Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time
January 01, 1970
Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time (Hungarian: Felkészülés meghatározatlan ideig tartó együttlétre) is a 2020 Hungarian drama film directed by Lili Horvát. The film concerns a doctor who leaves her life in the United States to return home to Budapest after falling in love with another doctor, but he claims never to have met her before.[1] It was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2]
Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time
At a conference in New Jersey, accomplished neurosurgeon Márta has an encounter with fellow doctor János. The brief meeting convinces Márta that he is the love of her life, and the two arrange a second meeting at the Liberty Bridge in Budapest in one month's time. Quitting her job in America and returning to her native Hungary, Márta is shocked when János does not arrive at their meeting spot. Heading to Budapest Medical University to confront him, the man she identifies as János tells her that the two have never met before.
Deciding to stay in Budapest, Márta rents a run-down apartment and takes a job at the hospital János works at. There, she draws ire from her colleagues due to her attitude and tendency to offer alternative diagnoses of the hospital's patients. She becomes obsessed with János, watching old videos she can find of him on YouTube and following him after work. She begins to see a therapist as she starts to doubt whether the initial meeting really took place and seeks a personality disorder diagnosis.
While operating on a patient, Márta grows irritated with one of her fellow surgeons and asks that János takes over from him. The two are formally introduced, and Márta is invited to János's book release that evening. She returns home with a copy of his book and begins to masturbate after reading from it.
The son of Márta's earlier patient offers to buy her dinner as a thanks for her help. He tries to invite himself into her apartment afterwards, but she rejects him. She finds a message in her office from János asking to talk; the two go shopping together and he offers to buy her a loudspeaker for her apartment. János later visits her apartment and the two have sex, but in the morning, he is nowhere to be found.
Helen, a friend and colleague of Márta's from New Jersey, visits her in Budapest. Helen convinces Márta to try calling János, but when she does Helen finds his jacket and phone inside Márta's apartment. Márta returns the item to the Budapest Medical University, then secretly follows János home. She quickly leaves when the door is answered by a young woman who says that she is János's daughter.
János tries to visit Márta but cannot access her apartment. He confesses that he did remember their meeting in New Jersey but did not think the arrangement to meet again in Budapest was serious; he also tells her that he is afraid of upsetting his relationship with his daughters as a single father. In the morning, János and Márta watch as two delivery men hoist a loudspeaker up to Márta's apartment.
Review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes gives the film an 88% approval rating based on 56 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Its title may be unwieldy, but Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time looks at the nature of love with commendable clarity."[3] According to Metacritic, which sampled 12 critics and calculated a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, the film received "generally favorable reviews".[4]
^Kiang, Jessica (15 September 2020). "'Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time' Review: Superb Noirish Hungarian Drama". Variety.
^Barraclough, Leo (23 November 2020). "Hungary Selects Lili Horvat's 'Preparations to Be Together' as Oscar Entry". Variety.
^"Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
^"Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^. Chicago International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
^Lewis, Hilary (26 January 2021). "Film Independent Spirit Awards: 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always,' 'Minari,' 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,' 'Nomadland' Top Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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January 01, 1970
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Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time Hungarian Felkeszules meghatarozatlan ideig tarto egyuttletre is a 2020 Hungarian drama film directed by Lili Horvat The film concerns a doctor who leaves her life in the United States to return home to Budapest after falling in love with another doctor but he claims never to have met her before 1 It was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards but it was not nominated 2 Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of TimeFilm posterDirected byLili HorvatProduced byDora CsernatonyLili HorvatPeter MiskolcziStarringNatasa StorkCinematographyRobert MalyEdited byKaroly SzalaiRelease dates6 September 2020 2020 09 06 Venice 24 September 2020 2020 09 24 Hungary Running time95 minutesCountryHungaryLanguageHungarian Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 3 1 Accolades 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPlot editAt a conference in New Jersey accomplished neurosurgeon Marta has an encounter with fellow doctor Janos The brief meeting convinces Marta that he is the love of her life and the two arrange a second meeting at the Liberty Bridge in Budapest in one month s time Quitting her job in America and returning to her native Hungary Marta is shocked when Janos does not arrive at their meeting spot Heading to Budapest Medical University to confront him the man she identifies as Janos tells her that the two have never met before Deciding to stay in Budapest Marta rents a run down apartment and takes a job at the hospital Janos works at There she draws ire from her colleagues due to her attitude and tendency to offer alternative diagnoses of the hospital s patients She becomes obsessed with Janos watching old videos she can find of him on YouTube and following him after work She begins to see a therapist as she starts to doubt whether the initial meeting really took place and seeks a personality disorder diagnosis While operating on a patient Marta grows irritated with one of her fellow surgeons and asks that Janos takes over from him The two are formally introduced and Marta is invited to Janos s book release that evening She returns home with a copy of his book and begins to masturbate after reading from it The son of Marta s earlier patient offers to buy her dinner as a thanks for her help He tries to invite himself into her apartment afterwards but she rejects him She finds a message in her office from Janos asking to talk the two go shopping together and he offers to buy her a loudspeaker for her apartment Janos later visits her apartment and the two have sex but in the morning he is nowhere to be found Helen a friend and colleague of Marta s from New Jersey visits her in Budapest Helen convinces Marta to try calling Janos but when she does Helen finds his jacket and phone inside Marta s apartment Marta returns the item to the Budapest Medical University then secretly follows Janos home She quickly leaves when the door is answered by a young woman who says that she is Janos s daughter Janos tries to visit Marta but cannot access her apartment He confesses that he did remember their meeting in New Jersey but did not think the arrangement to meet again in Budapest was serious he also tells her that he is afraid of upsetting his relationship with his daughters as a single father In the morning Janos and Marta watch as two delivery men hoist a loudspeaker up to Marta s apartment Cast editNatasa Stork as Vizy Marta Viktor Bodo as Drexler Janos Benett Vilmanyi as Alex Zsolt Nagy hu as Krivan Barna Peter Toth as Pszichiater Andor Lukats as Dr FriedReception editReview aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an 88 approval rating based on 56 reviews with an average rating of 7 10 The website s critics consensus reads Its title may be unwieldy but Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time looks at the nature of love with commendable clarity 3 According to Metacritic which sampled 12 critics and calculated a weighted average score of 70 out of 100 the film received generally favorable reviews 4 Accolades edit Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient s Result Ref s Chicago International Film Festival 25 October 2020 Gold Hugo Award in New Directors Competition Lili Horvat Won 5 Independent Spirit Awards 22 April 2021 Best International Film Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time Nominated 6 See also editList of submissions to the 93rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film List of Hungarian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature FilmReferences edit Kiang Jessica 15 September 2020 Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time Review Superb Noirish Hungarian Drama Variety Barraclough Leo 23 November 2020 Hungary Selects Lili Horvat s Preparations to Be Together as Oscar Entry Variety Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time 2021 Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Retrieved 10 October 2021 Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time Reviews Metacritic Red Ventures Retrieved 5 February 2021 Festival Award Winners Chicago International Film Festival Archived from the original on 1 November 2020 Retrieved 22 October 2022 Lewis Hilary 26 January 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards Never Rarely Sometimes Always Minari Ma Rainey s Black Bottom Nomadland Top Nominations The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 26 January 2021 External links editPreparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time amp oldid 1204259070, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
