Acting

Erzsi Cserhalmi

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Goldberg VariationsGoldberg Variations · 1991
Goldberg Variations
10.01991
MovieDrama
This is a rough, fragmented drama about a couple whose 13-year-old son committed suicide without an apparent reason. The film portrays the day after the funeral and the helpless, abandoned mourning of the parents.
Allegro BarbaroAllegro Barbaro · 1979
Allegro Barbaro
6.91979
MovieDramaHistory
Zsadányi flees from the authorities with his goddaughter, Bankós Mari, and they escape into the forest. The film then skips ahead thirty-fold years: Zsadány and Mari are now lovers, with the sound of war in the background halting their romance. The old friends of Zsadányi have joined with the Nazis, and the landowner living with his peasants in a socialist community grows distant from them. Zsadányi is held responsible for political problems in the country, and will pay with his life.
Red PsalmRed Psalm · 1972
Red Psalm
6.31972
MovieDramaWar
Set in the 1890s on the Hungarian plains, a group of farm workers go on strike in which they face harsh reprisals and the reality of revolt, oppression, morality and violence.
Don’t Cry, Pretty Girls!Don’t Cry, Pretty Girls! · 1970
Don’t Cry, Pretty Girls!
5.41970
MovieDramaMusic
Savanyú and his friend work at a plant. After the monotonous shifts they engage in the pleasures of the afternoon and the night, i.e. parties and concerts. Savanyú dates Juli, they are already engaged. The young men live as sub-tenants, the young women in workers' hostels. None of these places are suited for spending time together. They are in need of an apartment. Out of the ruinous apartment which they lay siege on, however, they are sent away by the otherwise friendly policeman. At a concert held in the Park of Youth, Juli gets to know Géza. They flirt, then go to the country with a pop-group. Savanyú and his friends follow them. A minor fight cools the atmosphere.
Season of MonstersSeason of Monsters · 1987
Season of Monsters
5.51987
MovieDrama
Zoltai is a Hungarian professor who returns home after a visit to the United States. Following a television interview, he commits suicide and leaves a note for his longtime friend Dr. Bardocz. The doctor and Zoltai's colleague Komindi join the police in investigating what drove the man to suicide.
Agnus DeiAgnus Dei · 1971
Agnus Dei
5.01971
MovieHistoryWar
Allegory of the suppression of the 1919 revolution and the advent of fascism in Hungary; in the countryside, a unit of the revolutionary army spares the life of father Vargha, a fanatical priest. He comes back and leads massacres. A new force, represented by Feher, apparently avenges the people, but only to impose a different, more refined and effective kind of repression.
Tight QuartersTight Quarters · 1983
Tight Quarters
7.11983
MovieDrama
After serving a prison sentence for a street fight, Csaba returns home to find his wife, Éva, now living with another man, Miklós. With nowhere else to go, Csaba is forced to share their small apartment, leading to constant friction and escalating provocations.
The Tyrant's Heart, or Boccaccio in HungaryThe Tyrant's Heart, or Boccaccio in Hungary · 1981
The Tyrant's Heart, or Boccaccio in Hungary
5.21981
MovieDrama
A historical drama set in the 1400s, a young man sent to Italy but is forced back after his father's mysterious death.

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On Death RowOn Death Row · 1990
On Death Row
7.01990
MovieDrama
Ferenc Gergó met Béla Nagy in the army, who later appeared at his workplace, a rural communications technology factory, as a counterintelligence officer, and played a major role in Gergó being sent to death row in 1958. Here he recalls what happened. Gergó fell in love with Zsuzsa, the wife of his friend, chief engineer Wágner. However, before their conflict could unfold, Wágner was arrested on suspicion of espionage and died in prison. Zsuzsa rejected Gergó's advances for a while and raised her child alone. After rekindling their relationship, they get married. On their honeymoon, they learn of the outbreak of the revolution. On their way home, they take part in one of the revolutionaries' actions. Gergó becomes a member of the factory workers' council. He saves Nagy from being lynched. In November, the factory is surrounded by soldiers. Gergó is also arrested...