A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda
“A clever blend of human frailty and Cold War politics...
from Hungary’s most acclaimed film director, Karoly Makk”
- SUNDAY MAIL
Director: Karoly Makk
Screenplay: Karoly Makk, Marc Vlessic
Photography: Ragalyi Elemer
Original Music: László Des
Production manager: Andras Ozorai
Costumes: Virag Dory
Production company: New Dialog Film Studio
Producer: Andras Bohm Executive producer: Marc Vlessig
Cast: Ivan Darvas, Mari Torocsik, Eszter Nagy-Kaloczy
Eileen Atkins, Dezso Garas, Attila Kaszas
Legendary Hungarian actors Mari Torocsik and Ivan Darvas reunite with master director Karoly Makk
for his last feature film, a contemporary romantic drama set in picturesque Budapest. Darvas stars
as Ivan, an aging retiree who was forced to leave Hungary during the ‘56 revolution. He lives in
comfortable retirement with his wife in Switzerland, but a phone call prompts him to return to his
homeland. He is reunited with a former lover (Mari), who has lived with many secrets that will
change his life. Over thirty years before the release of A LONG WEEKEND..., Torocsik and Darvas, a
popular romantic team in Hungarain films, starred in Makk’s internationally acclaimed LOVE, which
daringly explored the theme of lovers separated by the state. The three legends of Hungarian
cinema now reunite for Makk’s final theatrical film.
In Hungarian with English subtitles * 2003 * color * Running Time: 90 min.
Special Features: Interview vith director Karoly Makk and Scene Selection
“A clever blend of human frailty and Cold War politics...
from Hungary’s most acclaimed film director, Karoly Makk”
- SUNDAY MAIL
Director: Karoly Makk
Screenplay: Karoly Makk, Marc Vlessic
Photography: Ragalyi Elemer
Original Music: László Des
Production manager: Andras Ozorai
Costumes: Virag Dory
Production company: New Dialog Film Studio
Producer: Andras Bohm Executive producer: Marc Vlessig
Cast: Ivan Darvas, Mari Torocsik, Eszter Nagy-Kaloczy
Eileen Atkins, Dezso Garas, Attila Kaszas
Legendary Hungarian actors Mari Torocsik and Ivan Darvas reunite with master director Karoly Makk
for his last feature film, a contemporary romantic drama set in picturesque Budapest. Darvas stars
as Ivan, an aging retiree who was forced to leave Hungary during the ‘56 revolution. He lives in
comfortable retirement with his wife in Switzerland, but a phone call prompts him to return to his
homeland. He is reunited with a former lover (Mari), who has lived with many secrets that will
change his life. Over thirty years before the release of A LONG WEEKEND..., Torocsik and Darvas, a
popular romantic team in Hungarain films, starred in Makk’s internationally acclaimed LOVE, which
daringly explored the theme of lovers separated by the state. The three legends of Hungarian
cinema now reunite for Makk’s final theatrical film.
In Hungarian with English subtitles * 2003 * color * Running Time: 90 min.
Special Features: Interview vith director Karoly Makk and Scene Selection
