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Gábor Máté (actor)
Gábor Máté (born 29 April 1955) is a Hungarian actor and film director. He appeared in more than seventy films since 1976. Selected filmography References External links * 1955 births Living people Hungarian male film actors {{Hungary-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest
Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, second-largest city on the river Danube. The estimated population of the city in 2025 is 1,782,240. This includes the city's population and surrounding suburban areas, over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a List of cities and towns of Hungary, city and Counties of Hungary, municipality, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,019,479. It is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celts, Celtic settlement transformed into the Ancient Rome, Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Pannonia Inferior, Lower Pannonia. The Hungarian p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian People's Republic
The Hungarian People's Republic (HPR) was a landlocked country in Central Europe from its formation on 20 August 1949 until the establishment of the current Hungary, Republic of Hungary on 23 October 1989. It was a professed Communist_state#People's_democratic_state, communist state, governed first by the Hungarian Working People's Party and after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party. Both governments were closely tied to the Soviet Union as part of the Eastern Bloc.Rao, B. V. (2006), ''History of Modern Europe A.D. 1789–2002'', Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. The state considered itself the heir to the Hungarian Soviet Republic, which was formed in 1919 as one of the first communist states created after the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (Russian SFSR). It was designated a "people's democracy (Marxism–Leninism), people's democratic republic" by the Soviet Union in the 1940s. Geographically, it bordered Socialist Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and Slovenia to the southwest, and Austria to the west. Hungary lies within the drainage basin of the Danube, Danube River and is dominated by great lowland plains. It has a population of 9.6 million, consisting mostly of ethnic Hungarians, Hungarians (Magyars) and a significant Romani people in Hungary, Romani minority. Hungarian language, Hungarian is the Languages of Hungary, official language, and among Languages of Europe, the few in Europe outside the Indo-European languages, Indo-European family. Budapest is the country's capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, largest city, and the dominant cultural and economic centre. Prior to the foundation of the Hungarian state, various peoples settled in the territory of present-day Hun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Before The Bat's Flight Is Done
''Before the Bat's Flight Is Done'' () is a 1989 Hungarian drama film directed by Péter Tímár. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. Summary A teenager named Robi (Róbert Csontos) lives in a gloomy apartment building in Budapest with only his mother. His father left them when he was still a child and started a new life in Switzerland. The boy is withdrawn and quiet, finding it difficult to connect with his surroundings due to his sensitivity. He also struggles to find common ground with his mother (Erika Bodnár), as she has a very different nature, working as a cashier. The routine of their broken family is disrupted when a man named Laci (Gábor Máté) appears. Confident and charming, Laci quickly wins over Robi's mother and soon moves in with them. He persistently tries to befriend the distant boy, but it soon becomes evident that his intentions are far from innocent. Laci is sexually attracted to Robi. Though the mother initially throws Laci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentenced To Death (film)
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for actual or supposed misconduct. The sentence (law), sentence ordering that an offender be punished in such a manner is called a death sentence, and the act of carrying out the sentence is an execution. A prisoner who has been sentenced to death and awaits execution is ''condemned'' and is commonly referred to as being "on death row". Etymologically, the term ''capital'' (, derived via the Latin ' from ', "head") refers to execution by Decapitation, beheading, but executions are carried out by List of methods of capital punishment, many methods, including hanging, Execution by shooting, shooting, lethal injection, stoning, Electric chair, electrocution, and Gas chamber, gassing. Crimes that are punishable by death are known as ''capital crimes'', ''capital offences'', or ''capital felonies'', and vary depending on the jurisdic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My 20th Century
''My 20th Century'' aka ''My Twentieth Century'' () is a 1989 Hungarian comedy-drama science fiction film written and directed by Ildikó Enyedi. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto Festival of Festivals. Enyedi won the Caméra d'Or, Golden Camera award at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film was chosen to be part of the Budapest Twelve, New Budapest Twelve, a list of Hungarian films considered the best in 2000. Plot In Budapest in 1880, two twin sisters, Dóra and Lili, are born. After their mother dies, the twins support themselves by selling matches in the street. When they fall asleep one night, two men take their matches and, after a coin flip, each takes a girl and they go their separate ways. On New Year's Eve 1900, Dóra, a drifter, finds herself aboard t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe
''Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe'' () is a 1992 Hungarian drama film co-written and directed by István Szabó. It was entered into the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize. The film was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Plot After that Russian language had been removed from compulsory subjects of Hungarian schools the two Russian teachers, Emma and Böbe became redundant. The teaching staff also were shaken of insecurity, accusing each other. Emma and Böbe are learning English in the evenings. Emma also sells newspapers and she has an affair with the married school director, who is not too brave to decide. One of the best scenes of the film when Böbe and many naked women - teachers and nurses - are waiting for casting in a film studio. Böbe is acquainted with foreigners and she trades in foreign currencies. Böbe will be arrested and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Never Die
''We Never Die'' () is a 1993 Hungarian comedy film written by, directed and starring Róbert Koltai. The film was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Plot summary The story is set in the 1960s and is about a traveling Clothes hanger, coat hanger salesman who educates his teenage nephew about life through their travels. Cast * Róbert Koltai as Gyula * Mihály Szabados as Imi * Gábor Máté (actor), Gábor Máté as Imre * Tamás Jordán as Vigéc * Kathleen Gati as Nusi * Andor Lukáts as Pap * György Hunyadkürthy as Pucus * Péter Blaskó as Apa * Flóra Kádár See also * List of submissions to the 66th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Hungarian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whoops (film)
''Whoops'' () is a 1993 Hungarian comedy film directed by Gyula Maár. It was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. Elementary satire on the Hungarian regime change. Every sentence is spot on. Even though Ede and Kati hated the previous system, they can't help themselves in the new one. In addition, a woman named Elvira turns up and tells him that she has a forty-one-year-old son, whose father is Ede. Set in the nineties, the main characters Ede, the husband (Dezső Garas), and Kati, the wife (Mari Törőcsik), are in their sixties. They spent their youth and working years under the Kádár regime, where they were assigned the role of the "patsy", and this has not changed since the regime change. The flag still flies for the former cadre brother-in-law. Their usual daily arguments and grumbling continue as they have done for decades. Ede wants to move to the countryside to cut costs, where Kati has no desire to go and is considering divorce. Can decades of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wondrous Voyage Of Kornel Esti
''The Wondrous Voyage of Kornel Esti'' () is a 1995 Hungarian drama film directed by József Pacskovszky. It was entered into the 19th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Gábor Máté as Esti Kornél * as Editke mamája * Gabriella Németh as Editke * Gyula Benkő as Editke apja * József Szarvas as Ábel * Erika Marozsán as Woman from Vienna * Olivér Csendes as Némafilmhõs * Kathleen Gati as Bankárné * Zsolt László Zsolt () is a Hungarian masculine given name, originally a variant of ''Solt''. Related names * Zsolt: old Hungarian personal name, with an identical origin to the names ''Zoltán'', ''Zsolt'' and possibly ''Csolt''. Derived from the old Turkish w ... as Ügyvéd * Vera Pap as Kücsük anyja * Edit Kormos as Kücsük * Jenõ Kiss as Õrgróf References External links * 1995 films 1995 drama films 1990s Hungarian-language films Hungarian drama films {{1990s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Twilight
''Long Twilight'' () is a 1997 Hungarian drama film directed by Attila Janisch. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival. Cast * Mari Törőcsik Mari Törőcsik (born Marián Törőcsik; 23 November 1935 – 16 April 2021) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 170 films from 1956 to 2020. She won the award for Best Actress at the 1976 Cannes Film Festiva ... as öregasszony * Imre Csuja as Buszsofõr * András Fekete as Sofõr * János Katona as Teherautósofõr * Gábor Máté as Múzeumigazgató * József Szarvas as útitárs References External links * 1997 films 1997 drama films Hungarian drama films 1990s Hungarian-language films Hungarian-language drama films {{1990s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Birthday! (film)
''Happy Birthday!'' is the second studio album by German electronic music duo Modeselektor. It was released on BPitch Control on 10 September 2007. Critical reception Mark Pytlik of ''Pitchfork A pitchfork or hay fork is an agricultural tool used to pitch loose material, such as hay, straw, manure, or leaves. It has a long handle and usually two to five thin tines designed to efficiently move such materials. The term is also applie ...'' gave the album a 7.4 out of 10, saying, "what's interesting about ''Happy Birthday!'' isn't just that it fuses together the most unfashionable or discarded elements of electronic music's recent history, but that it manages to sound so fresh in doing so." Track listing Charts References External links * {{Authority control 2007 albums Modeselektor albums BPitch Control albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
