Aranyélet
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| Genre | Crime drama |
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| Opening theme | "Family" by Fancy Dress Party |
| Country of origin | Hungary |
| Original language | Hungarian |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
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| Running time | 48-57 minutes |
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| Network | HBO Hungary |
| Release | 8 November 2015 – 2 December 2018 |
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Plot
Attila Miklósi (Szabolcs Thuróczy) provides his family a rich and easy life in the elite suburb of Budapest. Their fortune is based on his mostly low-profile criminal activities. When Attila's father dies, he decides to give up his way of living and become a decent person, however, this transformation challenges the very foundations of his family.
Cast and characters
Main cast
- Szabolcs Thuróczy as Attila Miklósi, an entrepreneur making a living from various crime-related activities
- Eszter Ónodi as Janka Miklósi, Attila's wife
- Renátó Olasz as Márk Miklósi, Janka and Attila's son
- Laura Döbrösi as Mira Miklósi, Janka and Attila's daughter
- Zsolt Anger as Endre Hollós, Attila's old-time friend and business partner in crime
- Zsolt Végh (Season 2–3) as Ferenc Gál, former partner and friend of Attila and Endre
Recurring cast
- Tamás Lengyel as Tibor Miklósi, Attila's brother
- Béla Mészáros as Zsolt Komáromi, police officer
- Éva Vándor as Klári, the Miklósis' neighbour
- Sándor Lukács as Ambrus, Klári's husband
- Franciska Farkas as "Oszi", Mira's friend
Concept
Although being a remake of a Finnish series, Aranyélet is only loosely based on the original material, and from the show's second episode on the plot develops differently. The creators intended to reflect more on the Hungarian society involving new themes and characters.[1]
Reception
Critical reception
Aranyélet has received widespread critical acclaim and has been praised by many critics as the greatest Hungarian television show of all time.[citation needed]
After the first season, IGN Hungary wrote "Aranyélet is not just the best Hungarian television series ever made, but it is also one of HBO's best thrillers. It is characterized by steadily high-quality acting and creative work, a great plot and perfect way of storytelling, not to mention the unforgattable characters, who are defined by our problems, our narrow-mindedness, and our country. Be very proud of them."[citation needed] Player.hu wrote "Without doubt, HBO's original crime family drama seems to be the best Hungarian series, every actor is a perfect choice, it looks good, and tells the story in an excellent way. What's more, it is quite addictive."[2]
The second season met with positive critical reception as well, IGN Hungary described the season as "more exciting, crazier, darker, has more plot twists, but it is more human than the first season. In conclusion despite the exaggerations and being too action-packed sometimes, it is still a masterpiece, which makes our expectations even higher for the next round."[citation needed]
Season 3 met mixed reviews - critics praised the season's political themes, acting, and being even more reflective on
In other media
Aranyélet had a great impact on Hungarian pop culture with Anger's character, Endre Hollós became the
Eszter Ónodi also reprised her role as Janka Miklósi in a fake campaign video for mayoral election in the fictional town of Szentvázsony.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Varga, Attila (30 October 2015). "Hollywoodban is beszámoltak az Aranyélet-premierről".
- ^ Tamás, Hauschel (July 11, 2015). "Brutálisan jó magyar sorozat az Aranyélet". Player.hu. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Tamás, Hauschel (October 21, 2018). "Az Aranyélet 3. évada a legjobb, ami a magyar tévézéssel történhetett". Player.hu. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ Zsolt, Sarkadi (2018-11-15). "Aranyélet: A legszégyentelenebb gagyiba fulladt az HBO nagy reményekkel induló sorozata". 444 (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-06-29.