Love (1972)

Genres - Drama, Family & Personal Relationships  |   Sub-Genres - Psychological Drama  |   Release Date - Jan 21, 1971 (USA - Unknown)  |   Run Time - 92 min.  |   Countries - Hungary  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Clarke Fountain

This tender black-and-white Hungarian drama takes place in the '50s. A woman's (Mari Torocsik) husband has been arrested by the Hungarian secret police and imprisoned as a dissident. The young wife lives with her mother-in-law (Lili Darvas), a sweet and magnetic woman, appears to believe that her son has emigrated to America. Unable to do anything about her husband's imprisonment, the daughter-in-law keeps the old woman's good cheer alive by concocting a series of letters from her husband, wherein he does incredible and wonderful things. The two of them share the older lady's memories of a gentler time. When the husband is finally released, his mother has already passed away, but the love he and his wife share is shown. The role of the mother-in-law was played, at the request of the director, by octogenarian Lili Darvas, the wife of the famous Hungarian playwright and novelist Ferenc Molnar (1878-1952).

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Keywords

elderly, husband, illusion, in-law, mother-in-law, political-prisoner, sacrifice, wife

Attributes

High Artistic Quality, High Historical Importance