Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe

Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe
Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe
Directed by	István Szabó
Written by	; István Szabó
Screenplay by	István Szabó
Produced by	Gabriella Grósz
Starring	Johanna ter Steege; Enikő Börcsök
Cinematography	Lajos Koltai
Edited by	Eszter Kovács
Music by	Mihály Móricz ; ; Feró Nagy; Robert Schumann
Release date	20 March 1992;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Hungary
Language	Hungarian

Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe (Hungarian: Édes Emma, drága Böbe - vázlatok, aktok) is a 1992 Hungarian drama film directed by István Szabó. It was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.^[1] 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.^[2]^[3]

Plot[]

The film shows the political system's changes in Budapest. The Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe shows the losers of the change and their searching of way. After that Russian language had been removed from compulsory subjects of Hungarian schools the two Russian teachers, Emma and Böbe became redundant. The teaching staff also were shaken of insecurity, accusing each other. Emma and Böbe are learning English in the evenings. Emma also sells newspapers and she has an affair with the married school director, who is not too brave to decide. One of the best scenes of the film when Böbe and many naked women - teachers and nurses - are waiting for casting in a film studio. Böbe is acquainted with foreigners and she trades in foreign currencies. Böbe will be arrested and she finally jumps out of the window of the teachers' accommodation.

"Szabó's sensitive handling of the material culminates in a meditative passage in which Emma stands in church, musing on the 'passion for love' which masks lack of purpose. 'Collective sin' may be dead, according to Böbe, but this movingly delineates the private pain of atonement"- Time Out Film Guide.

Cast[]

Johanna ter Steege as Emma
as Böbe
Péter Andorai as Stefanics - Director
as Szundi
Ildikó Bánsági as Emma (voice)
Irma Patkós as Hermina
Erzsi Pásztor as Rózsa
Hédi Temessy as Mária
as Emma's mother
as Storekeeper
Zoltán Mucsi as Szilárd, Art teacher
as Szaglár Capt.
Gábor Máté as Officer

Awards[]

1992 Berlin International Film Festival, Won Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention, Competition- István Szabó
1992 Berlin International Film Festival, Silver Berlin Bear, Special Jury Prize- István Szabó
1992 European Film Award, Best Screenwriter- Istv��n Szabó

References[]

^ "Berlinale: 1992 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
^ "Foreign Oscar entries submitted". Variety. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

Marx József (2002). Szabó István (Filmek és sorsok). Budapest: Vince Kiadó. pp. 330–337, 412. OCLC 50902461.

External links[]

Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe at IMDb
Békés Pál (1992). "Édes Emma, drága Böbe (Vázlatok, aktok)". Filmvilág (4. szám): 19–20. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
Time Out Film Reviews

[Berlinale-1] "Berlinale: 1992 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 24 May 2011.

[2] Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

[Variety-3] "Foreign Oscar entries submitted". Variety. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

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