Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time
Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time (Hungarian: Felkészülés meghatározatlan ideig tartó együttlétre) is a 2020 Hungarian drama film directed by Lili Horvát. It was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards.[1]
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Directed by | Lili Horvát |
Starring | Natasa Stork |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | Hungary |
Language | Hungarian |
Synopsis
A doctor leaves her life in the United States to return home to Budapest after falling in love with another doctor, but he claims never to have met her before.[2]
Cast
- Natasa Stork as Vizy Márta
- Viktor Bodó as Drexler János
- Benett Vilmányi as Alex
- Zsolt Nagy as Kriván Barna
- Péter Tóth as Pszichiáter
- Andor Lukáts as Dr. Fried
Reception
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an 90% approval rating based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Its title may be unwieldy, but Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time looks at the nature of love with commendable clarity."[3] According to Metacritic, which sampled 12 critics and calculated a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, the film received "generally favorable reviews".[4]
See also
References
- Barraclough, Leo (23 November 2020). "Hungary Selects Lili Horvat's 'Preparations to Be Together' as Oscar Entry". Variety. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- "'Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time' Review: Superb Noirish Hungarian Drama". Variety. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- "Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- "Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved 5 February 2021.