''Gypsy Lore'' () is a 1997 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 ...
co-written and directed by
Bence Gyöngyössy. It is an adaptation of ''
King Lear
''The Tragedy of King Lear'', often shortened to ''King Lear'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his ...
''.
The film was selected as the Hungarian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
71st Academy Awards
The 71st Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best of 1998 in film and took place on March 21, 1999, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p. ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
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Đoko Rosić as Lovér (as Djoko Rossich)
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Mihály Szabados as Tamáska
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Silvia Pincu as Ilka (as Silvia Pinku)
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Diliana Dimitrova as Kukunda
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Violetta Koleva as Sarolta
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János Derzsi
János Derzsi (born 20 April 1954 in Nyírábrány) is a Hungarian actor. He has appeared in more than eighty films since 1979. He is probably best known for his collaborations with director Béla Tarr, having appeared in six of Tarr's films betwee ...
as János
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Sami Osman as Joszo
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Umer Dzemailji as Rostás
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Piroska Molnár as Máli
See also
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List of Hungarian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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1997 films
1997 drama films
Hungarian drama films
1990s Hungarian-language films
Films based on King Lear
Films about Romani people
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