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Summary
Emerenc, an elderly and private woman, is hired to be the housekeeper of a struggling writer, Magda. An event in the writer's life prompts Emerenc to disclose details of her traumatizing past, which will bond the two women forever. Based on the novel by Magda Szabó.
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- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+15)
Critics 44Audiences 59GoodWatch 52
Tomatometer44%
IMDb6.5
Audience score52%
Running time
1 h 37 min
Shorter than most dramas, −12 min on the typical 109
typical 10997Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
2012
March 8, 2012
14 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
GermanMade in
Germany
Hungary- United Kingdom
17 of 17
Helen MirrenEmerenc Szeredás
Martina GedeckMagda
Károly EperjesTibor
Péter AndoraiMr. Brodarics
Enikő BörcsökSutu
Gábor KonczThe Lt. Colonel
Lajos KovácsHandyman
Marozsán ErikaÉvike Grossmann
Mari NagyAdél
Csaba PindrochEmerenc's Nephew
Ági SzirtesPolett
Ildikó TóthDoctor
Dénes UjlakiEmerenc's Grandfather
Anna SzandtnerYoung Emerenc
Réka TenkiEmerenc's Mother
Gáspárfalvi DorkaLittle Emerenc
Ferenc ElekTelevision Director
Directing · 1
- István Szabó Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
Writing · 2
- Andrea Vészits Screenplay
- Magda Szabó Novel
Production · 7
- Phil Hunt Executive Producer
- Compton Ross Executive Producer
- Marco Mehlitz Executive Producer
- Steve Bessenyei Executive Producer
- Sándor Sőth Producer
- Jenõ Hábermann Producer
Camera · 1
- Elemér Ragályi Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Réka Lemhényi Editor
Sound · 4
- Simon Kaye Production Sound Mixer
- Sándor Józsa Music Producer
- Dávid Kósa Music Producer
- Béla Barabás Music Producer
Art · 2
- Lóránt Jávor Production Design
- Miklós Molnár Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Györgyi Szakács Costume Designer
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