Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time

Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time (Hungarian: Felkészülés meghatározatlan ideig tartó együttlétre) is a 2020 Hungarian drama film directed by Lili Horvát. It was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[1]

Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time
Film poster
Directed byLili Horvát
StarringNatasa Stork
Release date
  • 6 September 2020 (2020-09-06) (Venice)
  • 24 September 2020 (2020-09-24) (Hungary)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

Plot

A doctor leaves her life in the United States to return home to Budapest after falling in love with another doctor, but he claims never to have met her before.[2]

Cast
  • Natasa Stork as Vizy Márta
  • Viktor Bodó as Drexler János
  • Benett Vilmányi as Alex
  • Zsolt Nagy as Kriván Barna
  • Péter Tóth as Pszichiáter
  • Andor Lukáts as Dr. Fried

Reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an 88% approval rating based on 56 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Its title may be unwieldy, but Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time looks at the nature of love with commendable clarity."[3] According to Metacritic, which sampled 12 critics and calculated a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, the film received "generally favorable reviews".[4]

Accolades
Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Chicago International Film Festival 25 October 2020 Gold Hugo Award in New Directors Competition Lili Horvat Won [5]
Independent Spirit Awards 22 April 2021 Best International Film Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time Nominated [6]

See also

References
  1. Barraclough, Leo (23 November 2020). "Hungary Selects Lili Horvat's 'Preparations to Be Together' as Oscar Entry". Variety. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. "'Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time' Review: Superb Noirish Hungarian Drama". Variety. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  3. "Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  4. "Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  5. "Festival Award Winners". Cinema/Chicago.
  6. Lewis, Hilary (26 January 2021). "Film Independent Spirit Awards: 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always,' 'Minari,' 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,' 'Nomadland' Top Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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