At a dark and foreboding mental asylum for women in pre-World War I Hungary Read More »
Tag Archives: Hungarian
The Witness (1969) Péter Bacsó, Ferenc Kállai, Lajos Öze, Béla Both
Banned for over a decade for its outspoken criticism of the post-WWII communist regime in Hungary Read More »
The Annunciation (1984) András Jeles, Péter Bocsor, Júlia Mérö, Eszter Gyalog
When Adam and Eve having succumbed to Lucifer’s temptation, are cast out of the Garden of Eden Read More »
Confidence (1980) István Szabó, Ildikó Bánsági, Péter Andorai, Oszkárné Gombik
During WW2 Hungarian resistance hides a married couple from the officials. Read More »
A Very Moral Night (1977) Egy erkölcsös éjszaka
Most of the film takes place in a brothel run by the madame (Iren Psota). 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 »
Merry-Go-Round (1956) Zoltán Fábri, Mari Töröcsik, Imre Soós, Ádám Szirtes
In a rural scenery in the throes of difficult changes lives a humble but promising young farmer girl called Mari Pataki. Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »