The Unhappy Hat
1981, English. Directed by Mária Sós.
Three divorced women (Ildiko Kishonti, Anna Nagy, and Margit Foldessy) square off to face a new existence as single parents with residual hang-ups from their failed marriages. One woman gets involved with a man who is still symbolically, if not umbilically attached to his mother, the second woman makes half-hearted attempts to get back together with her husband. The third woman calls her husband to say "Happy New Year" and he interprets the gist of her message as a veiled suicide threat -- rushing her quickly into a hospital for treatment. The mishaps and misadventures of the women are a telling commentary on the assumptions that marriage brings with it, and how to gain independence in spite of oneself.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 9 April 1981
- Original title
- Boldogtalan kalap
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The Unhappy Hat isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 April 1981. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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The Unhappy Hat (1981) was directed by Mária Sós.