Encounter
A man, a woman, an afternoon, a city, and an unspoken, hopeful desire to find love by way of the personal ads. A milestone of Hungarian cinema, Elek uses documentary techniques in a fiction context to make the frailty of everyday life as palpable as possible.
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Judit Elek Director · Miklós Jancsó Editor
First release January 1, 1963 · Produced in Hungary · Production National Film Institute Hungary
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Balázs Béla Stúdió
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National Film Institute Hungary
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Hungary
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Original title
Találkozás
Original language
Hungarian
Spoken on screen
Hungarian
Release dates
Hungary · January 1, 1963
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