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Tag Archives: Hungary
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) Károly Makk, Margit Makay, Irén Psota, Carla Romanelli

Most of the film takes place in a brothel run by the madame (Iren Psota). Read More »
Mephisto (1981) István Szabó, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Krystyna Janda, Ildikó Bánsági

A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance 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 »
The Turin Horse (2011) Béla Tarr, Ágnes Hranitzky, János Derzsi, Erika Bók, Mihály Kormos

1889. German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche witnessed the whipping of a horse while traveling in Turin, Italy. Read More »
Anti-Social (2015) Reg Traviss, Gregg Sulkin, Meghan Markle, Josh Myers

Dee is an anarchic street-artist confronting the system, Marcus is an armed robber on a jewellery store crime-wave. Read More »
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 »
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 »