1889. German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche witnessed the whipping of a horse while traveling in Turin, Italy. Read More »
Tag Archives: Hungarian
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 »
80 Hussars (1978) Sándor Sára, László Dózsa, György Cserhalmi, Jácint Juhász, Drama, History, War
The film tells the story of a regiment of Hungarian hussars stationed in Poland. Read More »
Bolse vita (1996) Ibolya Fekete, Yuri Fomichev, Igor Chernevich, Aleksey Serebryakov, Drama
This acclaimed, multiple-award-winning film centers around a group of young people who meet in a rock pub in Budapest in the summer of 1989 during Hungary’s fleeting celebration of Communism’s fall. Read More »
Angi Vera (1979) Pál Gábor, Vera Pap, Erzsi Pásztor, Éva Szabó, Drama, Romance
In the story, a teenaged girl comes under the intense tutelage of the Communist Party in 1948 Read More »
Les ripoux / My New Partner (1984) Claude Zidi, Philippe Noiret, Thierry Lhermitte, Régine, Comedy, Crime
Rene is a “ripou”, a rotten cop who makes ends meet by accepting bribes, presents and free drinks from the people he should be putting in jail. Read More »