Zoltán Gera

Iván is living in exile from Hungary when he receives word that an old flame is ill. His return to Budapest rekindles old memories and reopens old wounds.

Un músico poco sociable acoge en su casa a refugiados judíos. Son los años de la persecución nazi, y aunque el soprano Irme Rose es judío, su fama hace que su hogar se respete. La familia Halász se beneficia de la situación, y aunque nunca ven a Rose, todas las noches disfrutan de la voz, un momento de paz en medio de la pesadilla.

An adaptation of the classic, "The Prince and the Pauper" is the retelling of Edward Tudor and young Thomas Canty, two amazing look-alikes caught up in imperial intrigue and scandal. In fleeing from his violent father, Tom stumbles into the palace courtyard, and is seen by young Prince Edward, who takes him in. Each desiring to see what the other's life is like, the boys impulsively switch identities... little knowing what disaster lies ahead at this fault of thought. And soon Thomas becomes a pawn in the hands of Edward's malicious and greedy uncle, who would have the kingdom for himself.

Desde la vida en común de María y José hasta la crucifixión de Jesús. Esta es la historia de una vida llena de dolor y de gozo, la vida de la Virgen María. Después de dar a luz a Jesús, María tuvo que protegerle de Herodes, le vio crecer y enfrentarse a su pueblo proclamándose el Mesías. Finalmente fue testigo de su muerte en la cruz y de su resurrección.

Rodia es un joven y brillante estudiante. Su inteligencia es extraordinaria, y cree conocer a fondo la naturaleza humana. Entre sus teorías, sostiene que cualquier hombre tiene derecho a cometer un crimen si piensa que es por el bien de la sociedad. Pero cuando él mismo asesina a un odioso prestamista, su teoría es puesta a prueba y él no sale bien parado, pues no puede evitar un enorme sentido de culpa.

Después de 20 años juntos, dos amigos se encuentran enfrentados a ambos lados de las líneas enemigas en la guerra civil de Bosnia. La ciudad de Sarajevo, abandonada por los civiles que temen morir en el conflicto, se convierte de este modo en un campo de batalla donde los dos hombres tendrán que luchar a muerte.

Five old men and a kid are travelling in a train's cabin without purpose. They travel because it's free and they don't have another place to stay. From their conversations we learn the tragedies of their lives. Also the hidden interlockings of their faith will out slowly.

París, siglo XVI. Esmeralda, una bella mujer gitana, canta y baila en un carnaval de mendigos, bajo la atenta mirada de tres hombres. Este encuentro marca un punto de inflexión en la vida de todos ellos. Gringoire, el idealista, pasa de ser un hombre de palabras a un hombre de acción cuando Esmeralda corre peligro. En la catedral, el sacerdote Dom Claude Frollo se acerca a la ventana, atraído por la voz de Esmeralda. Él, que ha dedicado toda su vida a Dios, no puede evitar sentir pasión por esta chica.

El joven y brillante especialista en medicina forense camarada Bukarov, toma posesión de su cargo y pronto comienza a trabajar en el caso del asesinato de un niño. Sin haber tenido tiempo de examinar el cuerpo, a Bukarov le llegan siete cadáveres más. Tras un estudio concienzudo, comunica a sus superiores que en la zona hay un asesino en serie, y pide medios para detenerlo.

A battle-scarred, has-been Hungarian cop, tormented by his memories of nearly killing an innocent woman in his custody, enters into a Faustian pact in which he trades his soul for a handful of "magic" bullets that always hit the mark. A mysterious and mythical story.

After being fired from his bull breeding job without proper compensation, Franco steals a world-class bull from his former company and smuggles it in Hungary to sell it for a large sum of money.

En el siglo XVIII, en Viena, la sociedad médica conoció el escándalo por los radicales métodos de curación del doctor Franz Anton Mesmer (Alan Rickman), basados en el "magnetismo animal", la hipnosis, la sugestión... Su principal éxito es la curación de una pianista ciega con la que el doctor inicia una relación; pero la comunidad médica utilizará esa relación para expulsar a Mesmer del país y destruir su polémica carrera.

1952, Budapest. Kati is thirteen years old when her mother dies. Her father works as a founder at the Miskolc foundry, deprived of his former position of director-engineer. Kati is left alone in their flat, transformed into a place crowded with tenants. That is, not quite: in her imagination her mother is alive again, for she still needs her.

Adaptation of Adalbert Stifter's novella.

Gabor, un actor de teatro que vive en el este de Europa, recibe un mensaje de su familia; su padre, un arqueólogo de fama mundial, acaba de morir en Israel. En el viaje a Tierra Santa para asistir al funeral, conoce a Catalina, la mujer de su padre, y a Abu, un director que estaba haciendo una película sobre su progenitor.

Biography of the African-American who became a major performer in the Paris cabarets of the 1920s and 1930s. The film follows her life beginning as a struggling performer in 1917 St. Louis, her frustrations leading to her move to France, and follows to her death in 1975. Written by John Sacksteder

In trying to bring a former concentration camp commandant to justice, Nazi-hunter Simon Wiesenthal uncovers the tragic story of two lovers separated by the war.

Siglo XIX. En una idílica localidad costera alemana vive Laurin, una niña de 9 años con su madre Flora, su padre Arne y su abuela Olga. Arne es marinero y debido a su trabajo, pasa largos períodos de tiempo lejos de su familia. Una noche Flora muere bajo circunstancias extrañas en lo que parece un horrible accidente. Dos años después, el nuevo profesor Van Rees comienza su trabajo en la escuela. Laurin empieza a tener visiones y sueños que torturan su alma frágil, y que la convencen que la muerte de su madre no fue un simple accidente. Un mosaico terrible para la niña, quien al revelar el secreto pone su propia vida en peligro. (FILMAFFINITY)

To celebrate Sleeping Beauty's awakening, the cruel stepmother organises a dress-ball in the Wonder Castle and invites the characters of all tales and their two fathers, the Grimm-brothers. The stepmother announces total peace, but in fact she is preparing for a coup d'état with a phoney prince, a phoney Sleeping Beauty, through intrigue and violence in order to change the tales.

Segunda Guerra Mundial, año 1943. El comandante del campo de concentración de Gensdorff (Max von Sydow), que antes de la guerra había formado parte de la selección alemana de fútbol, se interesa por un un grupo de prisioneros que practican este deporte. Se le ocurre entonces la idea de organizar un partido en el que se enfrenten una selección alemana y una selección formada por prisioneros de guerra. Aunque al principio los aliados rechazan la propuesta, al final aceptan el desafío.

Drama húngaro que muestra los efectos de la esterilidad y los celos en un matrimonio, sobre el trasfondo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la creciente persecución de los judíos por parte de los nazis.

A group of landless Hungarian peasants accept work as migrant-laborers on a farm in northern Germany where the wages are good, and the wives and family are allowed to accompany them. Though it is in the midst of World War II, they are relatively well-off. However, they glimpse the treatment accorded to POWs and others who are not so gently treated, and at the conclusion of the year's harvest, they choose to return to Hungary and are quickly swept up in the tides of war. This film is part of a series of films by award-winning, well-respected director Zoltan Fabri who devoted much time and effort chronicling the struggle against fascism.

The poor little Ferkó is trying to enrich his miserable life with imaginary fairy tale figures and superstitious little stories. He suffers from diphtheria, and while he is having a visionary dream, Cinkekirály (Titmouse King) saves him from the claws of the magic Küsmödi. He expects his magic jacket to enable him to know everything at school without having studied.

Tells of the tribulations of a middle-aged official of the Austro-Hungarian Bureau of Weights and Measures in fighting the local shopkeepers and traders whose weights are frequently light.

The protagonist of this farce is the enthusiastic, bald, spectacled Krebsz, an employee at the Prime and Sample Institute. He alerts the whole village to organise a beauty contest in the weed-field of Balatonszutykos. Hoping to win the grand prize, the leading role in a two-hour colour-film, the girls make all efforts and use all their tricks.

Edit, who became the wife of a politician out of a simple peasant girl, suddenly becomes a widow as a result of an accident. She never loved her husband. She lives a wealthy and lonely life amidst false friends, facing one of the last alternatives of her life, i.e. having to face her past in the hope of an independent new beginning.

Primavera de 1945. Son los últimos días de la batalla de la liberación de Hungría. Jóska, el protagonista, tiene 17 años. Como miembro de una joven organización de estudiantes desertores es llevado a Alemania, pero se escapa.

Félix, a somewhat clod-hopping young man, finds himself in the Grand Hotel of Little Lagonda, barefooted and in pyjamas. He is soon followed by a hooded, fat and leggy gangster. This is all the more strange as the hotel is under quarantine with the pretext of a plague-epidemic, in order to make it a suitable ground for the negotiations of certain oil-companies.

To celebrate Hitler's birthday, a soccer match is organized between the Germans and prisoners of war.

1920 in a mining town in the country-side. The team of children led by Ferkó Boda fish guns and a flag of Red soldiers out of the local lake.

A Hungarian doctor, Dr. Hajnal, who always considered himself out of politics, falls in love with the Soviet intelligence agent, the radio operator Alba, operating in the occupied Wehrmacht of Hungary. By accident, the radio operator is hiding in the doctor’s house. Hainal is drawn into a life-threatening confrontation with the Germans. A difficult question arises before him: to remain neutral when people die around and Alba is threatened with death, or to remain an honest person — to make his personal choice and take part in this struggle.

December 1956. The region by the Tisza is evacuated because of a threatening flooding. Laci, Karcsi and Péter leave their home on the lorry

Daddy Kárász, the stakhanovist worker, complains in a television interview about the fact that his family, consisting of many members, cannot get a home on their own. Kéri, the chairman of the local authority, promises to help him on the condition that if he does not, they may move in to his villa at elegant Pasarét. Nothing happens, therefore the Kárász family takes Kéri by his word. From this time on, tumultuous scenes and frequent quarrels take place in the villa between the two families.

The spring of 1919. Karikás Frigyes reorganises brigade 39 at the Tisza. His most devoted soldiers are Korbély János and his followers, who remain faithful to the political commissioner under all circumstances.

The "sleepless years" in this propaganda piece by director Felix Marlassy occur on Csepel Island, an island south of Budapest that is home to an armaments factory. The factory workers are shown being exploited by imperialists, capitalists gone berserk, and fascists, more or less in that exact chronological sequence. The heavy-handed approach does much to undercut the belief that when socialism finally takes over, the lives of the workers are brought up to a human level. In this instance, audiences might prefer a more nuanced and subtle statement, no matter what the message.

Kölyök, this lovely, ham-handed young woman, has caused many a trouble already in the Dunaújváros Iron Works. Fortunately, however, the manager does not want to give her up, what is more, Kölyök found a second father even at the police.

In the thirties, the poor living by the Romanian-Hungarian border, were forced to smuggling if they wanted to survive. Mihály, the Hungarian peasant, kills a border guard while fleeing. He is fed up with smuggling and wants to put an end to it, yet he needs money to get a job so he embarks on another turn.

During the worldwide Depression of the 1930s, a young shopgirl is in love with a man of her own financial class, but succumbs to the seductive machinations of her wealthy boss.

On New Year's Eve in 1956 the artist couple, the actor János and the dancer Viki are hastily packing. While they are waiting for the car, which is to take them across the border, their entire life is replayed in front of their eyes.

The film is an interpretation of everyday life and privacy as well as the first love-triangle story after 1945. Benkő Lajos, the country librarian, is stationed in the capital. In lack of a suitable apartment, his wife and children have to stay in the country.

The composer Berki András, in his co-tenancy noisy with the barking of dogs and the hullabaloo of children, is unable to compose the new song for his fiancée, the singer, although the premiere is near. He cannot believe his eyes as he sees the official decision that he will soon get an apartment on his own. Yet his joy is soon over. The pharmacist Ács Éva arrives with identical documents. The situation which evolves as a result of the new co-tenancy forces them to cover up things before their partners.

The poetic love story depicting everyday life from a micro-psychological aspect takes place in the 1910s. Sándor, editor of the local paper, serves as a foot soldier on Sundays, but spends weekdays playing billiard and courting women. One Sunday afternoon - in soldier's uniform - he meets Vilma, the beautiful maid, whose honesty and chastity turns the adventure to love.

Dani, the few-month-old little boy born outside marriage is left by Eszter in the lap of her companion on the train. The widowed Aranka takes him willingly to her. The child is already ten years old and has a good life with Aranka. Then Géza enters their life and he does not welcome the child of someone else.

Nagy István, the formerly poor peasant boy returns to his native village as a teacher. His conviction is that the abyss between rich and poor can be diminished by good will. The rich Böröcz Horváth Klári returns his love, and also Böröcz Horváth is willing to help the poorest family, the Bakos. Bakos Jóska, who was sent to serve the tough Böröcz Horváth as a payment, dies of an infected wound and the people in the village hold the teacher liable as well. Nagy István realises, that the abyss cannot be ceased, what is more, it is impassable. He breaks up with his fiancée and stands by the side of the poor.

Película en color dirigida por Herskó János.