''Love'' ( hu, Szerelem) is a 1971 Hungarian

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directed by

Károly Makk Károly Makk (December 22, 1925 – August 30, 2017) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. Five of his films were nominated for the ''Palme d'Or'' at the Cannes Film Festival; however, he won lesser awards at Cannes and elsewhere. He wa ...

. Based on two short stories by Tibor Déry, ''Szerelem'' (1956) and ''Két asszony'' (1962), it stars Lili Darvas and Mari Törőcsik. The film was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the

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, but was not accepted as a nominee. Today, ''Love'' is considered a classic of world cinema by critics including

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and Roger Ebert. The film was selected for screening as part of the Cannes Classics section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. The film was chosen to be part of the New Budapest Twelve, a list of Hungarian films considered the best in 2000.

Cast

* Lili Darvas - Az öregasszony * Mari Törőcsik - Luca * Iván Darvas - János * Erzsi Orsolya - Irén * László Mensáros - Az orvos * Tibor Bitskey - Feri (as Bitskei Tibor) *

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- Börtönőr * József Almási - Tanár * Zoltán Bán - Borbély * Éva Bányai - Feriék szolgálója * Ágnes Dávid - Feriék szolgálója * Mária Garamszegi - Feriék szolgálója * Alíz Halda - Tanárnő * Magda Horváth - Kissné *

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- Az öregasszony fiatalon (as Káldy Nóra)

Historical background

In 1953 after the death of Soviet premier

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many arrested people were released in Hungary. In ''Love'', Makk tells the story of a young Hungarian woman whose husband has been arrested by the

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, and who eases his mother's last months with the tale that her son is in America.

Reception

''Love'' won three prizes, including the

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at the

1971 Cannes Film Festival The 24th Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 27 May 1971. The Palme d'Or went to ''The Go-Between'' by Joseph Losey. The festival opened with ''Gimme Shelter'', a documentary about English rock band The Rolling Stones directed by David Mays ...

. It has also been acclaimed in recent years; Derek Malcolm ranked it one of ''

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s 100 best films of the 20th century.

References

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* * {{Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize 1971 films Hungarian black-and-white films 1971 drama films 1970s Hungarian-language films Films directed by Károly Makk Films based on multiple works Hungarian drama films

Cast

Historical background

Reception

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