Adoption (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)

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.

Starring: Péter Fried, Kati Berek, Laszlo Szabo, Gyongyver Vigh, Dr Arpad Perlaky, Peter Fried, Istvan Szoke, Flora Kadar, Janos Boross, Erzsi Varga, Istvan Kaszas, Aniko Kiss, Iren Racz