Present Indicative
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Present Indicative is a 1972 Hungarian drama film
directed by Péter Bacsó
. The film was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 45th Academy Awards
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Péter Bacsó
Péter Bacsó
Péter Bacsó was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter.After high school graduation Bacsó wanted to become an actor and later a theatre director, but ultimately decided to try filmmaking. His first job in a film was as an assistant in Géza Radványi's Valahol Európában at the age of 19...
. The film was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 45th Academy Awards
45th Academy Awards
The 45th Academy Awards were presented March 27, 1973 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Charlton Heston, and Rock Hudson....
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Cast
- József Borsóhalmi as Somogyi bácsi
- Irén Bódis as Mózesné, Irén
- Ágnes Dávid as Zsófika
- Gabriella Koszta as Ica
- András KovácsAndrás KovácsAndrás Kovács is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He directed 30 films between 1961 and 1996. His 1978 film A ménesgazda was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival. He was also a member of the jury at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival.-External links:...
as Kalocsa - Tibor Liska as Kulcsár
- Lehel Ohidy as Takács, párttitkár (as Óhidy Lehel)
- Klára Pápai as Mózes anyja
- Ádám Rajhona as Kárász
- Ágoston Simon as Mózes Imre (as Simon Ágoston)
- László Sugár as Nagy
- Ferenc Szabó as Gyula bácsi
- Lajos Szabó as Görbe
See also
- List of submissions to the 45th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Hungarian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film