Love

In Focus: In Hungary

A man is arrested as a political enemy by the secret police. His young wife Luca (Mari Törőcsik) will have to convince his ill mother (the former Max Reinhardt actress (Lili Darvas) that her son is actually living in Hollywood and works as a successful film director… ‘

Love’ won three prizes, including the Jury Prize at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. Derek Malcolm ranked it one of The Guardian’s 100 best films of the 20th century.

Auhinnad ja festivalid / Awards and selections:

1971 – Cannes Film Festival – Jury Prize, OCIC Award, Special Mention

for Mari Törőcsik and Lili Darvas

1971 – Hungarian Film Critics’ Award – Best Actress – Lili Darvas,

Mari Törőcsik, Best Cinematographer

1971 – Chicago Film Festival – Golden Hugo for Best Actress – Mari Törőcsik

2016 – Cannes Classics – Official Selection

2016 – Lumiere Film Festival – Selection