Father (Hungarian: Apa, pronounced [ˈɒpɒ] ) is a 1966 Hungarian drama film written and directed by István Szabó.[2] The film is a coming of age story. The main character copes with the childhood loss of his father against the backdrop of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and memories of the earlier dictatorship of the Arrow Cross Party modelled on the German Nazi Party.
| Father | |
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| Directed by | István Szabó |
| Written by | István Szabó |
| Starring | Miklós Gábor[1] |
| Cinematography | Sándor Sára |
| Music by | János Gonda |
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Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
Cast
edit- András Bálint as Takó Bence
- Miklós Gábor as Apa
- Dániel Erdély as Agyerek Takó
- Kati Sólyom as Anni
- Klári Tolnay as Anya
- Zsuzsa Ráthonyi as Anya Fiatalon
- Ilona Petényi
- Rita Békés
- Judit Halász
- Anna Nagy
- Zsuzsa Balogh
Reception
editThe film won the Grand Prix at the 5th Moscow International Film Festival[3] and the Special Jury Prize at Locarno, and established Szabó as a director of international stature. The film was also selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[4] The film was chosen to be part both of Budapest Twelve, a list of Hungarian films considered the best in 1968 and its follow-up, the New Budapest Twelve in 2000.[5][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Apa". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ Shepard, Richard F. (29 September 1967). "Movie review: Father". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ^ "5th Moscow International Film Festival (1967)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ Ujhelyi, Szilárd (1968). Karcsai Kulcsár, István (ed.). A BUDAPESTI 12. Filmbarátok Kiskönyvtára. Budapest: Magyar Filmtudományi Intézet és Filmarchívum.
- ^ "Új Budapesti Tizenkettő". Filmvilág. XLIII (3): 2. March 2000.
External links
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