This liturgical-surrealistic parable evokes the model-like events of the second decade of the century as reflected Read More »
Tag Archives: György Cserhalmi
The Vulture / 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 »
The Agitators / Agitátorok (1971) Dezsö Magyar, László Bertalan, Gábor Bódy, György Cserhalmi
After the World War I, enthusiastic young people found the intellectual group of Hungarian Communist Party. Read More »
80 Hussars / 80 huszár (1978) Sándor Sára, László Dózsa, György Cserhalmi, Jácint Juhász
The film tells the story of a regiment of Hungarian hussars stationed in Poland. Read More »
Macbeth (1982) Béla Tarr, György Cserhalmi, Erzsébet Kútvölgyi, Ferenc Bencze
In this powerful short film, the renowned William Shakespeare play is stripped down to the bare essentials, consisting of two lengthy shots. Read More »
Narcissus and Psyche (1980) Gábor Bódy, Patricia Adriani, Udo Kier, György Cserhalmi
Narcisus and Psyche is based on a novel by Sandor Weores which was adapted by Vilmos Csaplar 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 »
Oda az igazság / So Much for Justice! (2010) Miklós Jancsó, Daniel Olbrychski, Kornél Mundruczó, György Cserhalmi, History
Concerning the Mátyás era in Hungarian history, during the reign of Matthias Corvinus, the film focuses on three eras of the king’s life: the young Mátyás fights for the throne, the older Mátyás as king, and the fate of the royal crown and the royal heir after his death.
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