Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe (1992)

Original title

Édes Emma, drága Böbe - vázlatok, aktok

Directed by

István Szabó

Genre

drama film

Country

Hungary

Runtime

1h 18m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two young Hungarian women, Emma and Bobe, work as teachers in a Budapest school during the political changes of the early 1990s. The film follows their personal struggles with love, finances, and their changing society.

melancholiceverydaysubtleintrospectivequietly tensepoignantbittersweetrealistic

What happens

Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe (Hungarian: Édes Emma, drága Böbe - vázlatok, aktok) is a 1992 Hungarian drama film co-written and directed by István Szabó. It was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize. The film was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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