Egy hét Pesten és Budán . A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda

An aging retiree who was forced to leave Hungary during the ‘56 revolution, lives in comfortable retirement with his wife in Switzerland. One day a phone call prompts him to return to his homeland where he is reunited with a former lover who has lived with many secrets that will change his life. The...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Makk, Károly
Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Language:Hungarian
Published: Hungary 2003
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:683f098c-87f6-4699-894e-bef0704af46b
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Summary:An aging retiree who was forced to leave Hungary during the ‘56 revolution, lives in comfortable retirement with his wife in Switzerland. One day a phone call prompts him to return to his homeland where he is reunited with a former lover who has lived with many secrets that will change his life. The film revisits the protagonists of Makk’s internationally acclaimed 1971 feature “Love” which daringly explored the theme of lovers separated by an oppressive regime.
Published:2003