''Vaska Easoff'' ( hu, Haggyállógva, Vászka), also known as ''Letgohand Vaska (A Tale from the Labour Camp)'', is a 1996 Hungarian
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Péter Gothár
Péter Gothár (born 28 August 1947) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 23 films since 1974. His film ''The Outpost (1995 film), The Outpost'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Fest ...
.
The film was selected as the Hungarian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
69th Academy Awards
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, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Cast
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Maksim Sergeyev as Vászka, a pityeri tolvaj
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Evgeniy Sidikhin
Yevgeny Vladimirovich Sidikhin (russian: Евге́ний Влади́мирович Сиди́хин) is a Russian film and theater actor and television presenter.
Early life and education
Sidikhin was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet ...
as Ványka, a falusi tolvaj
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Valentina Kasyanova as Luvnya
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Boris Solominovits
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as Fetyka
Awards and nominations
* At the Hungarian Film Week of 1996, the film won the Grand Prize, Péter Gothár won the Best Director award, Francisco Gózon won the Best Cinematographer,
Enikő Eszenyi
Enikő Eszenyi (born 11 January 1961) is a Hungarian actress and theater director, recipient of Kossuth Prize (2001). She appeared in 1991's '' Paths of Death and Angels''.
Selected filmography
* '' Night Rehearsal'' (1983)
* '' Eldorado'' (19 ...
won the Best Actress and Antal Cserna the Best Actor.
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* At the 31st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
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, the film was nominated for the Crystal Globe and Péter Gothár won the Best Director Award.Chicago International Film Festival
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, the film won the Audience Choice Award.
See also
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References
External links
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1996 films
1996 comedy films
Hungarian comedy films
1990s Hungarian-language films
Films directed by Péter Gothár
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