István Szabó

From the 1950s onwards, Erika and Ulrich Gregor brought countless film historical milestones to Berlin and shaped cinema discourse in post-war Germany. A look at the life and work of the couple without whom Arsenal and the Forum wouldn’t exist.

Cardiologista aposentado, Doutor S agora se sente perdido sem o seu trabalho. Ao voltar para sua aldeia natal, ele decide trabalhar como clínico geral para ajudar o povo. Mas de maneira inesperada ele é confrontado com a dura realidade de um vilarejo dominado por políticos despreocupados e falta de atendimento básico.

Cardiologista aposentado, Doutor S agora se sente perdido sem o seu trabalho. Ao voltar para sua aldeia natal, ele decide trabalhar como clínico geral para ajudar o povo. Mas de maneira inesperada ele é confrontado com a dura realidade de um vilarejo dominado por políticos despreocupados e falta de atendimento básico.

An epic exploration of the Czechoslovak New Wave cinema of the 1960s and 70s, structured around a series of conversations with one of its most acclaimed exponents - Closely Observed Trains director Jiří Menzel.

Documentary feature about Czech director Jiří Menzel, featuring Menzel himself as well as Miloš Forman, Emir Kusturica, István Szabó and others.

A documentary directed by Wolfgang Liemberger.

Uma jovem escritora, lutando pelo seu sucesso, contrata uma mulher idosa chamada Emerenc para ser sua empregada. Apenas um drama na vida da escritora faz com que Emerenc revele o seu passado traumático -- um passado que lança luz sobre o seu comportamento peculiar.

Uma jovem escritora, lutando pelo seu sucesso, contrata uma mulher idosa chamada Emerenc para ser sua empregada. Apenas um drama na vida da escritora faz com que Emerenc revele o seu passado traumático -- um passado que lança luz sobre o seu comportamento peculiar.

Uma jovem escritora, lutando pelo seu sucesso, contrata uma mulher idosa chamada Emerenc para ser sua empregada. Apenas um drama na vida da escritora faz com que Emerenc revele o seu passado traumático -- um passado que lança luz sobre o seu comportamento peculiar.

From a policewoman broken leg seems completely slip out of the soil. Life-threatening love triangle mixed with her husband and their criminal friends.

Prague, Czechoslovakia, during the inter-war period. Jan Dítě, a young and clever waiter who wants to become a millionaire, comes to the conclusion that to achieve his ambitious goal he must be diligent, listen and observe as much as he can, be always discreet and use what he learns to his own advantage; but the turbulent tides of history will continually stand in his way.

Young honest public official is sworn in after his predecessor had to leave due to a corruption scandal. Soon, the young idealist discovers just how far-reaching the corruption is in his town and how easy it is to become corrupt yourself.

Young honest public official is sworn in after his predecessor had to leave due to a corruption scandal. Soon, the young idealist discovers just how far-reaching the corruption is in his town and how easy it is to become corrupt yourself.

Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. She has it all - including a devoted husband who has mastermined her brilliant career - but after years of shining in the spotlight she begins to suffer from a severe case of boredom and longs for something new and exciting to put the twinkle back in her eye. Julia finds exactly what she's looking for in a handsome young American fan, but it isn't long before the novelty fling adds a few more sparks than she was hoping for. Fortuately for her, this surprise twist in the plot will thrust her back into the greatest role of her life.

A young Jewish boy travels europe in search of the grave of his Great Grandfather who was killed by the Nazis in the War.

Intitulado "The Cello"(O Celo), esta é a segunda parte do projeto que reúne diretores de todas as partes do mundo para dar a sua visão do tempo. Aqui,oito cineastas falam sobre o nascimento,a morte,o amor,o drama de cada momento da vida e mitos passados. A primeira parte do projeto,"The The Trumpet" (O Trumpete) reúne sete cineastas.

Intitulado "The Cello"(O Celo), esta é a segunda parte do projeto que reúne diretores de todas as partes do mundo para dar a sua visão do tempo. Aqui,oito cineastas falam sobre o nascimento,a morte,o amor,o drama de cada momento da vida e mitos passados. A primeira parte do projeto,"The The Trumpet" (O Trumpete) reúne sete cineastas.

One of the most spectacular and renowned conductors of the 1930s, Wilhelm Furtwangler's reputation rivaled that of Toscanini's. After the war, he was investigated as part of the Allies' de-Nazification programme. In the bombed-out Berlin of the immediate post-war period, the Allies slowly bring law and order to bear on an occupied Germany. An American major is given the Furtwangler file, and is told to find everything he can and to prosecute the man ruthlessly. Tough and hard-nosed, Major Steve Arnold sets out to investigate a world of which he knows nothing.

O filme segue três gerações de uma família judia, os Sonnenschein, do antigo Império Austro-Húngaro no começo do Século XX até o período da Revolução de 1956. O protagonista central das três gerações é sempre o Ralph Fiennes, para mostrar, de certa forma, as semelhanças passadas de pai para filho.

O filme segue três gerações de uma família judia, os Sonnenschein, do antigo Império Austro-Húngaro no começo do Século XX até o período da Revolução de 1956. O protagonista central das três gerações é sempre o Ralph Fiennes, para mostrar, de certa forma, as semelhanças passadas de pai para filho.

The story shows Emma's and Böbe's fight for survival, for keeping their position in society which they achieved with hard work in the previous regime. They don't want to lose their place and become village girls again.

The story shows Emma's and Böbe's fight for survival, for keeping their position in society which they achieved with hard work in the previous regime. They don't want to lose their place and become village girls again.

Celebrated Swedish opera star Karin Anderson is slated to appear in an internationally-telecast production of Tannhauser. Ms. Anderson balks at the notion of working with obscure Hungarian conductor Zoltan Szanto. The much-anticipated production may never get off the ground, thanks to labor-management difficulties, intramural jealousies, and clashing egos. Amidst all this chaos, the mismatched Anderson and Szanto fall in love.

Celebrated Swedish opera star Karin Anderson is slated to appear in an internationally-telecast production of Tannhauser. Ms. Anderson balks at the notion of working with obscure Hungarian conductor Zoltan Szanto. The much-anticipated production may never get off the ground, thanks to labor-management difficulties, intramural jealousies, and clashing egos. Amidst all this chaos, the mismatched Anderson and Szanto fall in love.

In a border town two sons of the local commander using stolen arms take hostages of eighteen girls in a dormitory, because they want to go West by plane.

A man's story parallels Hitler's rise. Austrian Klaus Schneider, wounded in World War I, recovers in the care of Dr. Emil Bettleheim. Bettleheim discovers that Schneider possesses powers of empathy and of clairvoyance, such that could aid suicidal patients. After the war, with one friend as his manager and another as his lover, Schneider changes his name to Eric Jan Hanussen and goes to Berlin, as a hypnotist and clairvoyant performing in halls and theaters. He always speaks the truth, which brings him to the attention of powerful Nazis. He predicts their rise (good propaganda for them) and their violence (not so good). He's in pain and at risk. What is Hanussen's future?

A man's story parallels Hitler's rise. Austrian Klaus Schneider, wounded in World War I, recovers in the care of Dr. Emil Bettleheim. Bettleheim discovers that Schneider possesses powers of empathy and of clairvoyance, such that could aid suicidal patients. After the war, with one friend as his manager and another as his lover, Schneider changes his name to Eric Jan Hanussen and goes to Berlin, as a hypnotist and clairvoyant performing in halls and theaters. He always speaks the truth, which brings him to the attention of powerful Nazis. He predicts their rise (good propaganda for them) and their violence (not so good). He's in pain and at risk. What is Hanussen's future?

Ambientado durante a glória do império austro-húngaro, o filme conta a ascensão e queda de Alfred Redl (Brandauer), um jovem e ambicioso oficial que sobe a escada para se tornar chefe da Polícia Secreta e se enredar em problemas políticos. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)

Alemanha, 1930. Hendrik Höfgen (Klaus Maria Brandauer), é um ambicioso ator que não se interessa por política, se dedicando somente à sua carreira. Porém, quando os nazistas começam a tomar o poder, ele aproveita a oportunidade para interpretar peças de propaganda nazista para o Reich, e logo acaba se transformando no mais popular ator da Alemanha. Consumido pela fama, Handrik agora precisa sobreviver em um mundo onde a ideologia do mal é seu pior pesadelo e o verdadeiro preço da alma de um homem, se transforma na medida mais desprezível de todas. (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)

Alemanha, 1930. Hendrik Höfgen (Klaus Maria Brandauer), é um ambicioso ator que não se interessa por política, se dedicando somente à sua carreira. Porém, quando os nazistas começam a tomar o poder, ele aproveita a oportunidade para interpretar peças de propaganda nazista para o Reich, e logo acaba se transformando no mais popular ator da Alemanha. Consumido pela fama, Handrik agora precisa sobreviver em um mundo onde a ideologia do mal é seu pior pesadelo e o verdadeiro preço da alma de um homem, se transforma na medida mais desprezível de todas. (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)

Alemanha, 1930. Hendrik Höfgen (Klaus Maria Brandauer), é um ambicioso ator que não se interessa por política, se dedicando somente à sua carreira. Porém, quando os nazistas começam a tomar o poder, ele aproveita a oportunidade para interpretar peças de propaganda nazista para o Reich, e logo acaba se transformando no mais popular ator da Alemanha. Consumido pela fama, Handrik agora precisa sobreviver em um mundo onde a ideologia do mal é seu pior pesadelo e o verdadeiro preço da alma de um homem, se transforma na medida mais desprezível de todas. (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)

Janos and Kata are thrown together during the Second World War and forced to pose as husband and wife to hide from the Nazis. The intensity and suffocating intimacy of their new relationship and the circumstances in which they find themselves, forces them to confront past prejudices and assumptions and challenge what they truly believe.

Janos and Kata are thrown together during the Second World War and forced to pose as husband and wife to hide from the Nazis. The intensity and suffocating intimacy of their new relationship and the circumstances in which they find themselves, forces them to confront past prejudices and assumptions and challenge what they truly believe.

Janos and Kata are thrown together during the Second World War and forced to pose as husband and wife to hide from the Nazis. The intensity and suffocating intimacy of their new relationship and the circumstances in which they find themselves, forces them to confront past prejudices and assumptions and challenge what they truly believe.

"Budapest Tales" is about a group of people (consisting of Szabo regular Andras Balint along with Ildiko Bansagi and Karoly Kovacs) who find a broken down tram while trying to go to the city. The people band together and try to get the tram back on the train tracks and head towards the city. Along this journey the passengers encounter many people who join them on the tram. What started out as only a handful of people has now turned into a small village. As the people travel on to the city each person takes on certain roles and through the course of time these roles will change. Some people fall in love, others out of love, and a few even die. But life goes on. The people keep the tram going hoping to reach Budapest.

"Budapest Tales" is about a group of people (consisting of Szabo regular Andras Balint along with Ildiko Bansagi and Karoly Kovacs) who find a broken down tram while trying to go to the city. The people band together and try to get the tram back on the train tracks and head towards the city. Along this journey the passengers encounter many people who join them on the tram. What started out as only a handful of people has now turned into a small village. As the people travel on to the city each person takes on certain roles and through the course of time these roles will change. Some people fall in love, others out of love, and a few even die. But life goes on. The people keep the tram going hoping to reach Budapest.

On one hot summer night, the residents of a Hungarian apartment house slated for demolition restlessly revisit their haunted pasts as they face an uncertain future. In a gently turning kaleidoscope of dream imagery, regret-laden nostalgia and painstakingly intimate detail, the looming wrecking ball pales in significance to the accumulated experiences each dreamer revisits. Pre-war prejudice, occupying Nazis and Stalinist deprivations all come and go as each tenant’s backward glance yields moments of aching sensuality, infectious exuberance and catastrophic loss.

On one hot summer night, the residents of a Hungarian apartment house slated for demolition restlessly revisit their haunted pasts as they face an uncertain future. In a gently turning kaleidoscope of dream imagery, regret-laden nostalgia and painstakingly intimate detail, the looming wrecking ball pales in significance to the accumulated experiences each dreamer revisits. Pre-war prejudice, occupying Nazis and Stalinist deprivations all come and go as each tenant’s backward glance yields moments of aching sensuality, infectious exuberance and catastrophic loss.

A short film directed by István Szabó.

A short film directed by István Szabó.

A story of two young people in Hungary, Jancsi and Kata. First they are good friends, later lovers. Soon after the 1956 Revolution Kata leaves Hungary, Jancsi stays there. After 10 years Jancsi is allowed to visit Kata in France, their love is reborn, but after a short, very happy period Jancsi has to return to Hungary and their love fades as years have gone by.

A story of two young people in Hungary, Jancsi and Kata. First they are good friends, later lovers. Soon after the 1956 Revolution Kata leaves Hungary, Jancsi stays there. After 10 years Jancsi is allowed to visit Kata in France, their love is reborn, but after a short, very happy period Jancsi has to return to Hungary and their love fades as years have gone by.

The beginning shows Hungary devastated by the war and the postwar reconstruction with its communist government. Our hero (played first by Dániel Erdély and later, as a young man, by András Bálint) is clearly determined to find out what he can about his father who died young. All he knows is that he was a doctor and perhaps he was an honored victim of fascism. He never really finds out but his relationship with his mother, his friends and his Jewish girlfriend will make him totally independent of this need to find all about Apa or Father.

The beginning shows Hungary devastated by the war and the postwar reconstruction with its communist government. Our hero (played first by Dániel Erdély and later, as a young man, by András Bálint) is clearly determined to find out what he can about his father who died young. All he knows is that he was a doctor and perhaps he was an honored victim of fascism. He never really finds out but his relationship with his mother, his friends and his Jewish girlfriend will make him totally independent of this need to find all about Apa or Father.

Jancsi is part of a closely knit gang of young engineers. They see the older engineers as mediocre, and have grand ideas about developing new inventions together. With changing living conditions the five friends start to grow apart. At a party Jancsi suddenly meets Éva Halk. They fall in love, and find common memories in the engagement in The Pioneer Railway at the age of 12.

Jancsi is part of a closely knit gang of young engineers. They see the older engineers as mediocre, and have grand ideas about developing new inventions together. With changing living conditions the five friends start to grow apart. At a party Jancsi suddenly meets Éva Halk. They fall in love, and find common memories in the engagement in The Pioneer Railway at the age of 12.

This film of three parts recalls memories from World War II. The titles of the parts are: Impartially, Terrified and Like a scream.

This film of three parts recalls memories from World War II. The titles of the parts are: Impartially, Terrified and Like a scream.

Short portrait of a young woman.

Short portrait of a young woman.

Short portrait of a young woman.

The film depicts the period between 1945-60 through the life of a communist couple. Barna Judit, just released from a concentration camp and Horváth László, with an illegal past are brought together by the communist movement. They study and make plans together in the hope of a future that will make sense. The marriage they just entered, however, gets ruined soon by the events of history.

Koncert is a 1962 Hungarian short film directed by István Szabó. In the film, several beach-goers have a go at playing creating an impromptu concert. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

A young priest visits a barber's shop to get shaved. When he leans back and closes his eyes, the barbers decide to play a prank on him. Instead of a male barber they let a female hairdresser take care of the shaving. When the priest feels her soft fingers on his skin, he opens his eyes and sees the woman. He cannot do anything but stay in the chair, as he has shaving cream all around his chin. The woman continues the shaving in a rather sensual way. When the priest leaves the barber's shop, he looks disconcerted.