Adoption (Criterion Collection)

Award-winning tale of two women from Hungary, centering around the unlikely friendship that develops between Kata (Katalin Berek), a middle-aged widow whose married lover won’t give her the child she wants, and Anna (Gyöngyvér Vigh), a teenage ward of the state eager for emancipation so she can be with her boyfriend. Affecting effort from Márta Mészáros also stars Péter Fried, László Szabó. 89 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Hungarian; Subtitles: English; bonus short "Blow-Ball" (1964); bonus documentary "Márta Mészáros: Portrait of the Hungarian Filmmaker" (1979); featurettes; theatrical trailer. In Hungarian with English subtitles.