In an interview many years ago, Szabó explained these films are an unconscious trilogy about people who, due to politics and history, can't show their talent unless they accept some compromises.
How far does your soul allow you to go in accepting bad compromises? These films are about bad compromises, not good compromises.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istv%C3%A1n_Szab%C3%B3#International_co-productions_featuring_Brandauer,_1981%E2%80%931988
Date: 1988-10-06
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