In a rural scenery in the throes of difficult changes lives a humble but promising young farmer girl called Mari Pataki. Read More »
Tag Archives: Hungarian
Where Were You, My Son? (2008) Róbert Alföldi, Dorottya Udvaros, Zalán Makranczi, Dorka Gryllus
Set in a large apartment in Hungary during the death throes of communism, obedient Andor lives with his eccentric mother Read More »
Eskimo Woman Feel Cold (1984) János Xantus, Béláné Csóka, László Földes, Carol Harrison
A pianist falls in love with Mari, a beautiful blond woman, who happens to be the wife of a deaf-mute animal caretaker. Read More »
Heroic Times (1983) József Gémes, Adrienne Csengery, Gyula Szabó
It is an adaptation of the Toldi trilogy, a 19th-century epic poem in three parts by János Arany. Read More »
The Pregnant Papa (1989) Dezsö Garas, Ferenc Kállai, Károly Eperjes, Judit Pogány
In the small village of Rátót, every male is called Béla. When a woman gives birth to her child, she names him Józsi… Almost 2 decades later, Józsi becomes pregnant… Read More »
Hungarian Requiem (1990) Károly Makk, György Cserhalmi, Károly Eperjes, Hans Christian Blech
In 1956, there was an uprising of Hungarians against their Russian overlords, which the Russians briefly allowed to flower and then ruthlessly suppressed. Read More »
Tender Son: The Frankenstein Project (2010) Kornél Mundruczó, Rudolf Frecska, Lili Monori
A boy returns home from the institution where he grew up, but finds he is not welcome there. Read More »
Something Is in the Water (1944) Gusztáv Oláh, Lajos Zilahy, Pál Jávor, Klára Pápai, Gyula Koltai
John, his wife and son live happily next to the river in a small but cozy house. Read More »
One Human Minute (2009) Pater Sparrow, Zoltán Mucsi, László Sinkó, Pál Mácsai
A bookshop renowned for its rare works is mysteriously and completely filled with copies of a book entitled 1, which doesn’t appear to have a publisher or author. Read More »
The Turin Horse (2011) Béla Tarr, Ágnes Hranitzky, János Derzsi, Erika Bók, Mihály Kormos
1889. German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche witnessed the whipping of a horse while traveling in Turin, Italy. Read More »
Professor Hannibal (1956) Zoltán Fábri, Ernö Szabó, Noémi Apor, Emmi Buttykay, Comedy, Drama
Every time a Latin instructor publishes an informative article on the Carthaginian General Hannibal Read More »
The Fifth Seal (1976) Zoltán Fábri, Lajos Öze, László Márkus, Ferenc Bencze, Drama, War
The story takes place in the twilight of World War II: the five protagonists are buddies who try to have as much fun as possible without treading on anyone’s toes. Read More »
Meseautó (1934) Béla Gaál, Zita Perczel, Ella Gombaszögi, Klári Tolnay, Comedy, Romance
A light hearted comedy, from the thirties. One of the most successful ones in Hungary. The ever enchanting story of a beautiful girl falling in love with a rich man. Read More »
Diary for My Children (1984) Márta Mészáros, Zsuzsa Czinkóczi, Teri Földi, Anna Polony, Biography, Drama
From one of the foremost woman directors comes a personal story of how history and the individual impact each other. Read More »
Time Stands Still (1982) Péter Gothár, Anikó Iván, István Znamenák, Péter Gálfy, Drama
A Budapest high school in the beginning of the 1960s. Dinis suffers the torments of adolescence. Read More »