The Door (2012)

Original title

Az ajtó

Directed by

István Szabó

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, Hungary

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

Κ-12

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In early-1970s Hungary, a novelist hires an eccentric older woman as her maid. Their working relationship slowly reveals secrets and hidden parts of both their lives.

slow-burntensemelancholicrevealingcharacter-drivenquietunsettling

What happens

The Door (Hungarian: Az ajtó) is a 2012 English-language Hungarian drama film directed by István Szabó and starring Martina Gedeck and Helen Mirren. It is based on the Hungarian novel of the same name concerning the relationship of a novelist (Gedeck) and her eccentric maid (Mirren) in early-1970s Hungary. The film was selected to be featured in the competition programme at the 34th Moscow International Film Festival. It also won the Michael Curtiz Audience Award at the Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles in November 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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