Meteo (film)

1989 Hungarian science-fiction art film

Meteo

Directed by| András Mész
Written by| András Mész
Géza Bereményi
Produced by| Pál Sándor
Starring| Károly Eperjes
Zoltán Szilágyi Varga
Cecília Lathe
Géza Balkay
Vilmos Vajdai
Edited by| Gábor Szabó
Music by| Another John, Tibor Szemző

Production
company

Hunnia Filmstúdió

Release date

* 22 February 1989 (1989-02-22) (Hungary)

Running time

| 98 minutes
Country| Hungary
Language| Hungarian

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]

## Cast

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* Judit László - Miss Piggy
* Péter Geltz - Wolf
* Károly Eperjes \- Berlioz
* László Kistamás - Eckerman
* Zoltán 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:

* 9 February 1990: Berlin International Film Festival, Germany[5]
* 1990: Budapest Hungarian Film Festival[6]
* 1990: Setúbal FESTROIA International Film Festival[6]

## 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.

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