Adoption (Hungarian: Örökbefogadás) is a 1975 Hungarian drama film directed by Márta Mészáros. It was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Bear.[1] The film was also selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]
Adoption | |
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Directed by | Márta Mészáros |
Written by | Gyula Hernádi Márta Mészáros Ferenc Grunwalsky |
Starring | Katalin Berek Gyöngyvér Vigh Péter Fried |
Cinematography | Lajos Koltai Márta Mészáros |
Edited by | Éva Kármentő |
Music by | György Kovács |
Distributed by | Kino Video |
Release dates |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | Hungary |
Language | Hungarian |
Plot summary edit
The film tells the story of Kata, a lonely middle-aged female factory worker, who becomes interested in neglected children and tries to adopt one.
Cast edit
- Katalin Berek as Csentesné – Kata (as Berek Kati)
- Gyöngyvér Vigh as Bálint Anna
- Péter Fried as Sanyi
- László Szabó as Jóska
- István Szőke
- Flóra Kádár as Erzsi, Jóska's wife
- Janos Boross as Anna apja
- Erzsi Varga as Anna anyja
- István Kaszás as Intézetigazgató
- Anikó Kiss
- Zsófi Mészáros
- Judit Felvidéki
- Irén Rácz
- Erika Jozsi as (as Józsa Erika)
- András Szigeti
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Berlinale 1975: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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