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This version typically features the original Hungarian monaural soundtrack.

Márta Mészáros's 1975 film ( Örökbefogadás ) is a landmark of Hungarian cinema, notable for being the first film directed by a woman to win the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. This review focuses on the DVD5 NTSC version, which includes multiple subtitles and presents this quiet, black-and-white masterpiece for home viewing. The Film: A Stark, Intimate Portrait Orokbefogadas.Adoption.1975.DVD5.NTSC.Multisubs...

Critics and viewers alike praise the film's lack of melodrama and its honest, un-sentimental approach to motherhood and friendship. The Film: A Stark, Intimate Portrait Critics and

“Mészáros avoids any moralising: the complications of the affair are just a backdrop... [Kata's] toughness attracts a young girl, Anna... Their bond awakens in both a sense of solidarity.” BFI Southbank Programme Notes · 4 years ago Their bond awakens in both a sense of solidarity

The film explores the restricted lives of women in 1970s communist Hungary, subtly critiquing the patriarchal systems of the time.