Love

1971 [HUNGARIAN]

Drama

IMDb Rating 7.8/10 10 2382 2.4K

old woman

Plot summary

Luca, who regularly visits her bedridden mother-in-law, hides from her the fact that János, his son, has been arrested on a trumped up political charge.

Director

Károly Makk Photo
Károly Makk

Top cast

Iván Darvas Photo
Iván Darvas as János
Lajos Tándor Photo
Lajos Tándor as Tanár
Lili Darvas Photo
Lili Darvas as Az öregasszony
Mari Töröcsik Photo
Mari Töröcsik as Luca
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814.22 MB
1280*692
Hungarian 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 28 min
Seeds 1
1.48 GB
1920*1038
Hungarian 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 28 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by athanasiosze 8 / 10

7.8/10. Recommended.

After i read the synopsis, i thought this was going to be a tear-jerker, one of those movies which they manipulate viewers emotionally. I like many such movies even though i don't consider them as great ones, so i watched it too. I was wrong. Whereas this movie is indeed emotionally impactful, it does it in a subtle/artistic and majestic way, without being some kind of "misery porn".This is a great drama, sad and even devastating at times but at the same time, the protagonist held her head high, a true everyday heroine, trying hard to help the people she loves, in really hard times. This is not a movie, this is a lesson of dignity, so to speak. Great acting and directing.I would have rated it higher if i loved this ending more. By no means it was a bad ending, it's still a powerful ending.
Reviewed by christopher-underwood 9 / 10

cinematography is brilliant

'Can you get used to me again?' asks Janos.'I love you', Luca replies.'I've grown old', says Janos Luca washes his body.'Will you sleep with me tonight? Asks Janos.'Yes.' 'Will you stay with me all night?' 'Yes. Every night, as long as I live', replies Luca.It is almost the only words spoken between them and it was near the end of the film. Early on we see Janos's, dying, bedridden mother but we never see him with her and it is Luca, her daughter-in-law most of the time. Luca tells her that the doctor says she is well and will live to a hundred years. We are not sure but we are not too sure of anything. There are her flashbacks when she was beautiful and then she has some wonderful letters that Luca reads for her or she can sometimes through her magnifying glass but we realise his letters cannot be true because we gradually realise that Janos must be a political prisoner. It is a simple tale but such waiting, longing and tenderness and towards the end it is almost unbearably difficult and intense. The cinematography is brilliant and it is splendid throughout and the acting tremendous.
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