''Johanna'' is a 2005 Hungarian

musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...

directed by

Kornél Mundruczó Kornél Mundruczó (; born 3 April 1975) is a Hungarian film and theatre director. He has directed 18 short and feature films between 1998 and 2020. His film ''Johanna'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2005 Cannes Film Fest ...

. It was screened in the

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...

section at the

2005 Cannes Film Festival The 58th Cannes Film Festival started on 11 May and ran until 22 May 2005. Twenty movies from 13 countries were selected to compete. The awards were announced on 21 May. The Palme d'Or went to the Belgium, Belgian film ''L'Enfant (film), L'Enfant ...

. The plot of the film is a retelling of story of

Joan of Arc Joan of Arc (french: link=yes, Jeanne d'Arc, translit= �an daʁk} ; 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronati ...

set in a hospital. The musical character of the film is operatic, with the characters speaking entirely in song, with two main characters being dubbed by singers.

Cast

Orsolya Tóth Orsolya Tóth (born 20 November 1981) is a Hungarian actress. She has appeared in 26 films since 2002. She played the title role in the film ''Johanna'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Selec ...

- Johanna (as Orsi Tóth) *

Eszter Wierdl Eszter is a female Hungarian given name of Hebrew origin (from Esther) and may refer to: *Eszter Balint (born 1966), singer, violinist, and actress *Eszter Csákányi (born 1953), Hungarian actress *Eszter Hargittai (born 1973), communication sc ...

- Johanna's Voice *

Zsolt Trill Zsolt () is a Hungarian masculine given name, originally a variant of ''Solt''. Related names * Zsolt: old Hungarian personal name, with an identical origin to the names '' Zoltán'', ''Zsolt'' and possibly ''Csolt''. Derived from the old Turkish ...

- Young Doctor *

Tamás Kóbor Tamás () is a Hungarian, masculine given name. It is a Hungarian equivalent of the name Thomas. The given name may refer to: * Tamás Bognár (born 1978), Hungarian footballer * Tamás Gábor (1932–2007), Hungarian Olympic champion épée fenc ...

- Young Doctor's Voice * Dénes Gulyás - Professor * József Hormai - 1st Doctor * Sándor Kecskés - 2nd Doctor * Viktória Mester - 1st Nurse * Hermina Fátyol - 2nd Nurse *

Andrea Meláth Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that re ...

- 3rd Nurse * Kálmán Somody - Cleaning Man *

János Klézli János or Janos may refer to: * János, male Hungarian given name, a variant of John Places * Janos Municipality, a municipality of Chihuahua ** Janos, Chihuahua Janos is a town located in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. It serves a ...

- Fireman *

Géza Gábor Géza is a Hungarian given name and may refer to any of the following: * Benjamin Géza Affleck * Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians * Géza I of Hungary, King of Hungary * Géza II of Hungary, King of Hungary * Géza, son of Géza II of Hungar ...

- Patient *

Kolos Kováts Kolos may refer to: ;People * Kolos (name), a first or last name ;Sports *Kolos (sports society), a Ukrainian sports society *Kolos Stadium (Borispil), a multifunctional stadium in Boryspil, Ukraine * FC Kolos Bykovo, a soccer team based in Bykovo ...

- Patient *

Sándor Egri Sándor is a Hungarian given name and surname. It is the Hungarian form of Alexander. It may refer to: People Given name * Sándor Apponyi (1844–1925) was a Hungarian diplomat, bibliophile, bibliographer and great book collector * Sándor B ...

- Patient *

István Gantner István () is a Hungarian language equivalent of the name Stephen or Stefan. It may refer to: People with the given name Nobles, palatines and judges royal * Stephen I of Hungary (c. 975–1038), last grand prince of the Hungarians and first ki ...

- Liver Patient

References

External links

* 2005 films Hungarian musical drama films 2000s Hungarian-language films Sung-through musical films Films directed by Kornél Mundruczó 2000s musical drama films 2005 drama films {{musical-drama-film-stub