| Édes Anna | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Zoltán Fábri |
| Written by | Zoltán Fábri Péter Bacsó Dezső Kosztolányi |
| Starring | Mari Törőcsik |
| Cinematography | Ferenc Szécsényi |
| Edited by | Ferencné Szécsényi |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
Édes Anna is a 1958 Hungarian drama film directed by Zoltán Fábri. It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. The film is sometimes referred to in English as Sweet Anna, Sweet Anne or Sweet Ann.
Premise
In 1919, in Budapest, Anna, a young peasant girl, starts working as a maid for the wealthy Vizy family.
Cast
- Mari Törőcsik – Anna
- Mária Mezei – Vízyné
- Károly Kovács – Vízy Kornél
- Zsigmond Fülöp – Jancsi
- Béla Barsi – Ficsor
- Anna Báró – Tatárné
- Kati Böröndi – Katica
- Zoltán Greguss – Tatár Gábor
- Hilda Gobbi – Etel
- János Horkay – Druma (as János Horkai)
- György Kálmán
- Zoltán Makláry – Dr. Moviszter
- Gellért Raksányi – Báthory
- Erzsi Simor – Moviszterné
- Viktória Ujváry – (as Újvári Viktória)
- Éva Vadnai – Drumáné
Production
An adaptation of Dezső Kosztolányi's 1926 novel of the same name, the film stars Mari Törőcsik in the title role. The film only had minor deviations and "a more sociological and historical edge by downplaying the psychological dimensions" from the novel.
Reception
The film has been considered "the epitome of a generation" and "(o)ne of the most shocking classics in Hungarian film history". It also was noted in the career of Fábri as "a return to his top form, combining a portrait of the 1920s with penetrating psychological analysis."
References
- "Festival de Cannes: Édes Anna". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
- Greenroom. "Sweet Ann | Compositions". BMC - Budapest Music Center. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- Bühler, Daniel; Krause, Stephan; Hilfenhaus, Dominik (1 May 2019). Klassiker des ungarischen Films (in German). Schüren Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7410-0191-8.
- "[PDF] ANNA ÉDES IN BETWEEN FILM AND LITERATURE LÁSZLÓ FÁBIÁN UNIVERSITY OF THEATRE AND FILM DOCTORAL SCHOOL SUMMARY OF DLA THESIS - Free Download PDF". silo.tips. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- Taylor, Richard; Wood, Nancy; Graffy, Julian; Iordanova, Dina (25 July 2019). The BFI Companion to Eastern European and Russian Cinema. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83871-849-7.
- ^ "Törőcsik Mari 85". filmhu - a magyar moziportál. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- Cunningham, John (2004). Hungarian cinema: from coffee house to multiplex (1. publ ed.). London: Wallflower Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-903364-79-6.
- Feigelson, Kristian (2003). Cinéma hongrois: le temps et l'histoire (in French). Presses Sorbonne Nouvelle. ISBN 978-2-87854-255-4.
- Somlyódy, László; Somlyódy, Nóra (2003). Hungarian Arts and Sciences: 1848-2000. Social Science Monographs. ISBN 978-0-88033-533-1.
External links
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