''A Woman Looks Back'' (Hungarian: ''Egy asszony visszanéz'') is a 1942 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. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Géza von Radványi
Géza von Radványi (born Géza Grosschmid; 26 September 1907 – 27 November 1986) was a Hungarian film director, cinematographer, producer and writer.
Biography
Born Géza Grosschmid, he took the name Radványi from his paternal grandmother ...
and starring
Maria von Tasnady
Maria von Tasnady (16 November 1911 – 16 March 2001) was a Hungarian singer, stage and film actress. She was born as Mária Tasnádi Fekete and used a variety of other professional names including Maria De Tasnady during her career.
Von Tasna ...
,
Pál Jávor and
Artúr Somlay.
[Virginás p.35] The film's sets were designed by the
art director
Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games.
It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
János Horváth.
Cast
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Maria von Tasnady
Maria von Tasnady (16 November 1911 – 16 March 2001) was a Hungarian singer, stage and film actress. She was born as Mária Tasnádi Fekete and used a variety of other professional names including Maria De Tasnady during her career.
Von Tasna ...
as Szánthóné, Székely Ágnes Színésznõ
*
Pál Jávor as Miklós, színész
*
Artúr Somlay as Szánthó Tamás, karmester
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Margit Zsilley as Szánthó Judit
*
Gyula Csortos as Gereben Géza, filmíró Amerikában
*
Pierre de Monfort as Francia fogadós, anyakönyvvezetcotilde
*
Mária Keresztessy
Mária Keresztessy (1908–1977) was a Hungarian stage, film and television actress.Székely & Gajdó p.541 She appeared at a variety of theatres across Hungary. In film and television she appeared in supporting roles as a character actress.
Sele ...
as Ilona, nevelõnõ
*
Tibor Puskás as Gábor, Judit rajongója
*
Lajos Köpeczi Boócz
Lajos () is a Hungarian masculine given name, cognate to the English Louis. People named Lajos include:
Hungarian monarchs:
* Lajos I, 1326-1382 (ruled 1342-1382)
* Lajos II, 1506-1526 (ruled 1516-1526)
In Hungarian politics:
* Lajos Aulic ...
as Színigazgató
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Jenö Danis as Zeneakadémiai igazgató
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Rózsi Szerdahelyi as Pletykáló lány
References
Bibliography
* Juhász, István. ''Kincses magyar filmtár 1931-1944: az eredeti forgatókönyvből 1931 és 1944 között létrejött hazai mozgóképekről''. Kráter, 2007.
* Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) ''International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988)''. Saur, 1981.
* Virginás, Andrea. ''Film Genres in Hungarian and Romanian Cinema: History, Theory, and Reception''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2021.
External links
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1942 films
Hungarian drama films
1940s Hungarian-language films
1942 drama films
Hungarian black-and-white films
Films directed by Géza von Radványi
Films scored by Szabolcs Fényes
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