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Szabó's Oscar-nominated 1980 feature is a haunting and moving experience dealing with complex, yet very human questions of love, trust, loyalty, and betrayal under exceptional circumstances.
Janos and Kata are thrown together during WW2 and forced to pose as husband and wife to hide from the Nazis. The intensity and suffocating intimacy of their new relationship and the circumstances in which they find themselves, forces them to confront past prejudices and assumptions and challenge what they truly believe.
Who can you really trust? Your husband of many years, or a stranger you have only just met, but upon whom your life depends?
The nature of our trust and faith in others is delicately, yet powerfully explored in this profoundly moving film by István Szabó - the Oscar-winning director of Mephisto.
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Interview with director István Szabó
Booklet Essay
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: Hungarian ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), English ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Booklet, Cast/Crew Interview(s), Featurette, Interactive Menu, Remastered, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Szabó's Oscar-nominated 1980 feature is a haunting and moving experience dealing with complex, yet very human questions of love, trust, loyalty, and betrayal under exceptional circumstances. Janos and Kata are thrown together during WW2 and forced to pose as husband and wife to hide from the Nazis. The intensity and suffocating intimacy of their new relationship and the circumstances in which they find themselves, forces them to confront past prejudices and assumptions and challenge what they truly believe. Who can you really trust? Your husband of many years, or a stranger you have only just met, but upon whom your life depends? The nature of our trust and faith in others is delicately, yet powerfully explored in this profoundly moving film by István Szabó - the Oscar-winning director of Mephisto. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Berlin International Film Festival, Oscar Academy Awards, ...Confidence ( Bizalom )
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By rigo yangtse
Format:DVD
The Hungarian filmmaker Istvan Szabo made this brilliant claustrophobic drama in 1979 - but despite winning prizes at Berlin Film Festival for Best Director, and nominated for an Oscar as Best Foreign Language Film in 1980 has never had any kind of decent release anywhere.
We are indebted again to the resourceful UK company Second Run DVD for uncovering another forgotten gem of world cinema. This is a real find.
Basically a two-hander, it takes place during the dark days of the Nazi occupation of Budapest in 1944. A young mother's life is turned upside down when she's suddenly forced into hiding to escape the Nazi persecution. Forced to pose as the wife of a man she doesn't know (a member of the anti-Nazi resistance), and unaware of the fate of her own husband and child, the two are impelled to try to trust each other...
The performances are wonderful, the cinematography (in shades of beautiful steel blues and greys) is stunning, the script intelligent and poignant. This really is a a great film, and mystery why no one would have bothered to release it before - especially considering its subject matter and the reputation of it's great director - and presented beautifully on Second Run's exceptional disc.
We are indebted again to the resourceful UK company Second Run DVD for uncovering another forgotten gem of world cinema. This is a real find.
Basically a two-hander, it takes place during the dark days of the Nazi occupation of Budapest in 1944. A young mother's life is turned upside down when she's suddenly forced into hiding to escape the Nazi persecution. Forced to pose as the wife of a man she doesn't know (a member of the anti-Nazi resistance), and unaware of the fate of her own husband and child, the two are impelled to try to trust each other...
The performances are wonderful, the cinematography (in shades of beautiful steel blues and greys) is stunning, the script intelligent and poignant. This really is a a great film, and mystery why no one would have bothered to release it before - especially considering its subject matter and the reputation of it's great director - and presented beautifully on Second Run's exceptional disc.
By HAN XIAO
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Brillant film! Two thumbs up! East Europe films have never been so glorious to me, even MEPHISTO(which I think because it's somewhat similar to BERTOLUCCI's THE CONFORMIST.) However, I still think it deserves a better treat in blu-ray format. Think about that, Second Run, Eureka MoC or CRITERION.
By Enrico
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Very good acting and atmosphere.
The story is a bit trivial, there is no particular attempt by the screenplay and the director to make it any complex.
At the end something seems missing but this make it even more realistic.
Not bad at all, to be seen
The story is a bit trivial, there is no particular attempt by the screenplay and the director to make it any complex.
At the end something seems missing but this make it even more realistic.
Not bad at all, to be seen
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