Sipos’ Inheritance showcased at Montreal
Released domestically on April 17 by Best Hollywood, Inheritance is crossing the Atlantic to take part in the debut film competition which is currently underway at the Montreal World Film Festival (August 21-September 1).
Directed, written and produced by József Sipos, the film is adapted from the novel Esther’s Inheritance, which was published in 1939 by one of the most renowned writers in the history of Hungarian literature, Sándor Márai (1900 – 1989). The cast includes Eszter Nagy-Kálózy, György Cserhalmi and Mari TörŒcsik.
Set just before the outbreak of the Second World War, Inheritance recounts the misfortunes of Eszter, a serene 50-year-old woman who lives alone and no longer expects much from life. But a telegram turns her world upside down and forces her to confront feelings that she doesn’t understand.
Twenty years previously, she fell in love with the seductive Lajos who betrayed her by eloping with her sister and leaving her on the brink of financial ruin. Now Lajos (whom she still loves despite herself) reappears and announces that he is about to visit with his two children.
This debut feature about the force of destiny and attraction was produced by PCN Film Produkció and co-written by the director and DoP Francisco Gózon (Iska's Journey [+see also:
film review
film profile]).
The Montreal Film Festival will also screen the international premiere of Ferenc Moldoványi’s docu-fiction Another Planet. Meanwhile, Attila Gigor’s thriller The Investigator (Hungarian/Swedish/Irish co-production which received a special mention at the latest Karlovy Vary Festival and four awards at Hungarian Film Week 2008) is on the line-up for the Focus on World Cinema section.
At the Toronto Film Festival (September 4-13), Hungarian film will be represented by previous Cannes contender Delta [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Kornél Mundruczó
interview: Orsi Tóth
film profile] by Kornél Mundruczó, in the Discovery section. The Sprockets Family Zone line-up includes Gabor Csupo’s The Secret of Moonacre. Produced by Hungary’s Eurofilm Stúdió (42% investment), the new feature by the director of Bridge to Terabithia was co-produced by the UK (43%) and France (15%) for an overall budget of €17.45m. The title will be launched in French theatres on December 17 and will hit UK screens on February 6, 2009.
(Translated from French)
Did you enjoy reading this article? Please subscribe to our newsletter to receive more stories like this directly in your inbox.
