The Last Manuscript

This sarcastic drama is taken from the popular Hungarian novel by Tibor Dery A terminally ill writer Jozef Kroner of national prominence watches as family and friends gather like vultures for his imminent demise Relli Alexander Bardini smiles and pretends to be the writers friend as he tries to get his hands on an unpublished manuscript The opening scene is the highlight of the film While the dead writer is being laid to rest in a national funeral he emerges from the coffin and walks into his own grave while the mourners flee in terror