Éva Pataki

Películas

Judgment & Grace
Screenplay
The story takes place at the time of the defeat of the Hungarian War of Independence, when Csákberény came under the terror of the imperial soldiers. Two priests from the village are arrested overnight for reading the Hungarian Declaration of Independence. Although the Austrian soldiers enjoy their power, they are unable to identify with the repression. The purpose of the trial of a military imprisonment court is to obtain a confession, to prove that a violation of sovereignty has been committed.
The Unburied Man
Screenplay
One of the doyennes of Hungarian film deals with a dark period of national history: the Soviet regime in Hungary. She portrays it through the fate of the former prime minister and national hero, Imre Nagy. The script is based on the diary written by Imre Nagy, and the memories of his daughter, Erzsébet Nagy, as well as authentic documents and records.
Little Vilma: The Last Diary
Writer
The movie is inspired by writer-director Márta Mészáros' own childhood. The film is a grim reminder of horrible days under Stalinist period when several innocent people were persecuted for no fault. A good film which allow people to know how people in Europe were tortured before second world war by dictators and authoritarian regimes.
La séptima morada
Screenplay
Edith Stein se ha convertido al catolicismo, después de encontrar en Cristo la respuesta a su búsqueda de la verdad, leyendo los escritos de santa Teresa de Jesús. Debido a sus orígenes judíos, la decisión le acarreará la repulsa de su propia madre y las críticas de algunos compañeros. Mientras tanto, en Alemania se vive una época muy tensa por el implacable avance del Tercer Reich. En este contexto, Edith dejará atrás su exitosa carrera como filósofa, para ingresar como novicia en un convento carmelita.
Sztracsatella
Writer
A prominent conductor's nervous breakdown leads to love in this thoughtful Hungarian romantic drama. For sometime, Landos, a noted conductor, has suffered anxiety and a lack of confidence about his work. The problem is made worse by his wife's successful dental practice. Eventually it becomes too overwhelming and the conductor is sent to a mental hospital for rest. There he encounters clinical psychologist Andrea Novak. At first she seems colder than alpine snow, but when he sneaks out to return to work and she finds him there, things quickly turn hot. The two become engulfed in passion that they ignore their own spouses and professions, causing Novak to be formally reprimanded. Eventually Landos finds himself forced to choose between his wife and Novak. Unfortunately, he loves them both. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Fetus
Writer
This drama follows the dilemma of a young, unwillingly pregnant wife who gives her child up for adoption by a businesswoman. Anna doesn't need another mouth to feed. She can barely afford to care for the two she already has so when she discovers that she is six weeks pregnant she readily accepts the cash offer from Terez, her tough boss at the store where she works. If she will isolate herself throughout the pregnancy, secretly bear the child and immediately allow Terez to sign for it, Anna will receive $50,000. Most of the story then focuses upon Anna's emotional processes as she evaluates her choice. Included are dream segments and shots an unborn baby in the womb.
Edith and Marlene
Writer
The lifelong friendship of Edith Piaf and Marlene Dietrich.
Adiós , caperucita roja
Writer
Basada en el cuento de Caperucita Roja. Tras la separación de sus padres, Fanny se traslada con su madre a una casa en el bosque. Cerca de allí viven su abuela y su bisabuela, a las que visita con frecuencia. La niña vive rodeada de fantasía y surrealismo, y su percepción de la realidad se ve alterada por un lobo que habla e intenta secuestrarla, un árbol mágico en cuyas flores se ven caras humanas y una bisabuela vidente que intentará protegerla hasta el final. Nicolás, un niño de ciudad, compartirá con ella este mundo ambiguo entre fantasía y realidad. (FILMAFFINITY)
Diary for My Father and My Mother
Writer
This story follows a young student, who is orphaned as she grows to adulthood in the shadow of the 1956 Hungarian uprising. Coming from the Communist intelligentsia, she sees her friends and family react differently. Her lover, a married factory manager, supports the patriots and later assists fellow workers in staging a strike. Meanwhile her sister and others express anger at being forced from their homes during the revolution and continue to express a hatred for the rebels afterwards. But in the end they realize that for all people, real life is not possible after the revolt and its brutal suppression by the Soviets and their collaborators.
Diary for My Loves
Writer
A continuation of "Diary for My Children," the film picks up in 1950, when Juli, the diarist, is 18 and determined to become a movie director.