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The Notebook (Hungarian: A nagy füzet) is a 2013 Hungarian drama film co-written and directed by János Szász. It is based on the first novel, of the same name, of the 1986 prize winning The Notebook Trilogy by Ágota Kristóf.
Plot
Two twins are sent to a remote village where their grandmother lives so they can stay safe during the war. However they find out the village may not be as safe as they think when they are beaten by the village's residents.
Cast
András Gyémánt as One
László Gyémánt as Other
Gyöngyvér Bognár as Mother
Piroska Molnár as Grandmother
András Réthelyi as Orderly
Ulrich Thomsen as Officer
Orsolya Tóth as Harelip
János Derzsi as Sutor
Péter Andorai as Deacon
Miklós Székely B. as Old homeless
Krisztián Kovács as Deserter soldier
Ákos Köszegi as Hungarian officer
Ulrich Matthes as Father
Nominations and awards
The film was first released at the 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July 2013, where it won the Crystal Globe, as well as the Label Europa Cinemas award. In October of the same year it received a Special Mention at the Chicago International Film Festival.
The film was also screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, making the January shortlist.
See also
List of submissions to the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
List of Hungarian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
The Notebook at IMDb
The Notebook at AllMovie
The Notebook at Box Office Mojo
The Notebook at Metacritic
The Notebook at Rotten Tomatoes
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- János Szász
- The Notebook (2013 Hungarian film)
- Notebook (disambiguation)
- The Notebook Trilogy
- Ágota Kristóf
- Johnny Corncob
- List of Hungarian Academy Award winners and nominees
- Orsolya Tóth
- Béla Tarr
- Sátántangó
- The Flintstones (film)
