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][3]

Meteo
Directed byAndrás Mész
Written byAndrás Mész
Géza Bereményi
Produced byPál Sándor
StarringKároly Eperjes
Zoltán Szilágyi Varga
Cecília Lathe
Géza Balkay
Vilmos Vajdai
Edited byGábor Szabó
Music byAnother John, Tibor Szemző
Production
company
Hunnia Filmstúdió
Release date
  • 22 February 1989 (1989-02-22) (Hungary)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

Cast

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  • 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

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The film was presented at the following festival:

Awards

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The film won the following awards:

  • Best film, 1991 FilmFestival Cottbus[7]
  • Award of the Brandenburg Minister of Culture, 1991 FilmFestival Cottbus[6]
  • Best Performance Award for László Zsótér, 1990 Budapest Hungarian Film Festival, Budapest[6]
  • Award for Students of the College of Theater and Film Arts for Cinematographer Gábor Szabó, 1990 Budapest Hungarian Film Festival, Budapest[6]
  • FIPRESCI award, 1990 Setúbal FESTROIA International Film Festival[6]

References

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  1. ^ "METEO (1989)". BFI. Retrieved 2021-02-03.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Kőbánya Community Site". Independent. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  3. ^ a b "Meteo Film". The Hungarian Academy of Arts. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  4. ^ "Remembering bodies: picturing the body in Hungarian cinema after the fall of communism" (PDF). Routledge. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  5. ^ "Newsletter of Magyar Filmunió January 2004 – No. 2" (PDF). Magyar Filmunió. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Meteo at the Hungarian National Film Institute". Hungarian National Film Institute. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  7. ^ "FFC-Gewinnerfilm von 1991 online schauen". FilmFestival Cottbus. Retrieved 2021-02-03.