Johanna (film)
Encyclopedia
Johanna is a 2005
Hungarian
musical film
directed by Kornél Mundruczó
. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard
section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival
.
The musical character of the film is operatic, with the characters frequently breaking into song in strong, chesty voices.
2005 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005...
Hungarian
Cinema of Hungary
Hungary has had a notable cinema industry from the beginning of the 20th century, with Hungarians who affected the world of motion picture both inside and outside the borders...
musical film
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
directed by Kornél Mundruczó
Kornél Mundruczó
Kornél Mundruczó is a Hungarian actor, film director and screenwriter. He has directed 15 short and feature films since 1998. His film Johanna was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival....
. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...
section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival
2005 Cannes Film Festival
The 2005 Cannes Film Festival started on May 11 and ran until May 22. Twenty movies from 13 countries were selected to compete. The awards were announced on May 21...
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The musical character of the film is operatic, with the characters frequently breaking into song in strong, chesty voices.
Cast
- Orsolya TóthOrsolya TóthOrsolya Tóth is a Hungarian actress. She has appeared in 26 films since 2002. She played the title role in the film Johanna, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival....
- Johanna (as Orsi Tóth) - Eszter Wierdl - Johanna's Voice
- Zsolt Trill - Young Doctor
- Tamás Kóbor - Young Doctor's Voice
- Dénes GulyásDénes GulyásDénes Gulyás is a Hungarian tenor. A native of Budapest, he studied at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in that city. He had an international career in the 1970s, and sang at the Metropolitan Opera, among other houses; one of his performances there, a Manon in which he sang Des Grieux to the...
- Professor - József Hormai - 1st Doctor
- Sándor Kecskés - 2nd Doctor
- Viktória Mester - 1st Nurse
- Hermina Fátyol - 2nd Nurse
- Andrea Meláth - 3rd Nurse
- Kálmán Somody - Cleaning Man
- János Klézli - Fireman
- Géza Gábor - Patient
- Kolos Kováts - Patient
- Sándor Egri - Patient
- István Gantner - Liver Patient