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A Strange Role

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A Strange Role
Directed byPál Sándor
Written byPál Sándor
Zsuzsa Tóth
StarringMargit Dajka
CinematographyElemér Ragályi
Edited byÉva Kármentő
Release date
  • 6 January 1976 (1976-01-06)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

A Strange Role (Hungarian: Herkulesfürdői emlék, also known as Improperly Dressed[1][2] and released in the US as Strange Masquerade) is a 1976 Hungarian drama film directed by Pál Sándor. It was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear.[3] The film was also selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 50th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[4]

Plot

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The film is about a young Hungarian Communist man, who ends up hiding from the country's White Russian oppressors in a remote sanatorium, disguised as a woman in 1919.[5]

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "HERKULESFÜRDÖI EMLEK (1976)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021.
  2. ^ Kermode and Mayo's Film Review, BBC Radio 5 Live, Fri 17 Sep 2021
  3. ^ "Berlinale 1977: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  4. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  5. ^ "Improperly Dressed". Time Out Worldwide.
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