WOW! Two Hungarian movies on BBC’s list of Greatest Films Directed by Women – Videos
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BBC Culture put together the 100 greatest films directed by women, and on the list, there is two Hungarian, one Czech, and one Polish movie, including Věra Chytilová’s 1966 classic, Daisies, making it to the Top 10.
According to kafkadesk.org, 368 film experts – including critics, journalists, festival programmers, and movie academics – chose from 800 films coming from 84 countries. Among the 368 members of the jury, there were 185 female voters, 181 male voters, one non-binary person, and one who preferred not to say, so BBC Culture created a gender-balanced poll during which each one of them had to list their 10 favourite films.
In the end, four Central European movies and filmmakers made the top 100:
97. Adoption by Márta Mészáros (1975) – Hungary
This little gem from the 1970s – says kafkadesk.org – was directed by Márta Mészáros and revolves around Kata, a 43-year-old single factory worker, and Anna, a teenage schoolgirl abandoned by her parents at the age of six, and the growing, multi-faceted bond that starts forming between the two women. Márta Mészáros was the first woman to be awarded the Golden Bear at the 25th Berlin International Film Festival for this movie. Born in 1931, Márta Mészáros is also known for Diary of my Children (1984) and The Last Report on Anna (2009).
Here you can watch the trailer:
73. On Body and Soul by Ildikó Enyedi (2017) – Hungary
The film was celebrated by both critics and moviegoers all around the world and tells the story of Endre, the manager of a small slaughterhouse on the outskirts of Budapest, and Maria, the enigmatic and cryptic quality-control inspector – two outcasts whose lives and existences become increasingly intertwined. This incredibly moving film was nominated for the Academy Award of Best Foreign Language Film 2018, and even though it did not win, it confirmed Enyedi’s place as one of the most prominent contemporary filmmakers in Hungary.
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