Duty Free Marriage

1980 1h 36m HU

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5.0

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★5.0TMDB · 2

RomanceDramaComedy

Synopsis

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Dini goes to Sweden illegally and abandons his fiancée, Mari. After several months a young Finnish businessman called Pekka arrives in Budapest, carrying a letter and package from Dini. The sympathetic Pekka is judged by the friends of Mari to be suitable for the task of a nominal marriage, by which Mari could get out legally to Dini.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mari Kiss
Magyar Mari
Cecília Esztergályos
Ili
Ági Margitai
Ági
Tom Wentzel
Pekka Eskola
Dorottya Udvaros
Ildi
Oszkár Gáti
Dini

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: János Zsombolyai
Languages: Hungarian
Countries: Finland, Hungary

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ERA

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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Finland, Hungary.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by János Zsombolyai, shot by Elemér Ragályi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Annamária Szántó Komlóssy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Mari Kiss and Cecília Esztergályos and Ági Margitai carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0155296 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

János Zsombolyai directs. Elemér Ragályi behind the camera. Annamária Szántó Komlóssy cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Finland, Hungary. Dialogue in Hungarian.

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146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2International production across 2 countries: Finland, Hungary.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by János Zsombolyai, shot by Elemér Ragályi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Annamária Szántó Komlóssy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mari Kiss and Cecília Esztergályos and Ági Margitai carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0155296 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.