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A fresh dispute has erupted between some students of the Budapest University of Theatre and Film Arts (SZFE) and its leader, Attila Vidnyánszky.

In a year marked by a recovering box office and distributors experimenting with a wide variety of types of releases, what does an overlooked film constitute?

Hungarian film an unusual romance set in Budapest.

Written and Directed at Lili Horvát | 95 min | On Demand, TIFF Digital Lightbox The central question the film, with its clumsily long title, is this: “Is what we perceive as real… real?” It’s a question of confidence in our own version of reality. This is an entirely compelling question, one that seems especially timely when so many people these days hold so tightly to their belief in a separate set of so-called alternative facts. In this film the question is also tied up in a romantic quandary, which makes it that much more universal. The heart wants what it wants.

There have been three versions of that movie, four if you count “Sleepless in Seattle.” Now, we can say five. Sort of. A new Hungarian film — with the lengthy title “Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time” (original title: “Felkészülés meghatározatlan ideig tartó együttlétre”) is a romantic mystery directed by Lili Horvát (“The Wednesday Child,” “Sunstroke”). Here again, lovers agree to meet after a period of time. That’s where this Hitchcockian movie begins. In “Preparations” we h...