Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe
Original title: Édes Emma, drága Böbe - vázlatok, aktok / Dear Emma, Sweet Böbe
1992 · 1 h 30 min
Cast
Johanna ter Steege 
Enikő Börcsök 
Péter Andorai Éva Kerekes 
Ildikó Bánsági Irma Patkós
Credits
Written by: 
István Szabó
Plot
Two teachers in a Budapest school after the fall of Communism, Emma and Böbe, struggle with loneliness, poverty and the new Hungary, in a quiet, humane drama.
Sinekatalog’s take
A quiet and humane portrait of two women in post-communist Hungary.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (739 votes)
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