Cinema
Sunday Romance
Bakaruhában
Imre Fehér · 1957
Synopsis
During the First World War, Sándor, a young and attractive journalist at the local paper, spends the week at the billiard table and with the ladies, and does his reservist service only at weekends. One Sunday, dressed as a plain infantryman, he meets Vilma, a young Székely servant, and lets her believe he is a peasant's son. The girl's candour and purity take hold of him, and the affair becomes love; but Sándor cannot bring himself to tell her the truth.
Context
The film is based on a story by Sándor Hunyady, with a screenplay by Miklós Hubay; it is Fehér's first feature film. Shot before the 1956 uprising, it was released only on 1 May 1957, and was shown at Venice the same year. The photography is by János Badal, who left Hungary after 1956 and continued his career in Paris, becoming Jean Badal, notably working with Jacques Tati on Playtime.
Who it is for
A black-and-white melodrama, carried by Iván Darvas and Margit Bara; listed in France under the title Un amour de dimanche, with no established release date.
Prizes and reception
More than three and a half million admissions in Hungary, and a place among the twelve best Hungarian films chosen in 1968.
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