Lost Hungarian Films

More than one third of the works made during the 120 years of Hungarian film history are considered lost, ruined or deliberately destroyed. But how did all this happen?

Seven Hungarian Ballads

Traditional Hungarian songs sung by talented amateurs from Vojvodina villages. Each of the seven ballads has been shot in the atmosphere of the song and describes the farm work which is mentioned in the song.

Hungarian Dances

Sand animation created by Hungarian artist Ferenc Cakó.

A Hungarian Nabob

On the novel by Mór Jókai. The first half of the XVIII century. Several decades of life of a noble family Karpati.

The Restless Hungarian

Tom Weidlinger,son of the renowned architectural engineer ,Paul Weidlinger attempts to uncover his enigmatic father's life, and the dynamics of his dysfunctional family

Kidnapping - Hungarian Style

Three people skilfully kidnap the company director, who never takes the responsibility, takes sleeping pills and spends his time feeding ornamental fish. The kidnappers turn out to be no other than the Engineer, the Tech

The Hungarian Playbook

A group of young journalists takes on the state propaganda.

Hungarian Cartoon

About cartoonist Pál Pusztay's character Jucika.

The Hungarian Servant

Bournemouth Orchestra - Hungarian Rhapsody

Bournemouth Orchestra perform a piece of music - Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2".

Nixon In China – Hungarian State Opera

In February 1972, the American president Richard Nixon went to China to meet Mao Zedong. In the context of the war in Vietnam and the cold war, this encounter marked a turning point in Chinese‑American relations. Nixon i

A Hungarian Passport

A filmmaker questions her own national identity.

A Hungarian Cowboy

Hunyadi László - Hungarian State Opera

Hunyadi László is a historical grand opera from Hungary. The epic covers the life and death of the 15th-century soldier and politician, Hunyadi László, son of János Hunyadi who defended Hungary against the attacks of the

A Hungarian Fairy Tale

Shot in B&W, Gyula Gazdag's film follows the surreal and often comic quests of young Andris, an orphan searching for a father who doesn't exist, and Orban, a government clerk who's had enough of oppressive bureaucracy.

Home Life of a Hungarian Family

Nothing more novel than this picture could be shown to an American audience. The view was taken in the doorway of a peasant's hovel. The family, in gala attire, from the grandfather down to the baby, are entertaining som

Hungarian Folk Tales: Pinko

The Devil's son steals and eats a poor woodcutter's corn cakes, so his father orders him to serve the poor man for three years.

Hungarian Retro 2.

A feature length, lively - montage style - documentary, capturing the essence of what life was like in socialist Hungary - dubbed the "The most cheerful barrack" back then - using contemporary music, interviews, adverts

Hungarian Folk Tales: Brave Prince Nick

Once upon a time there was a king who had three daughters. The black clouds want to take the three girls away, but the King refuses them. In revenge they take the sun, the moon and the stars. For half of the kingdom and

Hungarian Folk Tales: Starving Matthias

Poor man Matthias is so poor, that one day he goes into the forest to hang himself. There he meets the Devil and manages to outwit him.