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Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time

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A neurosurgeon returns to Budapest to reunite with the love of her life: a man who says they have never met.
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Critics Consensus

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.

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Charlotte O'Sullivan London Evening Standard 04/02/2021
4/5
The irony-drenched ending is perfect: playful, as well as disturbing. Go to Full Review
Guy Lodge Film of the Week 03/23/2021
Director Lili Horvát keeps any number of uncertainties afloat in a dazzling second feature that merges the fragrantly saturated melodrama of Douglas Sirk with Hitchcock-cool noir Go to Full Review
Mark Kermode Observer (UK) 03/21/2021
4/5
A treat - sinewy, seductive and beautifully strange. Go to Full Review
Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) 02/12/2024
The best film I've ever seen about the horror of falling in love. Go to Full Review
Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue 01/07/2022
Conventional romantic payoffs go out the window in this low-key psychological thriller from Hungary, which features some intriguing character dynamics. Go to Full Review
Poulomi Das News9 Live (India) 11/20/2021
4/5
Watching the yearning-drenched romantic hangover of a film is nothing short of a goosebump-inducing experience. Go to Full Review
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Mller G 03/15/2023 I loved it. It has a certain slow flow that I really enjoyed, but might be off-putting for most. See more John T 03/24/2022 A very good movie slightly let down by its ending. I was mezmerised by the mind play at work throughout the film, which has the viewer wondering what they can and can't believe, but without it at any time feeling silly. The plot was beautifully supported by top-notch acting, cinematography and directing. Well worth seeing. See more 11/18/2021 I have been on a string of international movies that were supposed to be good but to me were just okay. I am so glad I ran across this. The story kept me intrigued and, unlike some of the others, the ending pulled it all together. Bravo! See more 10/14/2021 This film has beautiful compositions, lots of them with deep blues and greens. And there are some interesting urban scenes from Budapest, as well. -- The plot was interesting, and it was difficult for me to imagine how it would be resolved. But it did come to a satisfying conclusion. -- I loved hearing the Hungarian. Because it comes from a non-Indo-European language family, you'd sort of expect many Hungarians to not look very European, and yet they do. That's an interesting puzzle to mull over. And I'll for more Hungarian films at my local library. See more natty n 07/31/2021 Kieslowski would be proud. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A neurosurgeon returns to Budapest to reunite with the love of her life: a man who says they have never met.
Director
Lili Horváth, Lili Horvát
Producer
Dóra Csernátony, Lili Horváth, Peter Miskolczi, Lili Horvát
Screenwriter
Lili Horváth, Lili Horvát
Distributor
Greenwich Entertainment
Production Co
Poste Restante
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Hungarian
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 22, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 2, 2021
Runtime
1h 35m
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