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Gyula Hernádi
Gyula Hernádi (23 August 1926 – 20 July 2005) was a Hungarian writer and screenwriter. He wrote for 36 films between 1965 and 2005, mostly for director Miklós Jancsó Miklós Jancsó (; 27 September 192131 January 2014) was a Hungarian people, Hungarian film director and screenwriter. Jancsó achieved international prominence starting in the mid-1960s with works including ''Szegénylegények, The Round-Up'' .... He also wrote many novels, mostly surrealistic science fiction or horror stories with unique twists. Selected filmography * '' The Round-Up'' (1965) * '' The Confrontation'' (1969) * '' Red Psalm'' (1971) * '' Electra, My Love'' (1974) * '' The Fortress'' (1979) * '' Season of Monsters'' (1987) * '' Jesus Christ's Horoscope'' (1989) External links * 1926 births 2005 deaths Hungarian male screenwriters People from the Bratislava Region 20th-century Hungarian screenwriters {{Screen-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oroszvár
Rusovce (, ) is a borough in southern Bratislava on the right bank of the Danube river, close to the Austrian border. History In the 1st century, there was a Roman settlement named Gerulata in today's Rusovce area. The first preserved written reference to the settlement is from 1208. In 1910 Oroszvár had 1,802 inhabitants. Among them were 1,268 Germans, 439 Hungarians, 30 Slovaks, 20 Croats and 39 Others. It remained Hungarian after 1920 but became a border village close to Austria and Czechoslovakia. The German inhabitants were expelled after 1945. On 15 October 1947, together with Čunovo and Jarovce, Rusovce was annexed by Czechoslovakia according to the Paris Peace Treaty, in order to make possible to divert the Danube. On 1 January 1972 it was made a borough of Bratislava. Transport A motorway and road border crossings into Hungary are located in Rusovce. Across the border is Rajka in Győr-Moson-Sopron County. There are no more border checks at both crossings fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electra, My Love
''Electra, My Love'' () is a 1974 Hungarian drama film directed by Miklós Jancsó. It was included in the official selection for the 1975 Cannes Film Festival. Like most of Jancsó's films, this one uses extremely long takes, often as long as the camera would allow without stopping because of the film stock finishing. The entire 70 minute duration is covered by just twelve takes. The story is set in an archaic and mythical world in which a tyrant faces rebellion by the down-trodden. It is based on a play by which premiered in Budapest in 1968, and which itself reinterpreted the Greek myth of Electra. Plot Electra is bullied by Aegisthus, the tyrant who fifteen years earlier murdered her father, Agamemnon, and seized the throne. Electra is therefore filled with the urge to kill him and his supporters in revenge. To humiliate her, Aegisthus forces her to marry a dwarf. Her brother, Orestes, then returns from abroad, disguised as a messenger reporting his own deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian Male Screenwriters
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2005 Deaths
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1926 Births
In Turkey, the year technically contained only 352 days. As Friday, December 18, 1926 ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Saturday, January 1, 1927 '' (Gregorian Calendar)''. 13 days were dropped to make the switch. Turkey thus became the last country to officially adopt the Gregorian Calendar, which ended the 344-year calendrical switch around the world that took place in October, 1582 by virtue of the Papal Bull made by Pope Gregory XIII. Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Ibn Saud is crowned ruler of the Kingdom of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne as Bảo Đại, the last monarch of the Nguyễn dynasty of the Kingdom of Vietnam. * January 16 – A British Broadcasting Company radio play by Ronald Knox about workers' revolution in London causes a panic among those who have not heard the preliminary announcement that it is a satire on broadcasting. * January 21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesus Christ's Horoscope
''Jesus Christ's Horoscope'' () is a 1989 Hungarian drama film directed by Miklós Jancsó Miklós Jancsó (; 27 September 192131 January 2014) was a Hungarian people, Hungarian film director and screenwriter. Jancsó achieved international prominence starting in the mid-1960s with works including ''Szegénylegények, The Round-Up'' .... It was entered into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Juli Básti as Juli * György Cserhalmi as Jozef K. * Ildikó Bánsági as Márta * Dorottya Udvaros as Kata * András Bálint as Nyomozó * László Gálffi as Nyomozó * András Kozák as Inspector * Ottilia Borbáth as Matild * György Fehér as Merse Zoltán Reception The film was presented as follows, "(it) has a contemporary setting, and tells of the anguish of intellectuals who remained silent during a series of recent crises. The plot develops into an existential murder thriller, but the chaos of unsettled lives is coralled by Jansco's unique film l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Season Of Monsters
''Season of Monsters'' () is a 1987 Hungarian drama film written by Gyula Hernádi and directed by Miklós Jancsó. The film was entered into the main competition at the 44th edition of the Venice Film Festival, and it got a Jury Honorable Mention "for the coherence with which he carries on and renews his expressive research in a period of rapid evolution of film language".F. Maurice Speed, James Cameron-Wilson. ''Film Review''. Columbus Books, 1988. Plot At a country house, a retiring teacher celebrates his birthday, where professors and students discuss Existentialism and philosophy. Then an unsettling play opens up a mystery. Cast * József Madaras as Kamondi * György Cserhalmi as Dr. Bardócz * Ferenc Kállai as Sándor Kovács * Júlia Nyakó as Kati * Katarzyna Figura Katarzyna Małgorzata Figura (Polish pronunciation: ; born 22 March 1962) is a Polish film, theatre and television actress. She is sometimes billed as "Kasia Figura", as in ''Prêt-à-Porter (film), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fortress (1979 Film)
''The Fortress'' () is a 1979 Hungarian science fiction film directed by Miklós Szinetár. It was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Bella Tanay as Edit Nicharchos * Sándor Oszter as Gregor * József Madaras as Murketa * Ádám Rajhona as Sorensen * Ferenc Bács as Dobrowski * Gyula Benkő as Bondy Sr. * Péter Benkő as Bondy Jr. (as Péter Benkő) * Georgiana Tarjan as Éva (as Györgyi Tarján) * Nóra Németh as Jane * Judit Hernádi as Klotild * Péter Haumann Péter Haumann (17 May 1941 – 28 May 2022) was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films since 1962. Selected filmography References External links * 1941 births 2022 deaths Hungarian male film actors Male ... as Steko * Endre Harkányi as Steiner * Péter Trokán as Public Prosecutor References External links * 1979 films 1979 science fiction films 1970s Hungarian-language films Hungarian science fiction films Films about d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Psalm
''Red Psalm'' () is a 1972 Hungarian film by Miklós Jancsó. The literal translation of the title is "''And the People Still Ask''", a quote from a poem by Sándor Petőfi. Plot ''Red Psalm'' centers around a small peasants' revolt in 1890. It draws inspiration from the Hungarian revolutionary movements of the 19th century, including the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, of which Sándor Petőfi, the poet whose work the film's Hungarian title references, was a participant. Background Like most of Jancsó's best-known works, ''Red Psalm'' is loosely based on events from Hungarian history. Shot in very long, carefully choreographed takes, the film features only 26 shots. Unlike Jancsó's previous films, which used music only sparsely, almost every scene in ''Red Psalm'' features music, usually performed by the on-screen characters. The songs include Hungarian folk music and songs in Russian and English, most famously "Charlie Is My Darling" (a variation on a Scots song later adopted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 to 1946 and was a key part of the Habsburg monarchy from 1526-1918. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coronation of the Hungarian monarch, coronation of the first king Stephen I of Hungary, Stephen I at Esztergom around the year 1000;Kristó Gyula – Barta János – Gergely Jenő: Magyarország története előidőktől 2000-ig (History of Hungary from the prehistory to 2000), Pannonica Kiadó, Budapest, 2002, , pp. 37, 113, 678 ("Magyarország a 12. század második felére jelentős európai tényezővé, középhatalommá vált."/"By the 12th century Hungary became an important European factor, became a middle power.", "A Nyugat részévé vált Magyarország.../Hungary became part of the West"), pp. 616–644 his family (the Árpád dynasty) led the monarchy for 300 years. By the 12th century, the kingdom became a European power. Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Confrontation (film)
''The Confrontation'' (, literally "Sparkling Winds", the name of a revolutionary song) is a 1969 Hungarian drama film directed by Miklós Jancsó. Filmed in and around the Benedictine Pannonhalma Archabbey, it is set (despite its colorful modern dress) in 1947, during the Second Hungarian Republic. The plot involves tensions between leaders of a student revolutionary group (People's National Association of Colleges or ) that takes over the Benedictine High School of Pannonhalma: Laci believes in befriending and convincing the high school students, but Jutka tries to resort to revolutionary terror. Both are deposed by the plainclothes police who have been complicit in the takeover. The film is shot in Jancsó's characteristic long takes and makes extensive use of song. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France. Cast * Andrea Drahota as Jutka Lantos * Kati Kovács as Teri Szabó * Lajos B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Round-Up (1965 Film)
''The Round-Up'' (, "Poor young men", i. e. outlaws) is a 1966 Hungarian film directed by Miklós Jancsó. Well received in its home country, it was Jancsó's first film to receive international acclaim. Today, many consider ''The Round-Up'' a classic of world cinema; it was selected to be screened in the Cannes Classics section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Following the quelling of Lajos Kossuth's Hungarian Revolution of 1848, 1848 revolution against Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867), Habsburg rule in Hungary, prison camps were set up for people suspected of being Kossuth's supporters. Around 20 years later, some members of highwayman Sándor Rózsa's guerrilla band, believed to be some of Kossuth's last supporters, are known to be interned among the prisoners in a camp. The prison staff try to identify the rebels and find out if Sándor is among them using various means of mental and physical torture and trickery. When one of the guerrillas, János Gajdar, is identified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
