Archive for the ‘Hungary’ Category

Bathory

Bathory

Bathory is based on the legends surrounding the life and deeds of Countess Elizabeth Bathory known as the greatest murderess in the history of mankind. Contrary to popular belief, Elizabeth Bathory was a modern Renaissance woman who ultimately fell victim...

June 14, 2010
The Headsman

The Headsman

This Simon Aeby's scope period drama uses its narrative to explore conflicts and tensions during the notorious 16th century Inquisition. Nikolaj Coster Waldau and Peter McDonald play Martin and Georg, two men who meet and bond as youths in a European...

June 11, 2010
Copying Beethoven

Copying Beethoven

Vienna, 1824. In the days before the first performance of the Ninth Symphony, Beethoven needs help with copying out the charts, so a promising student of composition, Anna Holtz, 23, is sent to assist him. She not only aids the transcription of the notes,...

December 10, 2009
Nine Miles Down

Nine Miles Down

In the Sahara desert, a sandstorm batters a deserted drilling station. Thomas "Jack" Jackman (Paul) a security patrolman, battles through the high winds to find out why all contact with the station has been lost. Originally built for gas exploration,...

December 8, 2009
Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita)

Immigrants (L.A. Dolce...

Joska, a Hungarian immigrant in Los Angeles is sharing an apartment with the Russian Vladislav. In their search for the "American Dream" they get into all kinds of troubles, wild adventures and comical situations. What saves them is their big hearts and...

July 31, 2009
Secret of Moonacre, The

Secret of Moonacre, Th...

When 13 year old Maria Merryweather's father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live with Sir Benjamin, an eccentric uncle she didn't know she had, at the mysterious Moonacre Manor. Soon...

May 29, 2009
Moon and the Stars, The

Moon and the Stars, Th...

Together in Rome to shoot a film, a German actress (McCormack) and an English actor (Pryce) contend with forces that complicate their romance as well as the production itself.

February 26, 2009
Best Man, The

Best Man, The

A guy tries to help his best friend win the attention of the girl of his dreams.

February 10, 2009
Taxidermia

Taxidermia

Gyorgy Palfi's grotesque tale of three generations of men, including an obese speed eater, an embalmer of gigantic cats, and a man who shoots fire out of his penis.

April 3, 2008
Hunchback, The

Hunchback, The

Based on the novel, a young gypsy becomes a Minister's obsession in 1483. Only the bell ringer and her husband and the court of miracles can save her.

May 5, 2007
Den of Lions

Den of Lions

Character actors Stephen Dorff and Bob Hoskins star in the crime thriller DEN OF LIONS. Hoskins plays Darius Paskevic, leader of an arm of the ruthless Russian mob in Budapest. Mike Varga (Dorff) ingratiates himself into Darius's inner circle, eventually...

April 3, 2007