Time Stands Still (film)

Time Stands Still
Time Stands Still
Directed by	Péter Gothár
Written by	Péter Gothár; Géza Bereményi
Starring	Anikó Iván; István Znamenák; Péter Gálfy; Lajos Őze
Release dates	May 1982 (Cannes); 16 September 1982 (Hungary);
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Hungary
Language	Hungarian

Time Stands Still (Hungarian: Megáll az idő) is a 1982 Hungarian film about two brothers and the woman they both love, their families, teachers, and friends, all living in Budapest in 1963, following the uprising of 1956. It stars István Znamenák, Henrik Pauer, Sándor Sőth, Anikó Iván and Lajos Őze and was directed by Péter Gothár. Popular among audience and critics, Gothár's film won the Award of the Youth at Cannes, the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the award for Best Director at the Tokyo International Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 55th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[1] The film was chosen to be part of the New Budapest Twelve, a list of Hungarian films considered the best in 2000.^[2]