The Lady from Constantinople

{{Infobox film

| name = The Lady from Constantinople

| native_name = Sziget a szárazföldön

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| director = Judit Elek

| producer =

| writer = Judit Elek, Iván Mándy

| starring = Manyi Kiss

| music = Vilmos Körmendi

| cinematography = Elemér Ragályi

| editing = Sándor Boronkay

| distributor = Mokép

| released = {{Film date|1969}}

| runtime = 79 minutes

| country = Hungary

| language = Hungarian

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The Lady from Constantinople is a 1969 Hungarian comedy-drama film directed by Judit Elek in her feature film debut. The film is a dramedy centering around a widowed elderly woman played by Manyi Kiss. The film was partially shot guerilla style in the streets of Budapest, with the lead actress interacting with bemused passersby on camera.{{Cite web |title=The Lady from Constantinople |url=https://iffr.com/en/expanded/2022/films/the-lady-from-constantinople |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=IFFR EN |language=en-GB}} The film has played in retrospective at Cannes Film Festival and Rotterdam Film Festival; it also played Out of Competition at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival and 1969 New York Film Festival.{{Cite web |title=Sziget a szárazföldön (The Lady from Constantinople). 1969. Directed by Judit Elek |url=https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/7502 |website=MoMA}} The 35mm restoration was undertaken by National Film Institute Hungary.{{Cite web |last=mraultpauillac |date=2023-05-18 |title=The Lady from Constantinople: back in Cannes 55 years later |url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/2023/the-lady-from-constantinople-back-in-cannes-55-years-later/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Festival de Cannes |language=en-US}}