Temporary Paradise (1981)
1943. French POWs escape through Hungary towards the Balkan. Jacques and Gérard are caught and taken to an internment camp at Lake Balaton. Jacques meets Klári here, who was abandoned by her military officer husband for her Jewish origin. Both want to have a short affair, but love unfolds between them.
Director: András Kovács
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Edit Frajt as Vajda Klári |
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André Dussollier as Jacques |
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László Szabó as László / Gérard |
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Ágnes Bánfalvy as Márta (as Bánfalvi Ági) |
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Christian Van Cau as A francia attasé |
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Ferenc Bács as Egy magyar ezredes |
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Csongor Ferenczy as Egy magyar százados |
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Soós Edit as Virágh néni |
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Béla Paudits as Egy francia hadifogoly |
| Directing | András Kovács | Director |
| Writing | András Kovács | Writer |
| Camera | György Illés | Director of Photography |
| Sound | György Vukán | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Ferencné Szécsényi | Editor |
| Art | Tamás Vayer | Production Design |
| Art | Gábor Boros | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erzsébet Mialkovszky | Costume Design |