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Films from the country "hongrie", sorted by rating
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The Witness (1979)
, 1h45Directed by Péter Bacsó
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Ferenc Kállai, Lajos Őze, Zoltán Fábri, György Kézdy
The film features József Pelikán as a single father who previously participated in the WW2 communist movement of Hungary, but is now working at a dike. He meets an old friend from the underground communist movement, Zoltán Dániel, now a government official who fishes at the Danube, near the dike. Dániel falls in the river, and Pelikán rescues him and invites him to his home. The ÁVH receive a report stating Pelikán committed an illegal act of slaughtering a pig for food. Dániel tries to save him, but accidentally opens a hidden door to the basement, where all the pork had been hidden. Pelikán is taken to prison and later released, due to the "will of the higher command". Comrade Virág gives various assignments to Pelikán such as being the CEO of a swimming pool, an amusement park, and an orange-research facility; all to cause Pelikán to be the witness in a show trial against Zoltán Dániel. Before the trial they present Pelikán with testimony he must memorize, but Pelikán decides to tell the truth. He is thrown back in prison as a reprisal. While awaiting hanging, the political climate changes and he is released and meets Comrade Virág who has lost all his former power and influence.
The Fifth Seal (1976)
, 1h51Directed by Zoltán Fábri
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama, War
Actors Lajos Őze, László Márkus, Zoltán Latinovits, György Cserhalmi
L’hiver 1944. Une poignée d’amis se trouvent réunis dans une salle de torture. Pour avoir le droit de sortir, ils doivent gifler un prisonnier en train d’être torturé mais ils sont incapables d’un tel geste. Király le libraire et ses compagnons, donnent leur vie pour conserver une part d’humanité. Seul l’horloger Gyuricza accepte, la mort dans l’âme, d’assener les coups, dans le seul but de sauver les enfants juifs cachés dans son appartement.
Cat City (1986)
, 1h36Origin Hongrie
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Spy films, Comedy science fiction films, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Films about cats, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors László Sinkó, Ilona Béres, Gyula Bodrogi, András Kern, Ferenc Kállai
The film opens with a Star Wars style text scroll, which tells the main situation: In year 80 AM Anno Mickey Mouse, the mice of Planet X are threatened by humiliation and total apocalypse. The well-organized, fully equipped gangs of evil cats are aiming to wipe out the mouse civilization totally, not caring for the old conventions between mice and cats. But in the last moment, when the mouse leaders are beginning to consider leaving the planet, a new hope rises...
The Little Fox (1981)
, 1h19Directed by Attila Dargay
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about foxes, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Steven Weber, Peter Newman, Judit Pogány, Sándor Szabó, Róbert Koltai, Gyula Bodrogi
The film tells the story of a little fox kit, Vic (Vuk in the Hungarian version), who ventures away from his family's den and, upon his return, learns from his uncle Karak that his entire family has been shot and killed by a human hunter. Karak then offers for Vic to stay with him, and Karak continues to raise him.
Satantango (1994)
, 7h30Directed by Béla Tarr
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama
Actors Mihály Víg, László Lugossy, Peter Berling, János Derzsi, Ferenc Kállai
In a desolate village, after the collapse of a collective farm, Futaki (Miklós Székely B.) is having an affair with Mrs. Schmidt (Éva Almássy Albert), as he is awakened at dawn by the ringing of church bells, even though the nearest church had been destroyed long ago. Mr. Schmidt (László Lugossy) conspires with a group of co-workers to steal the villagers' money and flee to another part of the country. Futaki ambushes Schmidt and discovers his plans, after which he demands to become part of the scheme—all of this being watched by a lonely drunk man known as the Doctor (Peter Berling), who writes the events down in a notebook. However, the conspiracy is terminated when rumors spread across the village that the charismatic and manipulative Irimiás (Mihály Vig), a former co-worker who had been presumed dead, is returning. Meanwhile, Irimiás and his friend Petrina (Putyi Horváth) make a secret deal with a Hungarian military officer somewhere else that involves his return to the village and manipulation of its community.
Mattie the Goose-Boy (1977)
, 1h10Directed by Attila Dargay
Origin Hongrie
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Actors András Kern, Hilda Gobbi, Ferenc Zenthe, Albert Augier, Jacques Marin, Jacques Dynam
Mathieu, un jeune paysan et son oie se retrouvent un jour sur les terres du seigneur Döbrögi. Les gardes de ce dernier considèrent immédiatement l'oie comme la proie du seigneur. À ce moment-là, Mathieu la laisse s'échapper pour qu'elle ne soit pas tuée par les gardes. L'impitoyable seigneur décide de punir pour cela le jeune homme en lui infligeant 25 coups de bâton. Mathieu jure alors qu'il lui rendra cela par trois fois.
Werckmeister Harmonies (2001)
, 2h25Directed by Béla Tarr, Tommy Wiseau
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama
Actors Hanna Schygulla, Đoko Rosić, János Derzsi, Ferenc Kállai
The film can be seen as an allegory of post-World War II Eastern European political systems - told as a black-and-white cinematic poem with 39 long, single-camera takes. It examines the brutalization of a society, its political systems and ethics through the metaphor of a decaying circus whale and its star performer. It is set in a desolate, isolated small town in Hungary during Soviet times.
Sing (2016)
, 26minutesOrigin Hongrie
Genres Drama, Musical
À Budapest, peu après la chute du mur de Berlin, Zsofi, 10 ans, se sent isolée dans sa nouvelle école et se console grâce à la chorale de l'établissement. Mais au fil du temps, la fillette en vient à se demander si la chef de chœur, Mlle Erika, mérite l’admiration générale dont elle jouit.
Love (1971)
, 1h35Directed by Károly Makk
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama
Actors Mari Törőcsik, Iván Darvas
L'histoire se déroule en 1953 pendant les purges du régime autoritaire de Rákosi. Deux femmes, la mère et sa belle-fille, sont tendrement liées par l'amour qu'elles portent au même homme. Un contexte historique, une tension universelle entre deux êtres composent la toile de fond d'un propos sur la fonction "imaginante", la capacité mentale et la nécessité sociale de se faire son cinéma.
Two Half-Times in Hell (1961)
, 2hDirected by Zoltán Fábri
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama, War
Themes Sports films, Association football films
Actors Dezső Garas, János Görbe, Tibor Molnár, László Márkus, János Koltai, Zoltán Gera
Spring 1944. Nazi officers want to organize a football match for Hitler's birthday, in which Germans would play against Hungarian labour servicemen of war. They call for the famous Hungarian footballer, Ónódi, and order him to organize a team. Ónódi accepts, but in turn demands extra food, a ball with which he and his team can train before the match, and asks that they be allowed to concentrate on training before the match and not work. The Germans accept all the demands, but recommend Ónódi not include any Jews in his team. However, Ónódi can't organize the team only from his company, because only 8 out of 98 Hungarian labour servicemen can play football. Therefore Ónódi recruits players from the other company. One of the players is Steiner, who is a Jew and can't play football. He lied to Ónódi because he was afraid to die. During training the footballers subdue the Hungarian corporal guarding them and try to escape. They are soon recaptured and told they will now face probable death penalty. However, the Hungarian officer orders the Hungarian team to still play the match. At the beginning of the match Ónódi and his team are discouraged, as the Germans easily score three goals. The Hungarians succeed in scoring one goal and the first half ends 3-1 in favour of Germany. At the interval the Hungarian commander tells the Hungarian players that they might not be executed if they lose the match. The Hungarians refuse to believe this. At the beginning of the second half they score three goals. As a result, during the match, they are executed by the Germans.
Moscow Square (2001)
, 1h28Directed by Ferenc Török
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Ilona Béres
The Boys of Paul Street (1969)
, 1h44Directed by Zoltán Fábri
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama
Actors Mari Törőcsik, John Moulder-Brown, Sándor Pécsi
L'action se déroule tout début XXème siècle (soit un peu plus tard que dans le roman original) et met en scène deux bandes de jeunes garçons, d'un côté les copains de classe de la rue Paul, de l'autre les Chemises Rouges, plus costauds, menés par le terrible Feri Atcs. Après que deux des membres des Chemises Rouges aient détroussé par la force le frêle Ernö Nemecsek des ses billes, ceux de la rue Paul élisent un chef, Janos Boka, qui décide que l'heure est venue d'en finir avec ces provocations et prépare un plan de bataille. Les Chemises Rouges de leur côté ont la ferme intention de s'approprier le terrain de jeux des garçons de la rue Paul (le "grund"). S'ensuivent des actes de trahison, des expéditions d'espionnage, au cours desquelles le petit Nemecsek - souvent la risée de ses camarades - démontre son courage et sa loyauté. La bataille se déroule finalement sur le "grund" avec forces sonneries de trompette, jets de boulets artisanaux et bagarres au corps à corps, sous les yeux des riverains admiratifs. La victoire est remportée par Boka et ses garçons. Malheureusement, l'histoire tourne au tragique car Nemecsek, après plusieurs bains forcés dans l'étang et un dernier acte de bravoure, meurt d'une pneumonie dans les bras de ses parents éplorés. Les deux camps lui rendent les honneurs et Boka accompagné de quelques uns des vainqueurs de la journée rentre la tête basse au "grund" quand il apprend par la bouche du gardien que ce terrain pour lequel ils ont combattu et pour lequel son ami est mort sera bientôt livré aux architectes qui doivent y construire une grande maison de 4 étages. Mais la vie reprend pour ceux de la rue Paul, au son du piano mécanique et des cahots des voitures à cheval.
Cold Days (1966)
, 1h37Directed by András Kovács
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama, War
Actors Zoltán Latinovits, Iván Darvas, Margit Bara, Tamás Major, János Koltai, Gábor Koncz
1946. Trois officiers et un caporal de nationalité hongroise, présumés complices et coupables de la mort de milliers de personnes, attendent en prison leur prochain jugement... Dans leur geôle, leurs conversations, axées sur la relation d'un événement atroce - l' "opération de nettoyage" d'Ùjvidék (aujourd'hui Novi Sad en Serbie), en janvier 1942, dans laquelle périrent 3 300 personnes, jetées ensuite dans les eaux glacées du Danube -, mettent en lumière le système de responsabilité collective qui les a conduits à ces extrémités...
The Turin Horse (2011)
, 2h26Directed by Béla Tarr
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, Films about horses, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Volker Spengler, János Derzsi
"In Turin on 3rd January, 1889, Friedrich Nietzsche steps out of the doorway of number six, Via Carlo Alberto. Not far from him, the driver of a hansom cab is having trouble with a stubborn horse. Despite all his urging, the horse refuses to move, whereupon the driver loses his patience and takes his whip to it. Nietzsche comes up to the throng and puts an end to the brutal scene, throwing his arms around the horse’s neck, sobbing. His landlord takes him home, he lies motionless and silent for two days on a divan until he mutters the obligatory last words, 'Mutter, ich bin dumm!' ['Mother, I am stupid!' in German] and lives for another ten years, silent and demented, cared for by his mother and sisters. We do not know what happened to the horse.
Merry-Go-Round (1956)
, 1h25Directed by Zoltán Fábri
Origin Hongrie
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Mari Törőcsik, Imre Soós, József Juhász
Máté aime Marika qui, néanmoins, doit épouser, selon la volonté expresse de son père, un paysan riche, Sándor. Marika éprouve secrètement une nette inclination pour Máté, mais elle n'ose guère se rebeller ouvertement, craignant de bousculer les coutumes locales. Pourtant, à la noce de l'une de ses amies, Marika abandonne son promis pour entamer un csárdás furieux et interminable avec Máté... qui manifeste, de cette façon, la force de ses sentiments envers la jeune femme. Celle-ci, à son tour, proclame son amour à la face de son père et du village tout entier... En opposition aux vieilles traditions patriarcales, un film plaidant pour l'amour consenti.