Preparations to Be Together For an Unknown Period of Time
Fri, Jan 29
|Epsilon Spires Virtual Cinema
Hungary's official submission to the 2021 Academy Awards is a cerebral, stylish and romantic noir mystery that evokes the films of Alfred Hitchcock while putting a subtle feminist spin on classic screen tropes.
Time & Location
Jan 29, 2021, 12:00 AM EST – Feb 12, 2021, 11:59 PM EST
Epsilon Spires Virtual Cinema
About the event
Preparations To Be Together For an Unknown Period of Time (Hungary, 2020). Written and Directed by Lili Horvát. In Hungarian; English subtitles. 95 min. Tickets are $9.99 for a 72 hour window for viewing.
Hungary's official submission to the 2021 Academy Awards is a haunting slow-burn psychodrama, superbly acted and quietly gripping. Márta Vizy (Natasa Stork) is a 39-year-old Hungarian neurosurgeon. After 20 years in the United States, she returns to Budapest for a romantic rendezvous at the Liberty Bridge with János (Viktor Bodó), a fellow doctor she met at a conference in New Jersey. Márta waits in vain, while the love of her life is nowhere to be seen. When she finally tracks him down, the bewildered man claims the two have never met.
It’s unclear whether Márta’s wits are clouded by love or if other neurological factors are at play. Determined to solve the enigma, she…