Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle 2021

1

Like the twining vines of the honeysuckle, each of the three stories in this film follow a character whose growth is impeded by the clouds of society hanging over their heads. From a Hungarian taxi driver torn between the preservation of his family and the unexpected humane responsibility found in the clandestine activities he does for profit, to the Hungarian teenager of a single mother whose idea of life goals and success seems perpetually defined by the missing figure of a role model, and finally to the young Indian Carnatic singer who amidst personal and national turmoil decides to sacrifice the one thing that defines her - her talent, Honeysuckle aims not to narrate or condescendingly offer a message, as much as it seeks to illustrate the many life directions available, and the way none of them are good, in a world severely lacking a moral center.

2021

Szent Péter esernyője

Szent Péter esernyője 1935

1

Veronika, the niece of the parish priest of Glogova, came to the priesthood because of the death of her mother. While the priest was praying for a blessing in front of the cross in the field, a grey old man put an umbrella over the little girl. It is still believed in the village that St. Peter himself came to protect the little orphan from the rain. Years go by and Veronika grows up to be a beautiful girl, who falls in love with a law student from Pest, Gyuri Wibra. Interestingly enough, Gyuri - known to be the illegitimate son of the rich Gregorics - inherits only an umbrella from his father...

1935

School of Senses

School of Senses 1996

4.50

Hungarian erotic thriller based on the novel Erzekek Iskolaja. Lily, a young gypsy girl, falls madly in love with a dashing salesman who introduces her to life's pleasures. When Lili discovers he is engaged to another, her life begins to spiral downward.

1996

Innermost Heart

Innermost Heart 2024

10.00

What happens when two eccentric individuals—a grandfather and his grandson—are forced to spend an entire weekend together? Based on stories and screenplay written by Olivér Gömbös, a young creator on the autism spectrum. For many years, Olivér has been expressing himself and his view of the world through unique film narratives. With a talented creative team and outstanding actors, director Tamás Németh Pákolicz has helped bring Olivér’s greatest cinematic dream to life.

2024

A kőmajmok háza

A kőmajmok háza 2014

1

The story stars teenager Kornél, who is raised alone by his mother and suffers from asthma, which often prevents him from playing with his friends, and Gyuri, who is the same age as Kornél, but lived in the same house 30 years ago. During the summer holidays, a strange little girl turns up and tells Kornél amazing stories about the house's inhabitants and their mysterious past. Iza inhabits a whole little magical universe in which everything and everyone has wonderful properties and abilities. The boy and the girl embark on a joint investigation to find the former Garaboncias, Kornél's father, who has been kidnapped by the evil Shadow Robbers (Peritons)...

2014

Miklós Akli

Miklós Akli 1986

5.20

The hero of the story that takes place at the beginning of the nineteenth century and recalls real historical personages is Akli Miklós, the court jester of Emperor Ferenc.

1986

Summer Clouds

Summer Clouds 1957

1

The twenty-year-old Gida, having just survived his first amorous disappointment, falls for Katinka, the young widow, at first sight.

1957

Penny

Penny 1953

5.00

The story of a young servant girl who comes to work on the construction site of a large-scale industrial settlement. She decides to embark on an independent life, runs away from her foster parents, gets on a train and sets out to earn money. Modest and shy, she joins the factory's group of "Stakhanovites" and soon makes new comrades. Her coworkers accept her into their team.

1953

Unruly Heyducks

Unruly Heyducks 1974

4.00

This film, set at the beginning of the 17th century, is the first East-European "Eastern". Bocskai István orders the free Heyducks to shepherd a huge herd of cattle through the country torn to three parts, to the Dalmatian coast, where he can get weapons in exchange, for fighting the Austrians.

1974

Cafe Moscow

Cafe Moscow 1936

1

About a man's disappointment in love, and this provides the foundation for the upcoming trial of a much more significant love. The scene of the fatal meeting, the bar, which is a kind of world-model, and its environment: a fort under siege, from where it's almost impossible to escape...

1936

The Midas Touch

The Midas Touch 1989

6.90

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.

1989

Alraune

Alraune 1918

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It is a variation on the original legend of Alraune in which a Mad Scientist creates a beautiful but demonic child from the forced union between a woman and a Mandrake root. Not to be confused with the 1918 German version of Alraune.

1918

Lajko: Gypsy in Space

Lajko: Gypsy in Space 2018

6.10

In 1957 the Soviet Union decides to give Hungary the chance to choose the world's first cosmonaut, who can be the very first person in space. It seems like the best candidate is Lajkó, the gypsy spraying pilot.

2018

The Game

The Game 2022

6.40

During the Cold War, the secret service of Kádár began a more dangerous state security game than ever before.

2022

The Legend of the Gold Train

The Legend of the Gold Train 2022

1

In the endgame of WWII a few hundred bank employees and their family members rescued Hungary's entire gold reserves on a train from the Soviet army and were hiding it in a small Austrian village until the end of the war.

2022

Hungarian Requiem

Hungarian Requiem 1990

3.00

1958. In the cell of the condemned, seven men await the signs of an approaching execution. All of them recall their pasts and envision their wish-dreams.

1990

Premier

Premier 2006

1

A new National Theatre is built, and the director hires a famous Danish director for the premiere performance. The actors rehearse, the tractor and the construction workers work on the almost finished building. Everything seems to be on track, including the train, unfortunately, on the siding of the bridge next to the theatre. It's a little too loud and it's echoing into the main hall, so rehearsals are squeezed into a room that isn't very big. Bridge cushions are coming, even though it's cold and a bit like Christmas, but most importantly, the art is happening and the lead actress is indeed a queen. She falls in love with her partner and destroys him at the end of the performance. The role takes shape, only sometimes it is eerily similar to the real life of the artists. Will they live to see the premiere?

2006

Son of the White Mare

Son of the White Mare 1981

7.60

A horse goddess gives birth to three powerful brothers who set out into the Underworld to save three princesses from three evil dragons and reclaim their ancestors' lost kingdom.

1981

Maybe Tomorrow

Maybe Tomorrow 1980

1.00

A couple in love, but sadly married to other partners. What is to be done? A diagnosis of a comfortable but profoundly incapable society, a Hungary suffering from an endemic private life disorder, observable both among the urban middle and the rural lower classes. A descent into a relationship’s demise, more from the tired inertia of a country that has lost all direction and sense of purpose than any ill will.

1980

For Better or Worse

For Better or Worse 2005

4.40

For Better or Worse is a daily prime time Hungarian soap opera.

2005

Stir the Pot

Stir the Pot 2019

1

Although together they have been known as a legend in the world of gastronomy, András and Éva have recently divorced. After their marriage is over, Éva is about to keep their famous restaurant at the coast of Lake Balaton, "André". Meanwhile, András opens his own restaurant in the same village, in the backyard of a house.

2019

Gálvölgyi 75 – Professional fan

Gálvölgyi 75 – Professional fan 2023

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Our series was inspired by heartwarming family conversations, hence the interaction between the reporter and his subject. Even at home, János Gálvölgyi regularly tells anecdotes about theater, actors, performances, hacks, and Péter Kövesdi long ago thought that these conversations should be made public. At the request of HVG, if not at the dinner table at home, they give us a glimpse into these conversations, almost as they are going anyway: with bits of sentences, a little confused naturalness, sometimes sadly, but mostly laughing.

2023

Hard Hats and Potato Nose

Hard Hats and Potato Nose 1978

8.00

A few kids make a circus show for their sick friend, and get in some trouble along the way.

1978

Pocok, az ördögmotoros

Pocok, az ördögmotoros 1974

1

Pocok is a seventh grader and the youngest member of his brother's gang. The gang of teenagers wants to buy a motorcycle. They borrow one while they collect the money. Pocok also wants to ride a motorcycle, but they won't let him. His brother and his friends commit a crime, and Pocok gets involved against his will.

1974