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AFTER THE REVOLUTION
Directed by Andras Szirtes, 1990
In this highly experimental interpretation of life in post-communist Hungary, a writer lives a meager existence with his cat as he struggles to complete a novel. The world is understood through the eyes and brain of this cat, which is illustrated via clips from old Soviet propaganda films, point-of-view "cat cam" footage, and crude visual effects.
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Directed by Andras Szirtes, 1990
In this highly experimental interpretation of life in post-communist Hungary, a writer lives a meager existence with his cat as he struggles to complete a novel. The world is understood through the eyes and brain of this cat, which is illustrated via clips from old Soviet propaganda films, point-of-view "cat cam" footage, and crude visual effects.
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ALMANAC OF FALL
Directed by Bela Tarr, 1983
In a large apartment a group of people reveal their secrets, fears, and hostilities in this claustrophobic psychodrama directed by Bela Tarr (Satantango, Werckmeister Harmonies). Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Bela Tarr, 1983
In a large apartment a group of people reveal their secrets, fears, and hostilities in this claustrophobic psychodrama directed by Bela Tarr (Satantango, Werckmeister Harmonies). Hungarian with English subtitles.
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ANOTHER WAY
Directed by Karoly Makk, 1982
A startling romantic drama set against the aftermath of the failed Hungarian uprising of 1956. Livia, the quiet wife of an army officer, is a reporter for a Budapest newspaper where Eva, an outspoken lesbian, comes to work after two years of politically motivated unemployment. Eva and Livia engage in an intense flirtation, which leads to tragic consequences. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Karoly Makk, 1982
A startling romantic drama set against the aftermath of the failed Hungarian uprising of 1956. Livia, the quiet wife of an army officer, is a reporter for a Budapest newspaper where Eva, an outspoken lesbian, comes to work after two years of politically motivated unemployment. Eva and Livia engage in an intense flirtation, which leads to tragic consequences. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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BOLSHE VITA
Directed by Ibolya Fekete, 1995
Three young dreamers cross the Russian border into Hungary after the fall of the Berlin Wall and strike out on their own, leaving their musicians' collective behind. They reunite in Budapest, portrayed as a teeming international bohemia full of footloose adventurers from all over Europe and the United States. This youthful spirit soon fades, however, as gangsters take control of the markets and drive out the small-time entrepreneurs. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Ibolya Fekete, 1995
Three young dreamers cross the Russian border into Hungary after the fall of the Berlin Wall and strike out on their own, leaving their musicians' collective behind. They reunite in Budapest, portrayed as a teeming international bohemia full of footloose adventurers from all over Europe and the United States. This youthful spirit soon fades, however, as gangsters take control of the markets and drive out the small-time entrepreneurs. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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CATSPLAY
Directed by Karoly Makk, 1972
Karoly Makk's heartbreaking story of two unmarried sisters who cast wistful glances back at their lives, but still believe in hope and love. Makk once again exhibits his extraordinary skills at drawing emotionally compelling performances from his talented female leads. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Karoly Makk, 1972
Karoly Makk's heartbreaking story of two unmarried sisters who cast wistful glances back at their lives, but still believe in hope and love. Makk once again exhibits his extraordinary skills at drawing emotionally compelling performances from his talented female leads. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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CHICO
Directed by Ibolya Fekete, 2001
A "Spanish-Hungarian, Catholic-Jewish communist," Chico is a child of revolution, raised on Che Guevara and the Virgin Mary. After escaping from Pinochet's Chile, Chico becomes a globe-trotting journalist turned freedom-fighter, embarking on a complex political odyssey through Hungary, Russia, Albania, Israel, and Croatia, until he ends up in the Balkan War during the 1990s. In English, Hungarian, Spanish, Croatian, and Italian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Ibolya Fekete, 2001
A "Spanish-Hungarian, Catholic-Jewish communist," Chico is a child of revolution, raised on Che Guevara and the Virgin Mary. After escaping from Pinochet's Chile, Chico becomes a globe-trotting journalist turned freedom-fighter, embarking on a complex political odyssey through Hungary, Russia, Albania, Israel, and Croatia, until he ends up in the Balkan War during the 1990s. In English, Hungarian, Spanish, Croatian, and Italian with English subtitles.
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CHILD MURDERS
Directed by Ildiko Szabo, 1993
Young Zsolt lives a hopeless life caring for his ailing alcoholic grandmother in a tiny apartment along the Danube in Budapest. Taunted by other adolescents, he spends most of his days alone. When he befriends a pregnant gypsy girl, who is also an outsider, his life takes a series of unexpected twists. In Hungarian with optional English subtitles.
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Directed by Ildiko Szabo, 1993
Young Zsolt lives a hopeless life caring for his ailing alcoholic grandmother in a tiny apartment along the Danube in Budapest. Taunted by other adolescents, he spends most of his days alone. When he befriends a pregnant gypsy girl, who is also an outsider, his life takes a series of unexpected twists. In Hungarian with optional English subtitles.
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COLOSSAL SENSATION
Directed by Robert Koltai, 2004
Born and raised in a gypsy circus somewhere in the backwaters of Eastern Europe, twin brothers and clowns Naphthalene and Dodo fall afoul of the local Communist Party when a joke goes awry. "Older" brother Dodo takes the fall for his hapless brother and lands in the gulag for the offense In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Robert Koltai, 2004
Born and raised in a gypsy circus somewhere in the backwaters of Eastern Europe, twin brothers and clowns Naphthalene and Dodo fall afoul of the local Communist Party when a joke goes awry. "Older" brother Dodo takes the fall for his hapless brother and lands in the gulag for the offense In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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DAMNATION
Directed by Béla Tarr, 1987
Damnation is the film that first brought universal acclaim to Europe's most daring filmmaker, Béla Tarr. His films are notable for long takes and atmospheric cinematography, and this film seethes with the director's existential melancholy and apocalyptic view of the world. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Béla Tarr, 1987
Damnation is the film that first brought universal acclaim to Europe's most daring filmmaker, Béla Tarr. His films are notable for long takes and atmospheric cinematography, and this film seethes with the director's existential melancholy and apocalyptic view of the world. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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DELTA
Directed by Kornel Mundruczo, 2008
Mihail (Felix Lajko) returns to his mother's village after years of absence to discover he has a grown half sister, Fauna (Orsi Toth). Mihail has ambitions to rebuild his father's house and support himself through fishing. When he moves to an island that once belonged to his family, Fauna tags along, eager to escape her brutish father. What should be an idyllic existence is disrupted by the small minds of petty villagers.
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Directed by Kornel Mundruczo, 2008
Mihail (Felix Lajko) returns to his mother's village after years of absence to discover he has a grown half sister, Fauna (Orsi Toth). Mihail has ambitions to rebuild his father's house and support himself through fishing. When he moves to an island that once belonged to his family, Fauna tags along, eager to escape her brutish father. What should be an idyllic existence is disrupted by the small minds of petty villagers.
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ELECTRA, MY LOVE
Directed by Miklos Jancso, 1974
In an awesome leap of imagination, Miklos Jancso, one of the world's great filmmakers, relocates the classic myth of Electra to a desolate Hungarian plain. Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Miklos Jancso, 1974
In an awesome leap of imagination, Miklos Jancso, one of the world's great filmmakers, relocates the classic myth of Electra to a desolate Hungarian plain. Hungarian with English subtitles.
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FAMILY NEST
Directed by Béla Tarr, 1977
In this gritty family drama, a young couple are forced to live with the husband's parents in a one-room apartment because of the housing shortage faced by most Eastern European countries under Communism. The proximity of too many people in a small space results in endless arguments and bleak consequences. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Béla Tarr, 1977
In this gritty family drama, a young couple are forced to live with the husband's parents in a one-room apartment because of the housing shortage faced by most Eastern European countries under Communism. The proximity of too many people in a small space results in endless arguments and bleak consequences. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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FORBIDDEN RELATIONS
Directed by Zsolt Kezdi-Kovacs, 1983
This acclaimed incest story becomes a powerful cry for freedom. "4-star masterpiece" (Film Comment). In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Zsolt Kezdi-Kovacs, 1983
This acclaimed incest story becomes a powerful cry for freedom. "4-star masterpiece" (Film Comment). In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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GLAMOUR
Directed by Frigyes Godros, 2000
The dreams and struggles of three generations of a Jewish family in Hungary are depicted in this award-winning drama, which has been frequently and favorably compared to fellow Hungarian filmmaker Istvan Szabo's Sunshine. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Frigyes Godros, 2000
The dreams and struggles of three generations of a Jewish family in Hungary are depicted in this award-winning drama, which has been frequently and favorably compared to fellow Hungarian filmmaker Istvan Szabo's Sunshine. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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HUNKY BLUES
Directed by Peter Forgacs, 2009
The Hungarian immigrant experience is revealed and revered in this special documentary by internationally acclaimed director Peter Forgacs. Forgacs weaves photographs, home-movie footage, and interviews into an epic saga of escape and emigration, and integration and assimilation, as he chronicles the wave of Hungarian immigrants who arrived in America between 1890 and 1921. From the rural countryside of Eastern Europe to Ellis Island, the film follows the struggles of ordinary Hungarians as they travel the well-trodden path to the American Dream.
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Directed by Peter Forgacs, 2009
The Hungarian immigrant experience is revealed and revered in this special documentary by internationally acclaimed director Peter Forgacs. Forgacs weaves photographs, home-movie footage, and interviews into an epic saga of escape and emigration, and integration and assimilation, as he chronicles the wave of Hungarian immigrants who arrived in America between 1890 and 1921. From the rural countryside of Eastern Europe to Ellis Island, the film follows the struggles of ordinary Hungarians as they travel the well-trodden path to the American Dream.
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JUST SEX AND NOTHING ELSE
Directed by Krisztina Goda, 2005
In this frank but funny romantic comedy, Dora -- a well-educated, sophisticated woman who works in theater -- becomes fed up with men after she discovers her fiancé is already married. Dora decides she wants a child but will raise it as a single mother rather than put up with the shenanigans of men. She embarks on a series of sexual encounters in order to get pregnant but finds the world of relationships is not that simple. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Krisztina Goda, 2005
In this frank but funny romantic comedy, Dora -- a well-educated, sophisticated woman who works in theater -- becomes fed up with men after she discovers her fiancé is already married. Dora decides she wants a child but will raise it as a single mother rather than put up with the shenanigans of men. She embarks on a series of sexual encounters in order to get pregnant but finds the world of relationships is not that simple. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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THE LAST BLUES
Directed by Peter Gardos, 2002
Andris is a happily married husband, but he's also leading a second life with half the year in Cracow with his girlfriend. Her pregnancy forces him to make a choice. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Peter Gardos, 2002
Andris is a happily married husband, but he's also leading a second life with half the year in Cracow with his girlfriend. Her pregnancy forces him to make a choice. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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A LONG WEEKEND IN PEST AND BUDA
Directed by Karoly Makk, 2003
Legendary Hungarian actors Mari Torocsik and Ivan Darvas reunite with master director Karoly Makk for his last feature film, a contemporary romantic drama set in picturesque Budapest. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Karoly Makk, 2003
Legendary Hungarian actors Mari Torocsik and Ivan Darvas reunite with master director Karoly Makk for his last feature film, a contemporary romantic drama set in picturesque Budapest. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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LOVE
Directed by Karoly Makk, 1971
Karoly Makk's Love stands as one of the most honored and emotionally searing films of the 70's. Legendary Hungarian actress Lili Darvas and co-star Mari Torocsik team up for an acting tour de force that found critics searching for superlatives. After her husband's political arrest forces a young wife to care for her dying mother-in-law, the two women search through their anger and frustrations for hope, joy -- and love. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Karoly Makk, 1971
Karoly Makk's Love stands as one of the most honored and emotionally searing films of the 70's. Legendary Hungarian actress Lili Darvas and co-star Mari Torocsik team up for an acting tour de force that found critics searching for superlatives. After her husband's political arrest forces a young wife to care for her dying mother-in-law, the two women search through their anger and frustrations for hope, joy -- and love. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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MEN IN THE NUDE
Directed by Karoly Esztergalyos, 2006
Men in the Nude tells the story of Tibor, a middle-aged writer who leaves his wife to pursue an on-again off-again relationship with a young male prostitute, Zsolt. Consumed with lust and the thrill of their secret relationship, Tibor continues to stay with Zsolt even as he begins to ruin every aspect of Tibor's life. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Karoly Esztergalyos, 2006
Men in the Nude tells the story of Tibor, a middle-aged writer who leaves his wife to pursue an on-again off-again relationship with a young male prostitute, Zsolt. Consumed with lust and the thrill of their secret relationship, Tibor continues to stay with Zsolt even as he begins to ruin every aspect of Tibor's life. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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MEN ON THE MOUNTAIN
Directed by Istvan Szots, 1942
Deviating from the mainstream comedies and melodramas of wartime Hungary, Men on the Mountain captures the hard life and unique ways of people living in the mountains of Transylvania. The straightforward realism and devotion to the details of daily life made an impression on Italian cinema as the Neorealists emerged, making Szots's lost classic a significant contribution to world cinema. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Istvan Szots, 1942
Deviating from the mainstream comedies and melodramas of wartime Hungary, Men on the Mountain captures the hard life and unique ways of people living in the mountains of Transylvania. The straightforward realism and devotion to the details of daily life made an impression on Italian cinema as the Neorealists emerged, making Szots's lost classic a significant contribution to world cinema. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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THE OUTSIDER
Directed by Béla Tarr, 1981
Self-absorbed and aimless, Andras lacks direction and purpose in his life. He quits his job at a nursing home to drift into a factory job; then he marries a woman he does not really love, though he has fathered a child by another. His only escape is through music, dancing, and drinking at the local tavern. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Béla Tarr, 1981
Self-absorbed and aimless, Andras lacks direction and purpose in his life. He quits his job at a nursing home to drift into a factory job; then he marries a woman he does not really love, though he has fathered a child by another. His only escape is through music, dancing, and drinking at the local tavern. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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THE PORCELAIN DOLL
Directed by Peter Gardos, 2005
Director Peter Gardos (The Last Blues) interweaves three whimsical fables of Hungarian rural life in this award-winning drama. Adapted Taken from the novel Star Farm by Hungarian writer Ervin Lazar, the stories focus on life, death, and resurrection. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Peter Gardos, 2005
Director Peter Gardos (The Last Blues) interweaves three whimsical fables of Hungarian rural life in this award-winning drama. Adapted Taken from the novel Star Farm by Hungarian writer Ervin Lazar, the stories focus on life, death, and resurrection. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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THE PREFAB PEOPLE
Directed by Béla Tarr, 1982
Shot in a gritty, documentary style, this is a relentlessly realistic portrait of a young working-class couple suffering the everyday stresses of marriage. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Béla Tarr, 1982
Shot in a gritty, documentary style, this is a relentlessly realistic portrait of a young working-class couple suffering the everyday stresses of marriage. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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THE REAL SANTA
Directed by Peter Gardos, 2005
Once upon a time there was a bar pianist named Misu, who was in despair because he was homeless, and an orphan named Liza, who escaped from the orphanage. Misu takes a job playing Santa Claus in a department store on the very day that Liza the orphan runs away. Liza is looking for Santa, because she wants a bike for Christmas. On that cold, wintry day -- perfect Christmas weather—Liza meets Misu and asks for the bicycle. Misu won't promise Liza the bike, and he can't buy one for her, but the determined little girl won't give up.
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Directed by Peter Gardos, 2005
Once upon a time there was a bar pianist named Misu, who was in despair because he was homeless, and an orphan named Liza, who escaped from the orphanage. Misu takes a job playing Santa Claus in a department store on the very day that Liza the orphan runs away. Liza is looking for Santa, because she wants a bike for Christmas. On that cold, wintry day -- perfect Christmas weather—Liza meets Misu and asks for the bicycle. Misu won't promise Liza the bike, and he can't buy one for her, but the determined little girl won't give up.
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ROSE'S SONGS
Directed by Andor Szilagyi, 2003
An award winning take on World War II Budapest. A Jewish family hides out from Nazi occupancy with an opera singer whose beautiful voice is said to protect all from capture. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Andor Szilagyi, 2003
An award winning take on World War II Budapest. A Jewish family hides out from Nazi occupancy with an opera singer whose beautiful voice is said to protect all from capture. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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SAMBA (Szamba)
Directed by Robert Koltai, 1998
Working as a buyer for a glaziery, Otto Szamba Sr. is also the center of cultural activities in a small town near Budapest. He organizes festivals, a rowing squad, a choir, and a community theatre group. The children of the town embrace the community theatre, all except Otto junior who is ashamed of his father's tendency to overact both on stage and in real life. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Robert Koltai, 1998
Working as a buyer for a glaziery, Otto Szamba Sr. is also the center of cultural activities in a small town near Budapest. He organizes festivals, a rowing squad, a choir, and a community theatre group. The children of the town embrace the community theatre, all except Otto junior who is ashamed of his father's tendency to overact both on stage and in real life. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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SATANTANGO
Directed by Béla Tarr, 1994
In an abandoned agricultural collective, a handful of lost and lonely characters eke out a living until a charismatic con man arrives to shake things up. The richness of the film, however, comes from Béla Tarr's singular vision. A master of melancholy, and a virtuoso of the long take and immaculate composition, he has been rightly called "one of the most innovative and accomplished auteurs in filmmaking today" (MoMA). In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Béla Tarr, 1994
In an abandoned agricultural collective, a handful of lost and lonely characters eke out a living until a charismatic con man arrives to shake things up. The richness of the film, however, comes from Béla Tarr's singular vision. A master of melancholy, and a virtuoso of the long take and immaculate composition, he has been rightly called "one of the most innovative and accomplished auteurs in filmmaking today" (MoMA). In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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SCHOOL OF SENSES
Directed by Andras Solyom, 1995
A beautiful 20-year-old Gypsy girl, crippled in an accident, relives her obsessive, ultimately destructive sexual relationship with a married businessman through the diary she keeps. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Andras Solyom, 1995
A beautiful 20-year-old Gypsy girl, crippled in an accident, relives her obsessive, ultimately destructive sexual relationship with a married businessman through the diary she keeps. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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SIMON THE MAGICIAN
Directed by Ildiko Enyedi, 1999
In this clever, contemporary spin on the story of Simon Magus, history's first Gnostic, a celebrated magician believed to have superior mental powers is called to Paris to help the police solve a murder. While there, he falls in love with a beautiful young girl and is challenged to a Houdini-styled escape stunt by a rival magician. In French and Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Ildiko Enyedi, 1999
In this clever, contemporary spin on the story of Simon Magus, history's first Gnostic, a celebrated magician believed to have superior mental powers is called to Paris to help the police solve a murder. While there, he falls in love with a beautiful young girl and is challenged to a Houdini-styled escape stunt by a rival magician. In French and Hungarian with English subtitles.
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SOMEWHERE IN EUROPE
Directed by Geza Radvanyi, 1947
Somewhere in Europe is the first major achievement of postwar Hungarian cinema as well as a key film in the history of neorealist cinema. Directed by Geza Radvanyi and co-written by legendary film critic and scholar Bela Balazs, this film is a De Sica-like tale of homeless war orphans in devastated postwar Hungary.
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Directed by Geza Radvanyi, 1947
Somewhere in Europe is the first major achievement of postwar Hungarian cinema as well as a key film in the history of neorealist cinema. Directed by Geza Radvanyi and co-written by legendary film critic and scholar Bela Balazs, this film is a De Sica-like tale of homeless war orphans in devastated postwar Hungary.
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STALIN'S BRIDE
Directed by Peter Bacso, 1990
Poor, pitiful Parana wanders into a tiny village in the remote regions of the Soviet Union during the summer of 1937--the darkest days of Stalinism. The farming collective has little sympathy for the unattractive girl dressed in sackcloth, and they torment and ridicule her. Taking refuge under a poster of Stalin, the villagers dub her "Stalin's bride." In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Peter Bacso, 1990
Poor, pitiful Parana wanders into a tiny village in the remote regions of the Soviet Union during the summer of 1937--the darkest days of Stalinism. The farming collective has little sympathy for the unattractive girl dressed in sackcloth, and they torment and ridicule her. Taking refuge under a poster of Stalin, the villagers dub her "Stalin's bride." In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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STOP MOM THERESA!
Directed by Peter Bergendy, 2004
A smash comedy hit in Hungary, Stop Mom Theresa! follows the misadventures of career girl Kata Keki, who decides to stop doing good for others and focus on her quest for Mr. Right. In Hungarian with English Subtitles.
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Directed by Peter Bergendy, 2004
A smash comedy hit in Hungary, Stop Mom Theresa! follows the misadventures of career girl Kata Keki, who decides to stop doing good for others and focus on her quest for Mr. Right. In Hungarian with English Subtitles.
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VASKA EASOFF
Directed by Petér Gothár, 1995
In this fractured fairy tale for adults, two thieves-Vaska and Vanya-steal the czar's treasure from the Bank of St. Petersburg by opening the roof with a sardine-can key taken from the nest of a griffin. And, this is only the start of their misadventures: Vaska is temporarily beheaded, the Red Guards are hot on their heels, and copious amounts of Vodka are consumed by all. In Russian and Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Petér Gothár, 1995
In this fractured fairy tale for adults, two thieves-Vaska and Vanya-steal the czar's treasure from the Bank of St. Petersburg by opening the roof with a sardine-can key taken from the nest of a griffin. And, this is only the start of their misadventures: Vaska is temporarily beheaded, the Red Guards are hot on their heels, and copious amounts of Vodka are consumed by all. In Russian and Hungarian with English subtitles.
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A VILLAGE ROMANCE
Directed by Bodis Kriszia, 2006
A powerful film about two women who fall in love in a small Hungarian village, once a haven for the lesbian community. One lives in poverty while the other is married to an abusive and alcoholic husband. He threatens her with a trip to family court when he finds out about her secret, but she bides her time until he is out of the picture. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Bodis Kriszia, 2006
A powerful film about two women who fall in love in a small Hungarian village, once a haven for the lesbian community. One lives in poverty while the other is married to an abusive and alcoholic husband. He threatens her with a trip to family court when he finds out about her secret, but she bides her time until he is out of the picture. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES
Directed by Béla Tarr, 2000
From Europe's cutting-edge director, Béla Tarr (Satantango, Almanac of a Fall). A circus arrives in a small, desolate village on the frostbitten Hungarian Plain. Instead of showcasing exotic animals and lively acrobats, the show features jars full of medical anomalies and a massive dead whale entombed in a clip. In Hungarian and German with English subtitles.
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Directed by Béla Tarr, 2000
From Europe's cutting-edge director, Béla Tarr (Satantango, Almanac of a Fall). A circus arrives in a small, desolate village on the frostbitten Hungarian Plain. Instead of showcasing exotic animals and lively acrobats, the show features jars full of medical anomalies and a massive dead whale entombed in a clip. In Hungarian and German with English subtitles.
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WHERE WERE YOU, MY SON?
Directed by Robert Alfoldi, 2008
Gentle, obedient Andor lives with his eccentric mother Rebeka, a once-celebrated actress. As her career fell into decline, Rebeka found fewer reasons to leave her house and more reasons to depend on Andor. Now locked in a codependent, love-hate relationship, Andor and Rebeka seem resigned to walk through their days, which are bound by routine and despair. One day, Andor meets beautiful, young Eszter who awakens his repressed desires and sparks a drive to escape his meaningless existence. As Andor responds to Eszter’s presence, the depth of his repression proves shocking to all the characters. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Robert Alfoldi, 2008
Gentle, obedient Andor lives with his eccentric mother Rebeka, a once-celebrated actress. As her career fell into decline, Rebeka found fewer reasons to leave her house and more reasons to depend on Andor. Now locked in a codependent, love-hate relationship, Andor and Rebeka seem resigned to walk through their days, which are bound by routine and despair. One day, Andor meets beautiful, young Eszter who awakens his repressed desires and sparks a drive to escape his meaningless existence. As Andor responds to Eszter’s presence, the depth of his repression proves shocking to all the characters. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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THE WITMAN BOYS
Directed by Janos Szasz, 1997
In this haunting drama of alienation and loneliness, the Witman brothers are scarred for life by the neglect of their mother. They search for human warmth and meaning in their lives, but they search in the wrong places—including the local brothel. They may look innocent on the surface, but ultimately they are driven to despicable deeds. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Janos Szasz, 1997
In this haunting drama of alienation and loneliness, the Witman brothers are scarred for life by the neglect of their mother. They search for human warmth and meaning in their lives, but they search in the wrong places—including the local brothel. They may look innocent on the surface, but ultimately they are driven to despicable deeds. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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WOYZECK
Directed by Janos Szasz, 1993
Georg Buechner's world-renowned play of oppression and dehumanization and has been magnificently captured in this stark update by Hungarian director Janos Szasz. Set in modern-day Budapest, the story follows the wretched Woyzeck as he ekes out a meager existence as a lowly worker in a railyard. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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Directed by Janos Szasz, 1993
Georg Buechner's world-renowned play of oppression and dehumanization and has been magnificently captured in this stark update by Hungarian director Janos Szasz. Set in modern-day Budapest, the story follows the wretched Woyzeck as he ekes out a meager existence as a lowly worker in a railyard. In Hungarian with English subtitles.
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