grabs a hold of you and even though the events are seemingly random, you just can't wait to see what will happen next. It's like watching a Hungarian reality show. Once you realize that there is a story underneath all of this, it makes it even better. I won't ruin it by explaining the plot, just know by the end you should understand it. If not, there is a nice song at the end with the only subtitles in the film to help explain everything. Although, one would benefit from a second viewing to pick it all out. Visually, this film is wonderful. Cinematographer Gergely Pohárnok was brilliant. Moving smoothly from one scene to the next going through doors, windows and even bodies. He used CGI or computer generated imaging for some of the scenes which seemed out of place to me. I think it was to showcase more of the sound as in the growing leaf, but I thought it was unnecessary. There were only a few quick cuts thankfully, although, one in particular might make you a little uncomfortable or comfortable if your into that sort of thing. This film is not for everyone. Some may feel bored with this as the plot is barely there. But, if you view this on its technical merits you will be highly impressed.

In the beginning, there was the hiccup... That is a very small disruption to the natural order in "Hukkle" in a small farming village where there is a long standing relationship between the humans who work hard for what they have and the animals which they care for and occasionally become lunch. The largest disruption is also the money shot of the film. Aside from that, the film is pretty much minimalist in observing the day-to-day details except for one sequence that cuts from a man eating to an-x-ray of him to a doctor's office.

An unclassifiable and wildly original novelty, and an educational one at that. It's hypnotic with its languorous and elliptical rhythms. It reminds you of just how dumb and inartistic your average movie is these days. An enriching ethnic and rural puzzle box.

Wunderbarer Film in dem kein (verständliches) Wort gesprochen wird. Skurril und spannend!

The absence of dialogue (apart from a song) lets the sounds of everyday life (in a Hungarian village in which the women are poisoning the men) come through. A rich visual puzzle that forces you to watch and not just gaze. Possibly just 10 minutes too long, though.

This slow but very watchable experimental film with no dialogue or plot is set in a beautiful Hungarian country village and is basically an excuse for dazzling nature, people and other photography including tons of gorgeous super macro close-ups (some of them Almodovar-esque in their playful beauty) of plants, animals, food, farm machinery, random everyday objects, and even massive pig bollocks

Many things i dreamed of to be in cinema are here, primarily, the storytelling technique, then, the cinematography.

Very minimalist. Loved the concept.

Captivating story of mass murder in a rural village, despite the absence of any dialog. Unique, dark and mysterious. Although the storyline is willingly minimalistic, the photography and choice of actors, places, render an original and vivid image of deep Hungarian countryside. Disturbing Taxidermia's director debut film.

Gyorgy Palfi's debut feature is a very cool murder mystery, where we are shown a small Hungarian village, and the seemly daily routines of various members of the community. The film is a murder mystery, and it unfolds with nearly any dialogue; but Palfi elects to let his imagery tell the story instead. The pacing is a little slow but the film is so damn beautiful, I barely minded. Gyorgy Palfi is a very talented director, and between this and the underrated film, Taxidermia, I can't wait to see what Palfi does next.