Adoption (film)

Adoption (Hungarian: Örökbefogadás) is a 1975 Hungarian drama film directed by Márta Mészáros. It tells the story of Kata, a lonely middle-aged female factory worker, who becomes interested in neglected children and tries to adopt one. It was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Bear.[1] The film was also selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]

Adoption
Video release poster
Directed byMárta Mészáros
Written byGyula Hernádi
Márta Mészáros
Ferenc Grunwalsky
StarringKatalin Berek
Gyöngyvér Vigh
Péter Fried
CinematographyLajos Koltai
Márta Mészáros
Edited byÉva Kármentő
Music byGyörgy Kovács
Distributed byKino Video
Release dates
  • February 1975 (1975-02) (Berlin)
  • 25 September 1975 (1975-09-25)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

Plot summary

Cast

  • Katalin Berek as Csentesné – Kata (as Berek Kati)
  • Gyöngyvér Vigh as Bálint Anna
  • Péter Fried as Sanyi
  • László Szabó as Jóska
  • István Szőke
  • Flóra Kádár as Erzsi, Jóska's wife
  • Janos Boross as Anna apja
  • Erzsi Varga as Anna anyja
  • István Kaszás as Intézetigazgató
  • Anikó Kiss
  • Zsófi Mészáros
  • Judit Felvidéki
  • Irén Rácz
  • Erika Jozsi as (as Józsa Erika)
  • András Szigeti

See also

References

  1. "Berlinale 1975: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
  2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences


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