Heroic Times is a 1984 Hungarian animated fantasy-adventure film directed by József Gémes. It is an adaptation of the Toldi trilogy

Toldi trilogy

The Toldi trilogy is an epic poem trilogy written by the Hungarian poet János Arany. It was inspired by the legendary strong Miklós Toldi, who served in the Hungarian King Louis the Great's army in the 14th century. He was the King's champion...

, a 19th century epic poem in three parts by János Arany

János Arany

János Arany , was a Hungarian journalist, writer, poet, and translator. He is often said to be the "Shakespeare of ballads" – he wrote more than 40 ballads which have been translated into over 50 languages, as well as the Toldi trilogy, to mention his most famous works.-Biography:He was born in...

. The film was produced through Pannonia Film Studio and is notable for its visual style, which resembles oil painting

Oil painting

Oil painting is the process of painting with pigments that are bound with a medium of drying oil—especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. Often an oil such as linseed was boiled with a resin such as pine resin or even frankincense; these were called 'varnishes' and were prized for their body...

. It won the feature film award at the 1985 Annecy International Animated Film Festival

Annecy International Animated Film Festival

The Annecy International Animation Film Festival was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of June in the town of Annecy, France. Initially occurring every two years, the festival became annual in 1998...

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