István Szabó Movies

What makes European cinema so special? Find out in Paul Joyce’s feature-length documentary, Pictures of Europe, which examines the differences...

The beginning shows Hungary devastated by the war and the postwar reconstruction with its communist government. Our hero (played first by...

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

From a policewoman broken leg seems completely slip out of the soil. Life-threatening love triangle mixed with her husband and their criminal friends.

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...

Koncert is a 1962 Hungarian short film directed by István Szabó. In the film, several beach-goers have a go at playing creating an...

A playful portrait of a young woman who merrily roams the streets of Budapest. A New Wave love letter in motion.

The film depicts the period between 1945-60 through the life of a communist couple. Barna Judit, just released from a concentration camp and...

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...

A short film directed by István Szabó.

István Szabó and Klaus Maria Brandauer talk about cinema, the repercussions of World War II, art and their films Mephisto (1981) and...

A documentary directed by Wolfgang Liemberger.

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...

Through the personal memories of István Szabó we can became the observers of the life of Budapest.

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...

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...

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