The Door | |
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Directed by | István Szabó |
Written by | István Szabó Andrea Vészits Magda Szabó |
Produced by | Jenő Hábermann Sándor Söth |
Starring | Helen Mirren |
Cinematography | Elemér Ragályi |
Distributed by | Mokép[1] |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | Hungary |
Language | English |
The Door (Hungarian: Az ajtó) is a 2012 English-language Hungarian drama film directed by István Szabó and starring Martina Gedeck and Helen Mirren.[2] 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.[3]
The film was selected to be featured in the competition programme at the 34th Moscow International Film Festival.[4] It also won the Michael Curtiz Audience Award at the Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles in November 2012.[5][6]