''Gypsy Lore'' ( hu, Romani kris - Cigánytörvény) is a 1997 Hungarian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Bence Gyöngyössy. It is an adaptation of ''
King Lear
''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare.
It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane ...
''.
The film was selected as the Hungarian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
71st Academy Awards
The 71st Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best of 1998 in film and took place on March 21, 1999, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
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Đoko Rosić as Lovér (as Djoko Rossich)
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Mihály Szabados as Tamáska
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Silvia Pincu as Ilka (as Silvia Pinku)
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Diliana Dimitrova as Kukunda
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Violetta Koleva as Sarolta
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János Derzsi
János Derzsi (born 20 April 1954 in Nyírábrány
Nyírábrány is a large village in Hajdú-Bihar county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary.
Geography
It covers an area of and has a population
Population typically ...
as János
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Sami Osman as Joszo
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Umer Dzemailji as Rostás
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Piroska Molnár
Piroska Molnár (born 1 October 1945) is a Hungarian actress. She has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1967.
Selected filmography
References
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1945 births
Living people
Hungarian film actresses
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as Máli
See also
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References
External links
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1997 films
1997 drama films
Hungarian drama films
1990s Hungarian-language films
Films based on King Lear
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