János Xantus
Director · 1953 – 2012 · Budapest, Hungary
Movies5
Movie6.2ComedyInsulted when his screenwriter wife writes a leading role for a younger man, aging Broadway idol Fitz Wynn disguises himself as a handsome young Italian.
Lily in Love
1984 · 4 votes
Movie6.0DramaA man becomes acquainted with the mystery of female hands during a trip.
Movie6.3DramaThe movie portrays a peasant revolt in Hungary in the early twentieth century.
Movie6.0DramaComedyThe week-days of a youth-camp, playing democracy, are depicted in this documentarist satire. Due to faulty organisation, the Budapest high-school students get only working tools, but no work to do. The camp leadership tries to cover up facts and urges them to be initiated into "community life".
Movie6.8DramaHistoryZsadányi flees from the authorities with his goddaughter, Bankós Mari, and they escape into the forest. The film then skips ahead thirty-fold years: Zsadány and Mari are now lovers, with the sound of war in the background halting their romance. The old friends of Zsadányi have joined with the Nazis, and the landowner living with his peasants in a socialist community grows distant from them. Zsadányi is held responsible for political problems in the country, and will pay with his life.
Allegro Barbaro
1979 · 6 votes