Meteo (film) explained
Meteo is a 1989 Hungarian science-fiction art film directed by András Mész.[1] Underground tunnel scenes were shot in the Kőbánya cellar system, Budapest.[2] and the factory scenes were shot in the Kőbánya brewery (now part of the Dreher Breweries).[3] The film quickly gained cult status in Hungary after its release.[4]
Cast
- Judit László - Miss Piggy
- Péter Geltz - Wolf
- Károly Eperjes - Berlioz
- László Kistamás - Eckerman
- Zoltán Szilágyi Varga - Verõ
- János Derzsi - Fugitive Man
- Dorottya Horváth - Waitress
- Denisa Dér - Refugee girl
- Fajer Khaled - Arab Girl
- Szabolcs Szilágyi - Gangster Boss
- András Novák - Gangster Boss
- Béla Unger - Bodyguard
- János Csányi - Bodyguard
- Tibor Gazdag - Bodyguard
- Géza Balkay - Police Superintendent
Festivals
The film was presented at the following festival:
Awards
The film won the following awards:
- Best film, 1991 FilmFestival Cottbus[7]
- Award of the Brandenburg Minister of Culture, 1991 FilmFestival Cottbus
- Best Performance Award for László Zsótér, 1990 Budapest Hungarian Film Festival, Budapest
- Award for Students of the College of Theater and Film Arts for Cinematographer Gábor Szabó, 1990 Budapest Hungarian Film Festival, Budapest
- FIPRESCI award, 1990 Setúbal FESTROIA International Film Festival
Notes and References
- Web site: METEO (1989) . BFI . 2021-02-03 .
- Web site: Kőbánya Community Site . Independent . 2021-02-03 .
- Web site: Meteo Film . The Hungarian Academy of Arts . 2021-02-03 .
- Web site: Remembering bodies: picturing the body in Hungarian cinema after the fall of communism . Routledge . 2021-02-03 .
- Web site: Newsletter of Magyar Filmunió January 2004 – No. 2 . Magyar Filmunió . 2021-02-03 .
- Web site: Meteo at the Hungarian National Film Institute . Hungarian National Film Institute . 2021-02-03.
- Web site: FFC-Gewinnerfilm von 1991 online schauen . FilmFestival Cottbus . 2021-02-03.
