Movies: István Szabó

A cardiologist is sent into retirement, but he feels at loss without his work. He returns to his home village to work as a general practitioner. This is the start of his ordeal: he's confronted with raw reality, which finally brings him to his knees....

A young Jewish boy travels europe in search of the grave of his Great Grandfather who was killed by the Nazis in the War....

Documentary feature about Czech director Jiří Menzel, featuring Menzel himself as well as Miloš Forman, Emir Kusturica, István Szabó and others....

This film of three parts recalls memories from World War II. The titles of the parts are: Impartially, Terrified and Like a scream....

Jancsi is part of a closely knit gang of young engineers. They see the older engineers as mediocre, and have grand ideas about developing new inventions together. With changing living conditions the five friends start to grow apart. At a party Jancsi...

The story shows Emma's and Böbe's fight for survival, for keeping their position in society which they achieved with hard work in the previous regime. They don't want to lose their place and become village girls again....

What makes European cinema so special? Find out in Paul Joyce’s feature-length documentary, Pictures of Europe, which examines the differences between American independent and Hollywood movies and films from European directors. Featuring luminary ic...

A documentary directed by Wolfgang Liemberger....

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A young priest visits a barber's shop to get shaved. When he leans back and closes his eyes, the barbers decide to play a prank on him. Instead of a male barber they let a female hairdresser take care of the shaving. When the priest feels her soft fi...

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A short film directed by István Szabó....

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The film depicts the period between 1945-60 through the life of a communist couple. Barna Judit, just released from a concentration camp and Horváth László, with an illegal past are brought together by the communist movement. They study and make plan...

In a border town two sons of the local commander using stolen arms take hostages of eighteen girls in a dormitory, because they want to go West by plane....

Hungarian director Istvan Szabo with "Ten minutes after" tells the family drama of a wife who is about to celebrate her husband's 40th birthday. Ten minutes later... the idyllic family atmosphere has completely changed....

István Szabó reveals a lesser-known side to the public in this work, which strings together eight shorts of Budapest into a single movie. In the piece interpretable as a declaration of love addressed to the capital there are numerous motifs that are ...

The love story between a German cancer researcher and her Polish colleague that drags on for more than ten years. Both are married, which rules out marriage, but fuels their passion, as they only see each other a few days a year at medical congresses...

Koncert is a 1962 Hungarian short film directed by István Szabó. In the film, several beach-goers have a go at playing creating an impromptu concert. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film....