The reporter spends only twenty hours in the village. In his conversations, twenty years of history unfolds. Read More »
Tag Archives: Hungarian
Forest AKA Rengeteg (2003) Benedek Fliegauf, Rita Braun, Barbara Csonka, Laszlo Cziffer
We see people in a shopping mall; one man deliberately leaves a backpack behind in the crowd Read More »
The Wednesday Child AKA Szerdai gyerek (2015) Lili Horvát, Kinga Vecsei, Zsolt Antal, Szabolcs Thuróczy
The Wednesday Child is a coming-of-age story – how can someone who grew up without a mother become one herself? Read More »
Winter Wind AKA Sirokkó (1969) Miklós Jancsó, Jacques Charrier, Marina Vlady, Ewa Swann
In the mid-1930s a group of Croatian anarchists cross the dense forests at the northern Read More »
Lily Boy AKA Liliomfi (1955) Károly Makk, Iván Darvas, Marianne Krencsey, Margit Dajka
In the 19th century story, Liliomfi, the talented travelling comedian and Mariska Read More »
The Prefab People AKA Panelkapcsolat (1982) Béla Tarr, Judit Pogány, Róbert Koltai, Kyri Ambrus
A husband and wife, drifting apart, reflect on the events leading up to the worst argument of their marriage. Read More »
Hello, Vera AKA Szevasz, Vera (1967) János Herskó, Mária Neményi, Teri Horváth, László Mensáros
OVera goes to Lake Balaton to go to a peach gathering camp with her lover Read More »
Idö van AKA Time (1986) Péter Gothár, Márk Zala, Kati Lázár, Gyula Bodrogi
Peter Gothar films give a sharp, uncensored view of the society. Read More »
Song of the Cornfields AKA Ének a búzamezökröl (1947) István Szöts, Alice Szellay, János Görbe, József Bihari
A Hungarian soldier returning from fighting in the Second World War marries Read More »
Cat’s Play AKA Macskajáték (1974) Károly Makk, Margit Dajka, Ildikó Piros, Elma Bulla
Karoly Makk’s heartbreaking story of two unmarried sisters who cast wistful glances back at their lives Read More »
The Vulture AKA Dögkeselyü (1982) Ferenc András, György Cserhalmi, Hédi Temessy, Zita Perczel
Two old women who happen to be pickpockets stole money from Simon, the taxi driver. Read More »
Hungarians AKA Magyarok (1978) Zoltán Fábri, Gábor Koncz, Éva Pap, József Bihari
A group of landless Hungarian peasants accept work as migrant-laborers on a farm in northern Germany where the wages are good Read More »
People of the mountains AKA Emberek a havason (1942) István Szöts, Alice Szellay, János Görbe, Péterke Ferency
Seeking a better life, a Hungarian woodcutter moves his family to the peaceful mountains of Transylvania, but finds only tragedy. Read More »
Pleasant Days AKA Szép napok (2002) Kornél Mundruczó, Tamás Polgár, Orsolya Tóth, Kata Wéber
Peter returned from prison in his native city, in the hope that it will begin happy days. Read More »
The House Under the Rocks AKA Ház a sziklák alatt (1958) Károly Makk, György Hintsch, János Görbe, Irén Psota, Margit Bara
Haz a Szikiak Alatt (The House Under the Rocks) is considered by many to be Hungarian director Karoly Makk’s masterpiece. Read More »