| A Strange Role | |
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| Directed by | Pál Sándor |
| Written by | Pál Sándor Zsuzsa Tóth |
| Starring | Margit Dajka |
| Cinematography | Elemér Ragályi |
| Edited by | Éva Kármentő |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
A Strange Role (Hungarian: Herkulesfürdői emlék, also known as Improperly Dressed[1][2] and released in the US as Strange Masquerade) is a 1976 Hungarian drama film directed by Pál Sándor. It was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear.[3] The film was also selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 50th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[4]
Plot
The film is about a young Hungarian Communist man, who ends up hiding from the country's White Russian oppressors in remote sanatorium, disguised as a woman in 1919.[5]
Cast
- Margit Dajka - Öreg primadonna
- Irma Patkós - Kegyelmes Asszony
- Carla Romanelli - Olasznő
- Dezső Garas - Reményi / Glück úr / Fényképész
- Sándor Szabó - Wallach doktor
- Endre Holmann - Galambos Sarolta / Kövesi János (as Holman Endre)
- Hédi Temessy - Ágota kisasszony
- Ildikó Pécsi - Mesternő
- Mária Lázár - Füsthajú nő
- Ági Margittay - Ambrusné (as Margitai Ági)
- Erzsébet Kútvölgyi - Zsófi nővér
- András Kern - Ács István
- György Simon - Lajos bácsi
- Georgiana Tarjan - Reményi Margitka (as Györgyi Tarján)
- Márk Zala - Különítményes tiszt
See also
References
- ↑ "HERKULESFÜRDÖI EMLEK (1976)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021.
- ↑ Kermode and Mayo's Film Review, BBC Radio 5 Live, Fri 17 Sep 2021
- ↑ "Berlinale 1977: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ↑ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ↑ "Improperly Dressed". Time Out Worldwide.
External links
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