''Vaska Easoff'' (), also known as ''Letgohand Vaska (A Tale from the Labour Camp)'', is a 1996 Hungarian
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
written and directed by
Péter Gothár
Péter Gothár (born 28 August 1947) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 23 films since 1974. His film '' The Outpost'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard
(; 'A Certain Glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Fe ...
.
The film was selected as the Hungarian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Cast
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Maksim Sergeyev as Vászka, a pityeri tolvaj
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Evgeniy Sidikhin as Ványka, a falusi tolvaj
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Valentina Kasyanova as Luvnya
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Boris Solominovits as Fetyka
Awards and nominations
* At the Hungarian Film Week of 1996, the film won the Grand Prize, Péter Gothár won the Best Director award, Francisco Gózon won the Best Cinematographer,
Enikő Eszenyi won the Best Actress and Antal Cserna the Best Actor.
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* At the 31st Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (, KVIFF) is an annual film festival held in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival is one of the oldest in the world and has become Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern Eur ...
, the film was nominated for the Crystal Globe and Péter Gothár won the Best Director Award.Chicago International Film Festival
The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964 by Michael Kutza, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America. Its logo is a stark, black and white close up of the comp ...
, the film won the Audience Choice Award.
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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1996 films
1996 comedy films
Hungarian comedy films
1990s Hungarian-language films
Films directed by Péter Gothár
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