Miklós Jancsó

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Jesus Christ’s Horoscope
6.4

Jesus Christ’s Horoscope

The title alone is (almost) enough to recommend the film, but perhaps only a native Hungarian could make sense out of its meandering, improvised ...
Red Psalm
7.0

Red Psalm

Mar. 09, 1972

Red Psalm

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, ...
Private Vices, Public Virtues
5.7

Private Vices, Public Virtues

The son of Emperor Franz Josef of Austria, Crown Prince Rudolf, is believed to have shot his female lover and himself in a tragic suicide pact in ...
Wake Up, Mate, Don’t You Sleep
5.9

Wake Up, Mate, Don’t You Sleep

Being of Hungarian origin, I’m always happy whenever a Hungarian film makes it to Montreal, but unfortunately, very few that I’ve ...
The Lord’s Lantern in Budapest
6.7

The Lord’s Lantern in Budapest

I was lucky enough to see this film due to the efforts of the folks at the Second Run DVD company who recently arranged a retrospective of Miklós ...
The Technique and the Rite
5.5

The Technique and the Rite

The narrative concerns the barbaric exploits of Attila The Hun and yet none of the characters ever leave the remote seaside stretch of land on ...
The Presence III
6.2

The Presence III

Jan. 01, 1986

The Presence III

Two rabbis show the ruins of an abandoned synagogue to a group of primary school-age Jewish children, and stand by as the children dip bread in ...
The Presence II
6.3

The Presence II

Jan. 01, 1978

The Presence II

An exploration of a decaying synagogue. Release: Masodik Jelenlet 1978 720p BluRay-YTS tt0156814 General: mp4 | 1275 Kbps | 94 MB | 00:10:15 ...
Allegro Barbaro
6.8

Allegro Barbaro

Oct. 11, 1979

Allegro Barbaro

Zsadányi flees from the authorities with his goddaughter, Bankós Mari, and they escape into the forest. The film then skips ahead thirty-fold ...
The Round-Up
7.7

The Round-Up

Jan. 06, 1966

The Round-Up

Set in a detention camp in Hungary in 1869 at a time of guerilla campaigns against the ruling Austrians. Release: The Round-Up 1966 iNTERNAL ...
Autumn in Badacsony
0

Autumn in Badacsony

Jan. 01, 1954

Autumn in Badacsony

Early newsreel effort from Jancso (heavily staged). Release: Autumn in Badacsony 1954 720p BluRay x264-BiPOLAR tt0047316 General: mkv | 1.35 GB | ...
My Way Home
7.6

My Way Home

Jan. 14, 1965

My Way Home

In the final days of World War II, a young Hungarian is making his way home, through countryside full of the debris of war, when he is captures ...
Winter Wind
6.9

Winter Wind

Dec. 04, 1969

Winter Wind

In the mid-1930s a group of Croatian anarchists cross the dense forests at the northern border of Yugoslavia in an effort to seek refuge in ...
The Confrontation
6.4

The Confrontation

Feb. 06, 1969

The Confrontation

It is 1947; the Communist Party has just taken power in Hungary. In Jancsó’s first color film, young students at a People’s College ...
Hungarian Rhapsody
6.8

Hungarian Rhapsody

Oct. 04, 1979

Hungarian Rhapsody

The movie portrays a peasant revolt in Hungary in the early twentieth century. Release: Hungarian Rhapsody 1979 General: mkv | 1.24 GB | 01:31:03 ...
An Indian Story
6.4

An Indian Story

Mar. 15, 1962

An Indian Story

The Indian Story is the kind of newsreel short subjects that Jancso made early in his career, and while it doesn’t bear any of his ...
So Much for Justice!
4.6

So Much for Justice!

Feb. 11, 2010

So Much for Justice!

Concerning the Mátyás era in Hungarian history, during the reign of Matthias Corvinus (144301490), the film focuses on three eras of the ...
Agnus Dei
6.4

Agnus Dei

Apr. 22, 1971

Agnus Dei

Alegory of the suppression of the 1919 revolution and the advent of fascism in Hungary; in the countryside, a unit of the revolutionary army ...
Damn You! the Mosquitoes
6

Damn You! the Mosquitoes

Feb. 10, 2000

Damn You! the Mosquitoes

Mickey lives in another world ,but that is why he’s fans like him.The comedy jacket of the story gives a cool atmosphere,but really the ...
Rome Wants Another Caesar
6.7

Rome Wants Another Caesar

In this costume epic, the last days of Julius Caesar are chronicled. Release: Rome Wants Another Caesar 1974 General: avi | 960 MB | 01:18:20 ...