''Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe'' ( hu, Édes Emma, drága Böbe - vázlatok, aktok) is a 1992 Hungarian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
István Szabó
István Szabó (; born 18 February 1938) is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director.
Szabó is one of the most notable Hungarian filmmakers and one who has been best known outside the Hungarian-speaking world since the ...
. It was entered into the
42nd Berlin International Film Festival
The 42nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1992. The festival opened with '' The Inner Circle'' by Andrei Konchalovsky. The Golden Bear was awarded to American film '' Grand Canyon'' directed by Lawrence K ...
where it won the
Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.
The film was selected as the Hungarian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
65th Academy Awards
The 65th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1992 in the United States and took place on March 29, 1993, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beg ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Plot
The film shows the political system's changes in
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
. The Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe shows the losers of the change and their searching of way. After that Russian language had been removed from compulsory subjects of Hungarian schools the two Russian teachers, Emma and Böbe became redundant. The teaching staff also were shaken of insecurity, accusing each other. Emma and Böbe are learning English in the evenings. Emma also sells newspapers and she has an affair with the married school director, who is not too brave to decide. One of the best scenes of the film when Böbe and many naked women - teachers and nurses - are waiting for casting in a film studio. Böbe is acquainted with foreigners and she trades in foreign currencies. Böbe will be arrested and she finally jumps out of the window of the teachers' accommodation.
"Szabó's sensitive handling of the material culminates in a meditative passage in which Emma stands in church, musing on the 'passion for love' which masks lack of purpose. 'Collective sin' may be dead, according to Böbe, but this movingly delineates the private pain of atonement"- Time Out Film Guide.
Cast
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Johanna ter Steege
Johanna ter Steege (born 10 May 1961) is a Dutch actress.
She won the European Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her movie debut in '' The Vanishing'' (1988). Among her other films are Robert Altman's ''Vincent & Theo'' (1990), István ...
as Emma
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Enikö Börcsök as Böbe
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Péter Andorai
Péter Andorai (25 April 1948 – 1 February 2020) was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in more than 90 films since 1975. He starred in the 1980 film ''Bizalom'', which was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won th ...
as Stefanics - Director
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Éva Kerekes as Szundi
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Ildikó Bánsági
Ildikó Bánsági (born 19 October 1947) is a Hungarian actress, ''Kossuth Prize'' and '' Jászai Mari Award'' winner, member of the ''Halhatatlanok Társulata'', full member of the ''Magyar Művészeti Akadémia''.
She has appeared in more th ...
as Emma (voice)
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Irma Patkós
Irma Patkós (8 March 1900 – 24 October 1996) was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in 40 films between 1957 and 1994.
Selected filmography
* '' A Strange Role'' (1976)
* ''My Father's Happy Years'' (1977)
* ''Cserepek'' (1980)
* '' ...
as Hermina
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Erzsi Pásztor
Erzsi Pásztor (born Erzsébet Pápay 24 September 1936) is a Hungarian actress. She appeared in more than one hundred films since 1959.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1936 births
Living people
Hungarian film actr ...
as Rózsa
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Hédi Temessy as Mária
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Irén Bódis as Emma's mother
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Erzsi Gaál as Storekeeper
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Zoltán Mucsi as Szilárd, Art teacher
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Tamás Jordán
Tamás Jordán (born 15 January 1943) is a Hungarian actor. Jordán appeared in more than ninety films since 1969.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1943 births
Living people
Hungarian male film actors
20th-centur ...
as Szaglár Capt.
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Gábor Máté as Officer
Awards
*1992 Berlin International Film Festival, Won Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention, Competition- István Szabó
*1992 Berlin International Film Festival, Silver Berlin Bear, Special Jury Prize- István Szabó
*1992 European Film Award, Best Screenwriter- István Szabó
See also
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References
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External links
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Time Out Film Reviews
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1992 films
1992 drama films
Hungarian drama films
1990s Hungarian-language films
Films directed by István Szabó
Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize winners