A block of flats in Budapest – Noah’s Ark. An old man, Ede Stock (Dezső Garas) raising his grandchild all by himself. A friendship – of many decades – with Aurél Tálas (Ferenc Kállai) who hasn’t stepped out of the house for 15 years. And a TV show where the country’s best grandpa can win 5 million forints.
A block of flats in Budapest – Noah’s Ark. An old man, Ede Stock (Dezső Garas) raising his grandchild all by himself. A friendship – of many decades – with Aurél Tálas (Ferenc Kállai) who hasn’t stepped out of the house for 15 years. And a TV show where the country’s best grandpa can win 5 million forints.Stock signs up, and the tenants of the house who have hated each other, prepare the old man for the show. Unnoticed, human relations develop. Unnoticed – for the sake of the mutual goal – hatred ceases, and the house becomes a community.
And Stock wins the 5 million.
And Stock’s wish of many decades comes true. He rides away on a Harley Davidson into infinity, with his eternal friend, Aurél Tálas.
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Director: Pál Sándor
Screenplay: Zsuzsa Tóth
D.O.P.1: Gábor Szabó
D.O.P.2: Gábor Marosi
Music: Yonderboi
Editor: Mari Miklós
Sound: Róbert Juhász
Costume Designer: János Breckl
Still Photo: Adrienn Szabó
Line Producers: Andrea Kormos, Erika Tarr
Producer: Pál Sándor
Co-producer: RTL Klub, Mafilm Rt.
Produced by: Hunna Film Studio
Cast: Dezső Garas, Angéla Stefanovics, Ferenc Kállai, Mari Törőcsik, András Szőke, Sándor Badár, Győző Szabó, Péter Vida, Kata Bartsch, Attila Rónai, Irén Bordán, Tamás Jordán, Marika Oszwald, Zolee Ganxsta, Csaba Pindroch, Linda Verebes, Róbert Alföldi, Györgyi Kari, Mari Kiss, József Szarvas
2007, Hungarian feature film, color, 104 min, 35 mm
   
Budapest, 1919. A special unit of right-wing extremists kills a wealthy Jewish jeweler for a cache of diamonds. His wife, Mitzi, a singer and her young son escape with the help of Rozsnyai, a musician. They flee to Italy. Traveling around the country, they sing and dance.
Budapest, 1919. A special unit of right-wing extremists kills a wealthy Jewish jeweler for a cache of diamonds. His wife, Mitzi, a singer and her young son escape with the help of Rozsnyai, a musician. They flee to Italy. Traveling around the country, they sing and dance.The diamonds, hidden by the jeweler in his son’s teddy bear before his death, unexpectedly turn up. Mitzi, her son and Rozsnyai return to Budapest some time later and open up a fancy club with the proceeds from the diamonds. Club Arizona and its star, Mitzi, gain world fame. The Second World War breaks out. Mitzi’s son commits suicide and the Nazis deport Rozsnyai. Now it is Mitzi’s turn to save Rozsnyai’s life, but it is too late. 1944 – the world of Rozsnyai and Mitzi is already buried under the smoking debris of the Arizona.
Director: Pál Sándor
Writer: Ágnes Fedor
Screenplay: Pál Sándor, Alfredo Gianetti, Péter Molnár Gál
Dramaturg: Zsuzsa Bíró
D.O.P.: Elemér Ragályi, Gábor Szabó
Editor: Nino Baragli
Music: Armando Trovaioli
Sound: Kovács György
Art Director: László Rajk, Gábor Bachmann, Luigi Quintili
Costume Designer: Nicoletta Ercole
Still Photo: István Bartók
Production Manager: Péter Ivanov, Orazio Tassara
Producer: Jacopo Cappana, Giuseppe Perugia
Head of Studio: Miklós Köllő
Cast: Hanna Schygulla - Mária Varga, Vocal: Kati Kovács, Marcello Mastroiani – Gyula Szabó, Juli Básti, Gábor Reviczky, Dezső Garas, Károly Eperjes, Alessandra Martinez – Anna Fehér, Berta Dominguez – Hédi Temessy, Augusto Poderosi – Pál Mácsai, Frigyes Hollósi, János Kulka, Ferenc Darvas, István Holl, András Fekete, Kati Rák
1988, Hungarian feature film, color, 114 minutes, 35 mm
   
In the winter of 1944, the guests of Végvári Dance School are scattered by the air raid warning. András Adorján- the son of the cloakroom attendant woman- steals a coat, in order to sell it and purchase the sexual services of the notorious Aranka Fussbaum.
In the winter of 1944, the guests of Végvári Dance School are scattered by the air raid warning. András Adorján- the son of the cloakroom attendant woman- steals a coat, in order to sell it and purchase the sexual services of the notorious Aranka Fussbaum.The cloakroom attendant woman - to save her reputation- along with Susan, Feri Svéd, his brother-in-law and his son hits the road to pound the coat. While dipping into the hell of the war, they commit greater sins than stealing, and they loose much more than a coat. Feri Svéd is “invited” to a labour camp.
Director: Pál Sándor
Writer: Iván Mándy
Screenplay: Zsuzsa Tóth
Story editor: Zsuzsa Bíró
Music: Gábor Presser, LGT
D.O.P.: Elemér Ragályi
Editor: Éva Kármentő
Sound: Károly Peller
Art Director: Gábor Bachmann
Costume: Fanny Kemenes
Production Manager: István Fogarasi
Cast: Dezső Garas, Irén Psota, András Kern, Erzsébet Kútvölgyi, Péter Andorai, Jenő Horváth, Róbert Rátonyi, Tamás Major, Ági Margitai, Miklós Zoltay, Lujza Orosz, Ágnes Bánfalvy, Ferenc Pap, Ferenc Juhász, Imola Patkós, Ildikó Pécsi, József Máriáss, László Huszár, Péter Fábry, Klára Máhrer, Mrs. Lajos Szilveszter, István Bátori
1978, Hungarian feature film, colour, 96 minutes
December 1956. Sixteen-year-old Daniel is heading to the border to follow his sweetheart who is about to leave for America. His companion, Gyuri Angeli is seeking to escape because of his participation in the fighting during the uprising.
December 1956. Sixteen-year-old Daniel is heading to the border to follow his sweetheart who is about to leave for America. His companion, Gyuri Angeli is seeking to escape because of his participation in the fighting during the uprising.At night, all the people who want to flee the country are in a hotel next to the border waiting for trucks. This is where Gyuri Angeli’s father works, and who, despite the torture he suffered in Rákosi’s prison, collaborates against the deserters with a state security officer. After a seemingly endless night, the trucks leave for the border. Daniel does not defect, but takes the train back to Budapest. Gyuri Angeli follows him, and is killed when he jumps off the train bound for Budapest.
Director: Pál Sándor
Writer: András Mezei (short story)
Screenplay: Zsuzsa Tóth
Dramaturg: Zsuzsa Bíró
D.O.P.: Elemér Ragályi
Editor: Éva Kármentő
Music: György Selmeczi
Sound: György Kovács
Art Director: Attila Kovács
Costume Designer: Györgyi Szakács
Still Photo: István Bartók
Production Manager: György Onódi
Head of Studio: Köllő Miklós
Cast: Péter Rudolf, Ági Margitai, Tamás Major, Sándor Zsótér, Gyula Bodrogi, Mari Törőcsik, Dezső Garas, Kati Szerb, András Kern, Katalin Takács, István Fazekas, Ildikó Kishonti, Ági Voith, Margit Földessy, Tamás Végvári, Sándor Halmágyi, Kati Egri, Hédi Temessy, Zoltán Nagy, Péter Kertész, Oszkár Gáti, Sándor Téry, Teri Földi, Irma Patkós, Dénes Újlaki
1983, Hungarian feature film, color, 95 minutes, 35 mm
Awards:
- 1983 – Hungarian Feature Film Festival: First Prize of the Public Jury, Best Actor Award to Tamás Végvári, the Professional Jury’s Special Prize for Best Actor, Gyula Bodrogi and Best Actress, Mari Törőcsik, Prize for Costume Designer, Györgyi Szakács
- Cannes: FIPRESCI-Award
- 1984 – The Hungarian Film Critics’ Prize for Best Actor, Gyula Bodrogi
- 1985 – Zimbabwe: Award for the Festival’s Most Inventive Film
- 1986 – Gdansk: The Best Foreign Film Award
   
Salomon and Stock have performed their double act in the cabaret for years. In a pair of three-legged-trousers they sing the song “You Won’t Make It Alone”. One day Salomon unexpectedly replaces Stock with a young girl dancer.
Salomon and Stock have performed their double act in the cabaret for years. In a pair of three-legged-trousers they sing the song “You Won’t Make It Alone”. One day Salomon unexpectedly replaces Stock with a young girl dancer.Stock decides to kill Salomon, and starts to chase him. Salomon is in full flight, and whenever Stock catches up with him, he stabs at his partner, but always misses. After a while, the tables are turned, and Salomon is now the one running after Stock. Because of the opportunity to star in a television show, the two comedians finally cool down, they slip back into their three-legged-trousers, and sing together anew “You Won’t Make It Alone”.
Director: Pál Sándor
Idea: Zsuzsa Tóth, Pál Sándor
Screenplay: Zsuzsa Tóth
Dramaturg: Zsuzsa Bíró
D.O.P.: Elemér Ragályi
Editor: Éva Kármentő
Music: Gábor Presser
Sound: György Kovács
Art Director: Gábor Bachmann
Costume Designer: Emőke Csengey
Still Photo: András Zarándok
Production Manager: Anrás Ozorai
Head of Studio: Köllő Miklós
Cast: Dezső Garas, András Kern, Dorottya Udvaros, Tamás Major, Ildikó Pécsi, Hédi Temessy, Ági Margitai, György Bárdy, István Bujtor, József Máriáss, Melinda Máriáss, István Gőz, Gábor Máté, Irma Patkós
1981, Hungarian feature film, color, 94 minutes, 35 mm
Awards:
- 1981 – Hungarian Feature Film Festival: Award for Cinematographer, Elemér Ragályi
- 1982 – The Hungarian Film Critics’ Prize for Camera Work
   
1919 – after the defeat of the Hungarian Soviet Republic, in a sanatorium somewhere in the mountains. Disguised as a woman, János Kövesi, a wanted communist, seeks escape in the Sanatorium Wallach, where he applies for the job of nurse.
1919 – after the defeat of the Hungarian Soviet Republic, in a sanatorium somewhere in the mountains. Disguised as a woman, János Kövesi, a wanted communist, seeks escape in the Sanatorium Wallach, where he applies for the job of nurse.Under the alias of Sarolta Galambos, he waits for a suitable moment to flee across the border, with the assistance of Nurse Zsófi. A special unit of right-wing extremists murders her. This is why Kövesi, still in hiding, will have to also take another persecuted communist, whom Nurse Zsófi was waiting for, through the border. While waiting, Kövesi takes care of the patients of the Hungarian Magic Mountain. In his disguise as a woman he falls in love with an Italian woman, and in order to protect his female identity, he also has to kill. Later, just before they are about escape, his persecutors murder him and his comrade in their sleep.
Director: Pál Sándor
Writer: Pál Sándor, Zsuzsa Tóth
Screenplay: Zsuzsa Tóth
Dramaturg: Zsuzsa Bíró
D.O.P.: Elemér Ragályi
Editor: Éva Kármentő
Music: Zdenkó Tamássy
Sound: Károly Peller
Art Director: László Duba
Costume Designer: Fanny Kemenes
Still Photo: Magda B. Müller
Production Manager: István Fogarasi
Head of Studio: Köllő Miklós
Cast: Endre Holman, Sándor Szabó, Erzsébet Kútvölgyi, Dezső Garas, Carla Romanelli, Margit Dajka, Irma Patkós, Hédi Temessy, Györgyi Tarján, Ildikó Pécsi, Mária Lázár, Ági Margitai, András Kern, György Simon, Márk Zala
1976, Hungarian feature film, color, 82 minutes, 35 mm
Awards:
- 1977 – Hungarian Film Critics’ Prize for Cinematographer, Elemér Ragályi, Award for Best Episode Actress, Hédi Temessy
- Berlin: Silver Bear, CIDALC-Award
- 1978 – Sao Paulo: Second Prize
   
Following his divorce, Péter Bóna the beginner film director needs a bigger sum, to settle the financial affairs with his ex. He travels to Pécs, to Sarah, his long time not seen aunt, who welcomes him warmly, but doesn’t give him a penny.
Following his divorce, Péter Bóna the beginner film director needs a bigger sum, to settle the financial affairs with his ex. He travels to Pécs, to Sarah, his long time not seen aunt, who welcomes him warmly, but doesn’t give him a penny.Her relentless firmness confronts Péter with his messy life. Sárika cannot be blackmailed by the wanted Gyuri Klár eihter. She sells all her assets to support the music school of Pécs, and moves into a retirement home in Budapest. Péter gets more and more attached to her.
Director: Pál Sándor
Screenplay: Pál Sándor, Zsuzsa Tóth
Story Editor: ZsuzsaBíró
D.O.P.: Elemér Ragályi
Editor: Éva Kármentő
Music: Tamás Zdenkó
Sound: Károly Peller
Art Director: Tamás Banovich
Costume: Fanny Kemenes
Production Manager: László Lénárth
Photo: Gyula Szóváry
Head of Studio: Köllő Miklós
Cast: András Kern, Irma Patkós, Erika Bodnár, Ági Margitai, Katalin Sólyom, Ila Schütz, Ildikó Szabó, Gábor Ferenczi, Mrs. Árpád Újvári, Tamás Andor, István Verebes, Éva Bázsa, László Paál, Róbert Koltai
1971, Hungarian feature film, black and white, 95 minutes, 35 mm
The location is a girl seminary. Emilia Odor is a rebel, coltish, sensitive girl from Budapest, who upsets the strict order of the isolated institution.
The location is a girl seminary. Emilia Odor is a rebel, coltish, sensitive girl from Budapest, who upsets the strict order of the isolated institution.She convinces the girls easily not to bear the constant humiliation. The despotic headmistress tries to neutralize Emilia by a clever trick: she can travel with the other girls to the Millenium events. The others turn against her, and on the eve of the trip she jumps from the roof of the mansion.
Director: Pál Sándor
Screenplay: Pál Sándor, Zsuzsa Tóth
Story Editor: Zsuzsa Bíró
D.O.P.: János Zsombolyai
Editor: Éva Kármentő
Music: Tamás Zdenkó, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sound: Károly Peller
Art Director: Tamás Vayer
Costume: Fanny Kemenes
Production Manager: Róbert Kálmán, Tibor Hranitzky
Head of Studio: János Herskó
Cast: Ildikó Szabó, Elma Bulla, Mária Sulyok, Mari Törőcsik, Mariann Moór, Mária Ronyec, Ilona Gurnik, Rita Békés, Judit Vári, Ágnes Vári, Ági Pataki, Katalin Bodó, Zsuzsa Szemes, Gabriella Bohorcsik, Mária Koncz, Zsuzsa Nagy
1970, Hungaria feature film, coloured, 82 minutes, 35 mm
Three teenage boys find shelter from the rain in an empty house at Lake Balaton. Unexpectedly, the owners return, but only two of the boys are able two escape. Kiki gets stuck in the larder.
Three teenage boys find shelter from the rain in an empty house at Lake Balaton. Unexpectedly, the owners return, but only two of the boys are able two escape. Kiki gets stuck in the larder.There is a fierce storm outside, and while he is waiting for his chance to escape, pictures of his memory and stream of consciousness keep flashing in his mind: His first date, the first revolt against the strict authority of the adult world, the attempts to shock grown-ups, hitch hiking, great reunions and sad farewells: confrontation with the real life of adults. In the morning, Kiki’s friends return to pick him up, and the three indulge again in probably their last undisturbed vacation.
Director: Pál Sándor
Screenplay: Pál Sándor, Zsuzsa Tóth
Dramaturg: Zsuzsa Bíró
D.O.P.: János Zsombolyai
Editor: Éva Kármentő
Music: Zdenkó Tamássy
Sound: Károly Peller
Art Director: László Duba
Costume Designer: Vera Nádor
Still Photo: Egon Endrényi
Production Manager: József Bajusz
Head of Studio: János Herskó
Cast: Gábor Ferenczi, Balázs Tardy, Miklós Szurdi, Vera Venczel, Ildikó Szabó
1968, Hungarian feature film, black and white, 82 minutes, 35 mm
Awards:
- 1968 – Hungarian Feature Film Festival: The Jury’s Prize for Camera Work
- Chicago: Award for the Best Youth Film
- Karlovy Vary: Grand Prix of the Jury for the Screenplay, Certificate of the Technical Jury
- Pécs 4th Film Festival: Award for Cinematographer, János Zsombolyai
- 1969 – Hungarian Film Critics’ Award for Cinematographer, János Zsombolyai
- Phon Penh: Cerificate
   
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