''Passion'' () is a 1998 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
György Fehér
György Fehér (12 February 1939 – 15 July 2002) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. His film ''Passion (1998 film), Szenvedély'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. He was also a pro ...
and co-written with
Béla Tarr
Béla Tarr (born 21 July 1955) is a Hungarian filmmaker. Debuting with the film '' Family Nest'' (1979), Tarr began his directorial career with a brief period of what he refers to as "social cinema", aimed at telling everyday stories about ordi ...
, based on
James M. Cain's 1934 novel ''
The Postman Always Rings Twice''.
The film screened in the
Un Certain Regard
(; 'A Certain Glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The section presents 20 films with unusua ...
section at the
1998 Cannes Film Festival
The 51st Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 1998. American filmmaker Martin Scorsese served as jury president for the main competition. Isabelle Huppert was the host for the opening and closing ceremonies.
Greek filmmaker Theo A ...
,
and was awarded six prizes at the 1998 Hungarian Film Week, including best film, best direction, best cinematography, best actress (Ildikó Bánsági), best actor(s) (Djoko Rosic and János Derzsi), and the Foreign Film Critics' Gene Moskowitz prize.
Cast
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Ildikó Bánsági as The wife
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Djoko Rosic as The husband
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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 The man
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István Lénárt
István () is a Hungarian language equivalent of the name Stephen or Stefan (given name), Stefan. It may refer to:
People with the given name Nobles, palatines and judges royal
* Stephen I of Hungary (c. 975–1038), last grand prince of the Hu ...
as The attorney
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László Gálffi as The priest
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Zoltán Bezerédi as The doctor's scribe (as Bezerédi Zoltán)
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Géza Bereményi
Géza Sándor Bereményi (born 25 January 1946) is a Hungarian writer, screenwriter and film director. He was awarded Best European Director for his film Eldorado at the 2nd European Film Awards.
Biography
Born as Géza Vetró in Budapest ...
as The doctor
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Dénes Ujlaky
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Péter Haumann
Péter Haumann (17 May 1941 – 28 May 2022) was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films since 1962.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1941 births
2022 deaths
Hungarian male film actors
Male ...
as The lawyer
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Gergõ Borhi
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Imre Csuja
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Gábor Székely
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Tibor Viczkó
References
External links
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{{The Postman Always Rings Twice
1998 films
1998 drama films
Films about adultery
1990s Hungarian-language films
Films based on The Postman Always Rings Twice
Films directed by György Fehér
Hungarian black-and-white films
Hungarian drama films