‘On Body And Soul’ hopes to continue Hungary’s Oscar streak
BUDAPEST, Hungary — With two Oscars in the past two years, Hungary’s film industry has been on a winning streak. Now the creators behind the movie “On Body And Soul,” a surreal love story, are hoping to score a third Academy Award.
Ildiko Enyedi’s first film in nearly two decades comes on the heels of “Son of Saul,” which won the 2016 Oscar for best foreign language film, and “Sing,” which won best live action short last year.
Enyedi is the only female director in the foreign language category this year, and her film is about two people working at a slaughterhouse whose relationship begins in shared dreams but who have trouble connecting in daily life.
The movie has been gathering awards from Sydney to Mumbai, and won the top prize at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival.