List of the best István Szabó movies: Mephisto(1981), Colonel Redl(1985), Sunshine(1999), Hanussen(1988), Meeting Venus(1991) ... ...
7.8/10
Drama
West Germany|Hungary|Austria
1981
135 Minutes
Director
Klaus Maria Brandauer Krystyna Janda Ildiko Bansagi Karin Boyd Rolf Hoppe Christine Harbort
actor wife mistress nazi dancer patron dark profound disheartening opera house stage dressing room ballroom apartment ambition theater politics faust fall 1930s
In early-1930s Germany, a passionate stage actor finds himself before a dilemma: renounce his apolitical stance and comply with the Reich's doctrine, or face oblivion. But, Faustian bargains never end well. What is the price of success?
7.6/10
Drama, History
Yugoslavia|Hungary|Austria|West Germany
1985
143 Minutes
Director
Klaus Maria Brandauer Armin Mueller-Stahl Jan Niklas Gudrun Landgrebe Hans Christian Blech László Mensáros Andras Balint
military officer soldier homosexual wife doctor traitor solemn moving powerful austria military academy battlefield double life secrets military espionage homosexuality suspicion rise temptation
Set during the fading glory of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the film tells of the rise and fall of Alfred Redl (Brandauer), an ambitious young officer who proceeds up the ladder to become ... See full summary »
7.5/10
Drama, History
Germany|Austria|Canada|Hungary|France|UK|USA
1999
180 Minutes
Director
Ralph Fiennes Rosemary Harris Rachel Weisz Jennifer Ehle Molly Parker Deborah Kara Unger James Frain John Neville Miriam Margolyes David de Keyser Mark Strong
man cousin brother mother father judge brooding intricate passionate hungary family history austro-hungarian empire love triangle society passion fall rise sacrifice temptation 20th century
The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.
7.2/10
Drama
Hungary|West Germany|Austria
1988
120 Minutes
Director
soldier doctor manager lover clairvoyant nazi suspenseful chilling fascinating offbeat austria hospital berlin theater supernatural world war ii nazism politics precognition metamorphosis
A man's story parallels Hitler's rise. Austrian Klaus Schneider, wounded in World War I, recovers in the care of Dr. Emil Bettleheim. Bettleheim discovers that Schneider possesses powers of... See full summary »
Romance
1991
120 Minutes
Director
Glenn Close Niels Arestrup Erland Josephson Mosko Alkalai Macha Méril Johanna Ter Steege Maïté Nahyr Victor Poletti Marián Labuda Jay O. Sanders Dieter Laser
opera singer conductor emotional amusing europe opera love satire diplomacy nationalism quest rise
An opera star (Glenn Close) falls for a married Hungarian conductor (Niels Arestrup) trying to do Wagner's "Tannhauser."
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