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Women (1977 Film)
The Two of Them ( hu, Ők ketten) is a 1977 Hungarian-French drama film directed by Márta Mészáros. The film was co-written by Márta Mészáros, Mészáros and Françoise Giroud and produced by Márta Mészáros, Mészáros and Youssef Ishaghpour.Katalin Berek and Gyöngyvér Vigh starred in the lead roles. Plot summary The film opens with Kata returning to Hungary after many years to visit her mother. Anna is initially shocked and apprehensive, having not seen her daughter in nearly 20 years, and the two women struggle to connect at first. The film then flashes back to the past, showing Anna as a young woman raising Kata on her own after her husband leaves her. Anna struggles to make ends meet as a single mother and is often forced to leave Kata with her mother while she works long hours at the hospital. As the flashback ends, Anna and Kata begin to open up to each other and explore their complicated relationship. They go on walks, visit Anna's childhood home, and reminisce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Márta Mészáros
Márta Mészáros (born 19 September 1931) is a Hungarian screenwriter and film director. The daughter of László Mészáros, a sculptor, Mészáros began her career working in documentary film, having made 25 documentary shorts over the span of ten years. Her full-length directorial debut, ''Eltavozott nap''/''The Girl'' (1968), was the first Hungarian film to have been directed by a woman, and won the Special Prize of the Jury at the Valladolid International Film Festival. Mészáros' work often combines autobiographical details with documentary footage. Prominent themes include characters' denials of their pasts, the consequences of dishonesty, and the problematics of gender. Her films often feature heroines from fragmented families, such as young girls seeking their missing parents (''The Girl'') or middle-aged women looking to adopt children (''Adoption''). Although Mészáros has made over fifteen feature films, she is arguably best known for ''Diary for My Children'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |