Directed by:
István SzabóCinematography:
Elemér RagályiCast:
Helen Mirren, Martina Gedeck, Károly Eperjes, Gábor Koncz, Enikő Börcsök, Ági Szirtes, Erika Marozsán, Ildikó Tóth, Mari Nagy, Péter Andorai, Lajos Kovács (more)Plots(1)
Magda, a female writer struggling for success, employs an elderly woman called Emerence (Helen Mirren) to be her housekeeper. From their first encounter, it is clear that Emerence is no ordinary maid. Although everyone in the neighbourhood knows and respects her, no one knows anything about her private life or has ever been allowed to enter her home. However, a dramatic event in the writer's life prompts Emerence to unveil glimpses of her traumatic past - a past which sheds light on her very peculiar behaviour. (Rialto Distribution)
(more)Cast
Helen Mirren
UK
Best movies:
National Theatre Live: The Audience (2013) (theatrical recording)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
Prime Suspect (1991) (TV movie)
Martina Gedeck
West Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Life Is All You Get (1997)
Károly Eperjes
Hungary
Best movies:
6:3 (1999)
Hanussen: Hitler's Astrologer (1988)
The Door (2012)
Gábor Koncz
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The Fortress (1979)
Cold Days (1966)
Music Box (1989)
Enikő Börcsök
Hungary
Best movies:
Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
Glass Tiger (2001)
The Notebook (2013)
Ági Szirtes
Hungary
Best movies:
A Very Moral Night (1977)
The Seventh Little Brother (1991)
The Man from London (2007)
Erika Marozsán
Hungary
Best movies:
Gloomy Sunday (1999)
The Company (2007) (series)
Sources of Life (2013)
Ildikó Tóth
Hungary
Best movies:
The Investigator (2008)
Aurora Borealis: Northern Lights (2017)
The Whiskey Bandit (2017)
Mari Nagy
Hungary
Best movies:
6:3 (1999)
Those Who Remained (2019)
Home Guards (2015)
Péter Andorai
Hungary
Best movies:
Mephisto (1981)
Sunshine (1999)
Hanussen: Hitler's Astrologer (1988)
Lajos Kovács
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Paths of Light (2005)
Wings of Desire (1987)
6:3 (1999)
Csaba Pindroch
Hungary
Best movies:
Kontroll (2003)
Sleepwalkers (2002)
The Door (2012)
Dénes Újlaky
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Narcissus and Psyche (1980)
Citizen X (1995) (TV movie)
Passion (1998)
Anna Szandtner
Hungary
Best movies:
Demimonde (2015)
The Door (2012)
Pleasant Days (2002)
Réka Tenki
Hungary
Best movies:
On Body and Soul (2017)
The Investigator (2008)
Aglaya (2012)
Dorka Gáspárfalvi
Hungary
Best movies:
The Door (2012)
Valan – Az angyalok völgye (2019)
Irén Bódis
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Recovery (1974)
Budapest Tales (1977)
Sweet Emma, Dear Boebe - Sketches, Nudes (1992)
Lina Geiger
Best movies:
The Door (2012)
Eliza Sodró
Best movies:
Explanation for Everything (2023)
The Door (2012)
Forest: I See You Everywhere (2021)
Jiří Menzel
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Elementary School (1991)
The Cremator (1968)
Larks on a String (1969)