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The Door (2012 film)
The Door (Hungarian: Az ajtó) is a 2012 English-language Hungarian drama film directed by István Szabó and starring Martina Gedeck and Helen Mirren.[2] It is based on the Hungarian novel of the same name concerning the relationship of a novelist (Gedeck) and her eccentric maid (Mirren) in early-1970s Hungary.[3]
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| Directed by | István Szabó |
| Written by | István Szabó Andrea Vészits Magda Szabó |
| Produced by | Jenő Hábermann Sándor Söth |
| Starring | Helen Mirren |
| Cinematography | Elemér Ragályi |
| Distributed by | Mokép[1] |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | English |
The film was selected to be featured in the competition programme at the 34th Moscow International Film Festival.[4] It also won the Michael Curtiz Audience Award at the Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles in November 2012.[5][6]
Cast
- Helen Mirren as Emerence
- Martina Gedeck as Magda
- Károly Eperjes as Tibor
- Gábor Koncz as The Lt. Colonel
- Enikő Börcsök as Sutu
- Ági Szirtes as Polett
- Erika Marozsán as Eva "Evike" Großman
- Ildikó Tóth as Doctor
- Mari Nagy as Adél
- Péter Andorai as Mr. Brodarics
Awards
- Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles – Michael Curtiz Audience Award: The Door (2012)
References
- ^ "The Door-Hungarian Box Office". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 135. ISBN 978-1908215017.
- ^ "The Door". Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Szabó Film in Competition in Moscow". culture.hu. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ "Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles". hufestival. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ "A Vizsga nyerte a Los Angeles-i Magyar Filmfesztivált". magyar.film. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
External links
- The Door at IMDb