Passion (Hungarian: Szenvedély) is a 1998 Hungarian drama film directed by György Fehér and co-written with Béla Tarr, based on James M. Cain's 1934 novel The Postman Always Rings Twice.[1]
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| Directed by | György Fehér |
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| Based on | The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain |
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| Starring | Ildikó Bánsági |
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| Distributed by | Budapest Film |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
The film screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival,[1] and was awarded six prizes at the 1998 Hungarian Film Week, including best film, best direction, best cinematography, best actress (Ildikó Bánsági), best actor(s) (Djoko Rosic and János Derzsi), and the Foreign Film Critics' Gene Moskowitz prize.[2]
Cast
edit- Ildikó Bánsági as The wife
- Djoko Rosic as The husband
- János Derzsi as The man
- István Lénárt as The attorney
- László Gálffi as The priest
- Zoltán Bezerédi as The doctor's scribe (as Bezerédi Zoltán)
- Géza Bereményi as The doctor
- Dénes Ujlaky
- Péter Haumann as The lawyer
- Gergõ Borhi
- Imre Csuja
- Gábor Székely
- Tibor Viczkó
References
edit- ^ a b "Festival de Cannes: Passion". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ^ "Passion".
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External links
edit- Passion at IMDb
- Passion at the TCM Movie Database