#57. The Door
Director: István Szabó
Writer(s): Szabó and Andrea Vészits
Producers: Jenõ Hábermann and Sándor Söth
Distributor: Rights Available
The Gist: Based on the novel by Magda Szabó, this is a story of a special relationship between two women, a writer and her maid...(more)
Cast: Helen Mirren and Martina Gedeck
List Worthy Reasons…: Look no further than this Hungarian-German co-production for perhaps the under the radar acting performance of 2012. It could back to back years where the relationship with maid turns out to be material worth exploring (Andrei Zvyagintsev’s Elena was gold) as veteran Oscar-winning Hungarian director István Szabó managed to lasso Helen Mirren in what will be known as her most unglamorous role to date.
Release Date/Status?: Main Competition at Cannes appears likely as Szabo has been a frequent guest and winner at the fest (Mephisto).
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