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Tag Archives: Hungary
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 »
Lily Lane AKA Liliom ösvény (2016) Benedek Fliegauf, Angéla Stefanovics, Bálint Sótonyi, Miklós Székely B.
A mother seeks out her estranged father in the aftermath of her mother’s death. Read More »
Miss Arizona (1988) Pál Sándor, Marcello Mastroianni, Gyula Szabó, Hanna Schygulla
Mitzi (Hanna Schygulla) turns to Sandor (Marcello Mastroianni) for help when her husband Read More »
The Border Post AKA Karaula (2006) Rajko Grlic, Toni Gojanovic, Sergej Trifunovic, Emir Hadzihafizbegovic
A small border post on the Yugoslav-Albanian border in the spring of 1987. Read More »
Stars of Eger AKA Egri csillagok (1968) Zoltán Várkonyi, Imre Sinkovits, György Bárdy, István Kovács
Throughout the second half of the twentieth century, several European countries Read More »
Two Girls on the Street AKA Két lány az utcán (1939) André De Toth, Bella Bordy, Mária Tasnádi Fekete, Piroska Vaszary
A musician in an all-girl band and a bricklayer join forces as they both try to make Read More »
Men and Banners AKA A köszívü ember fiai (1966) Zoltán Várkonyi, Mária Sulyok, Vera Szemere, Tibor Bitskey
During the Hungarian independence war 1848-49 mother and her three sons trying to leave the road Read More »
Riddance AKA Szabad lélegzet (1973) Márta Mészáros, Erzsébet Kútvölgyi, Gábor Nagy, Marianna Moór
A factory girl pretends that she is a college student Read More »