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A deep drama about life in Hungary after the WW2 until the revolt against Russians in '56. The main character is the head of the black market in Budapest. He thinks he can buy everyone and everything but at the end he must face that he can't buy life. A must-see for everyone. Casting involves some of the greatest Hungarian actors. The story takes place in the eighth district of Budapest focusing on the market place on Teleki square which is still working. The movie contains some archive footage of real fight during the revolution.
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Bátky János a 20th century intellectual studies the secret of the Rosicrucians in London libraries during the day and in the evening takes pleasure in the "decent" everyday joys offered by the fair sex. He gets involved in the wildest ghost-story in the mysterious Wales castle of the Pendragons, where Earl of Gwynnedd from the 18th century is making experiments to prove his ancestors' slogan, "the resurrection of the body". In the meantime St. Claire, a beautiful, demonic woman and her companions try to kill him for the huge legacy.
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The story of the film with a touch of journalistic atmosphere takes place in the autumn 1919 after the fall of the proletarian dictatorship. The main figure is Zilahy Kálmán, a high-school teacher, very much attracted to Ady's ideology. He is, at the same time, a rational minded sober character keeping a certain distance from the chaotic events. During the first months of the terror of the Whites, he takes a stand for his persecuted colleague, and with his wife's help, he hides Pálos, a Communist commissar in his flat.
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The film is a historic parable about the topicality of revolution. 1514. The peasants' uprising is over, Dózsa has been arrested. Werbőczy tries to get the imprisoned peasant leader deny the revolution and offers him the lives of his people in exchange.
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Andras Kovacs' film, considered one of the most important Hungarian films of the 1960s, centers around four men who await trial for their involvement in the massacre of several thousand Jewish and Serbian people of Novi Sad in 1942. Each denies any responsibility, claiming that they were only following orders. The film is significant for its willingness to address the subject of Hungary's role in WWII, which was taboo at the time of the its release.
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Torday Géza, a new engineer arrives at the ammunition factory disguised as if manufacturing camping gears. His appearance upsets existing patterns. The director sells the products at a low price in the West. In the meantime diversionaries attempt to destroy the plant. It turns out that Torday is a man of the intelligence built in among the reconnaissance people, as is his childhood lover, Magda. Agents and policemen play the game.
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По роману Деже Костолани "Жаворонок" о жизни провинциального венгерского городка.
Вайкан Агошт и его жена провожают в поместье к родственникам свою дочь Илону. Илона очень некрасивая девушка, почти урод, и надежд на замужество у нее нет, потому что молодые люди избегают ее. Провожая Илону в деревню, супруги надеются, что там она, может быть, выйдет за вдовца, служащего дяди Илоны. После отъезда дочери Акош и его жена начинают встречаться с прежними знакомыми, ходят в театр. Наконец-то они вздохнули свободно. Тяжесть ежедневного присутствия дочери-урода их больше не давит. Начав теперь вращаться в обществе, Вайкан постепенно убеждается, что здесь царят скука, грязь, мелкие интриги и жалкий флирт. Оказывается, жизнь пуста и бессмысленна не только в их семье, но и у других людей из их городка. А возвращение дочери в дом опять обрекают семью Вайка на замкнутость и отчужденность.
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Фильм посвящен венгерской революции 1848-1849 гг. и основан на действительных исторических фактах: Осаде восставшей Буды, артиллерийском обстреле Пешта, героическом возвращении гусарского отряда из Австрии... В центре фильма судьба трёх братьев, разными путями включившихся в эту борьбу.
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A country family unbounds by the death of the head of family and they set off for a miners' town under construction, just like their forefathers, "to take the land". As an outpost, the eldest daughter, Anna is sent, who has a stormy past.
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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.
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Пожилая скромная женщина Этелка Бурдаи по совету кокетливой соседки приобретает новые крикливые туалеты и превращается в модную молодящуюся женщину. Но после ряда смешных приключений, в результате которых Этелка попадает в нелепые ситуации, она понимает, что допустила ошибку, и возвращается к своей прежней скромной жизни.
