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Adoption (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

Péter Fried (Actor), Kati Berek (Actor), Marta Meszaros (Director), Rated:
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Genre Drama
Format Blu-ray, Subtitled
Contributor Gyongyver Vigh, Marta Meszaros, Dr Arpad Perlaky, Istvan Szoke, Iren Racz, Aniko Kiss, Flora Kadar, Erzsi Varga, Laszlo Szabo, Istvan Kaszas, Janos Boross, Peter Fried, Kati Berek, Péter Fried, M rta M sz ros See more
Language Hungarian
Studio The Criterion Collection
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Márta Mészáros became the first woman to win the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival

Trailblazing auteur Márta Mészáros gives aching expression to the experiences of women in 1970s Hungary in this sensitive and absorbing drama, which became the first film directed by a woman to win the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Through intimate camera work, Adoption immerses the viewer in the worlds of two women, each searching for fulfillment: Kata (Katalin Berek), a middle-aged factory worker who wants to have a child with her married lover, and Anna (Gyöngyvér Vígh), a teenage ward of the state determined to emancipate herself in order to marry her boyfriend. The bond that forms between the two speaks powerfully to the social and political forces that shape women’s lives, as each navigates love, marriage, and motherhood in her quest for self-determination.

Special Edition Features

  • New director-approved 4K digital restoration by the National Film Institute Hungary
  • New video essay by scholar Catherine Portuges
  • 2019 interview with Mészáros
  • 1979 documentary by Katja Raganelli with on-set interviews
  • And more!
Three scenes: women factory workers, a friendship between women, a girl and a man in contemplation

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Trailblazing auteur Márta Mészáros gives aching expression to the experiences of women in 1970s Hungary in this sensitive and absorbing drama, which became the first film directed by a woman to win the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Through intimate camera work, Adoption immerses the viewer in the worlds of two women, each searching for fulfillment: Kata (Katalin Berek), a middle-aged factory worker who wants to have a child with her married lover, and Anna (Gyöngyvér Vígh), a teenage ward of the state determined to emancipate herself in order to marry her boyfriend. The bond that forms between the two speaks quietly but powerfully to the social and political forces that shape women’s lives, as each navigates the realities of love, marriage, and motherhood in her quest for self-determination.

BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • New 4K digital restoration undertaken by the National Film Institute Hungary – Film Archive, supervised by cinematographer Lajos Koltai and approved by director Márta Mészáros, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
  • New video essay by scholar Catherine Portuges
  • Interview with Mészáros from 2019
  • Blow-Ball, a 1964 short film by Mészáros
  • Márta Mészáros: Portrait of the Hungarian Filmmaker, a 1979 documentary by Katja Raganelli featuring on-set interviews with the director and creative collaborators
  • Trailer
  • New English subtitle translation
  • PLUS: An essay by film scholar Elena Gorfinkel

Product details

  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.69 x 5.35 x 0.63 inches; 3.53 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Marta Meszaros, M rta M sz ros
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray, Subtitled
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ March 8, 2022
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Péter Fried, Kati Berek, Laszlo Szabo, Gyongyver Vigh, Dr Arpad Perlaky
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ The Criterion Collection
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09NPLPLG4
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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  • kekzsiraf
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful piece
    Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2016
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    Very captivating movie! There is this special gloomy feeling throughout the movie that is so typical in Hungarian movies. Beautiful story about people connecting in a very intimate way.
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  • Kula
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2015
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    Great !!!
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  • Betty C.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2014
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    Very good movie.
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  • Alex Udvary
    4.0 out of 5 stars szerelem
    Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2007
    "Adoption (Orokbefogachas)" directed by Marta Meszaros released in 1975 is a classic of Hungarian cinema. Lacking the political edge of Miklos Jansco's films and the Hungarian history of Istvan Szabo's early films, "Adoption" is an easily accessible film to non-Hungarians.

    Kata (Katalin Berek) has been having an affair with Joska (Laszlo Szabo), who is married with children. Kata says she doesn't mind, in fact the two have decided Joska should not get a divorce but, at age 43 Kata decides she wants to have a baby. She knows what Joska's answer will be to her plea to having his baby, but she asks anyway. He of course says no. She is too old to have a child and he doesn't need the added responsibilty. Still Kata is lonely and wants a child.

    Kata meets Anna (Gyongyver Vigh) an orphan who has been in instititues since the age of six. The two form a friendship as Anna is looking for a place she and her boyfriend Sandor can meet since they do not have money to buy or rent a place. Kata agrees, she wants the company.

    The two form a friendship which seems to resemble a mother-daughter relationship. Perhaps Kata sees herself in the young girl. Maybe she is the daughter she never had. For a film called "Adoption" the movie is actually not about the adoption itself. It doesn't follow Kata going through the adoption process. The movie is really about love. A woman's basic urge to nuture and be a mother.

    As Kata and Anna's friendship grows Kata discovers Anna would like to marry her boyfriend. So Kata tries to get Anna's parents to consent to the marriage. But, for someone as unstable as Anna, can she truly love? Would marriage be right for someone like her?

    There was another Hungarian film made a few years before this one called "Szerelem", which translated into English means love. It was directed by Karoly Makk. There are some comparisons between the films. Both films deal with women relationships. In "Szerelem" it was about a mother and daughter-in-law. Both films are about age. Kata is old enough to be Anna's mother. And finally both films are simply about love. "Szerelem" has elements politics in it. It deals with life in Communist Hungary. "Adoption" doesn't get bogged down in Hungarian politics.

    The director, Marta Meszaros may not be as well known as Jansco or Szabo or even Bela Tarr but her films are first rate. She was something of a femminist director. Her movies always revolve around women and women problems, i.e. motherhood, men, dating. But, as a man, I can tell you, these films are not what you would described as "chick flicks". These are engaging human films beautifully acted and wonderfully directed. Meszaros knows how to pace her films. "Adoption" for instance is only 82 minutes. Relatively short but it packs a dramatic wallop. Any more and the film would over stay its welcome and become repetitive.

    When released in 1975 "Adoption" won the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival. Many of Meszaros' films were critical hits. If your interested in Hungarian films or if you are about to watch your first Hungarian film "Adoption" is well worth seeing. Especially if you know little about Hungary's history.

    Bottom-line: One of the all time great films of Hungarian cinema. Marta Meszaros' film is accessible to all people. It is a story about love and a women's urge to motherhood.
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  • Erika Borsos
    5.0 out of 5 stars Exploring the Need to Love and Be Loved ...
    Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2010
    This film explores the core relationship of the need to love and be loved. Kata is a 43 year old widow who is having a relationship with a married man named Jòska. Kata confronts him with her desire: she wants to have his baby. Jòska is aghast at the thought and admits the idea scares him. He is against her having his child for a lot of reasons. They have managed to keep their affair secret and it seems he is afraid of being found out. Kata had in the past agreed to their arrangement: he wants to remain married, does not want to divorce his wife nor does he want a scandal which involves his two children, a son who is 15 years of age and a daughter who is 11. Her honest revelation has shaken them both up and created tension in their secret illicit relationship. Kata remains restless and unfulfilled with her life.

    During this time, Kata develops a friendship with Anna, a teenaged girl with a troubled past who lives at a state run shelter for delinquents and orphans. Kata experiences empathy and fondness for Anna as she reveals the reasons she misbehaved which includes unloving parents who contributed to her despair that led to her acting out. Anna has had a physical relationship with a young man in the village where they live for about a year. The couple want to marry but she is underage and can not get her parents consent. Márta Mészáros provides a deeply sensitive and revealing film in black and white which explores the emotional dilemmas felt by all the characters who are portrayed with stark reality and an honesty seldom found in films. It is no surprise this film won the "Golden Bear" award at the Berlin Film Festival in 1975. Needless to say, the film quietly provides satifactory resolutions to the personal dilemmas with which each character was grappling ... Open dialogue, unexpected realistic acting, deep explorations of complicated emotions make this film an outstanding viewing experience. Erika Borsos [pepper flower]
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  • Helen
    1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
    Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2016
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    Didn't finish. Too slow moving.
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