Passion (1998 film) explained

Passion
Director:György Fehér
Based On:The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Starring:Ildikó Bánsági
Distributor:Budapest Film
Runtime:155 minutes
Country:Hungary
Language:Hungarian

Passion (Hungarian: '''Szenvedély''') is a 1998 Hungarian drama film directed by György Fehér and co-written with Béla Tarr, based on James M. Cain's 1934 novel The Postman Always Rings Twice.

The film screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival,[1] and was awarded six prizes at the 1998 Hungarian Film Week, including best film, best direction, best cinematography, best actress (Ildikó Bánsági), best actor(s) (Djoko Rosic and János Derzsi), and the Foreign Film Critics' Gene Moskowitz prize.[2]

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Festival de Cannes: Passion . 3 October 2009. festival-cannes.com.
  2. Web site: Passion.