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.

Hungarian Folk Tales: The Goat Soldiers

An orphaned young man joins the army and learns discipline. After serving his obliged three years, he becomes a goat herd.

Negative history of Hungarian cinema

Reconstructions of unrealized Hungarian films in cooperation with the greatest Hungarian film directors.

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 Cowboy

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

Beyond the Forest: Hungarian Music in Transylvania

The dance house movement, which (illegally) brought folk music from the minority Hungarian Gypsies and peasants of Transylvania - now part of Romania - to Budapest, and its effect on views of the value of traditional cul

Hungarian Folk Tales: Abeles-Kobeles

King becomes obliged to the Devil to give him his only daughter on her 15th birthday. When the day comes, Devil takes the Princess to hell, where she meets a young man called John. Together they decide to escape

Ali, the Hungarian Yazidi

Ali belongs to the Yazidi religious community, a persecuted minority in Iraq. With Ali’s life in danger, he escapes to Hungary, where he finds a home, but doesn't lose the feeling that he's an outsider. He decides to mak

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: The Hare and the Hedgehog

A hedgehog and a hare make a bet on who's fastest.

A Hungarian Nabob 2: Karpathy Zoltan

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

Hungarian Folk Tales: The Frog, the Mouse and the Sausage

A frog, a mouse and a sausage become friends and the trio starts living together. The usual cook, sausage, gets tiered of his job, and declares that from now on the rest will have to cook.

Hungarian Folk Tales: The Two Old Friends

Christmas is approaching. Two poor men try their almost to acquire some food for the Christmas table of their families. During their adventures, they try to cheat each other, because both would like to acquire the entire

The Trial of Martinovics and the Hungarian Jacobins

For this austere, clear and sharp telefeature, Judit Elek focused on the last months of Martinovics’ life: his interrogation by the Austrians, the examining Magistrate Schilling in particular, shown as a battle of wits a

Hungarian Folk Tales: The Gold Coin and the Hat

Three foolish students get into some misadventures with an old trickster man, his wife and a corpse...

Hungarian Folk Tales: First the Dance, then the Feast

The Poor Man is harassed by a greedy landlord, who forces him and his very large family out of their home, but with a help of magical flute, he manages to take revenge on the corrupt

Hungarian Women in the Gulag

For his film Sára interviewed women who as young girls had endured difficult surroundings and constant denigration in the labor camps. The trilogy showcases uniquely female experiences. We will find out what happened to

The Hungarian Masters of Italian Football

Between the two world wars, 78 Hungarian coaches worked for Italian clubs, and every member of Italy's 1938 World Cup-winning team had a Hungarian club coach. The film follows the careers of two of them, Árpád Weisz and

Confession of Hungarian Saints: Saint Gellért