Vera Venczel Movies
This historical drama chronicles the struggle of Swedish businessman Raoul Wallenberg (Stella Skarsgard), as he fought valiantly to save the lives of the Jewish residents of Nazi-occupied Budapest. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi
- Starring:
- Stellan Skarsgård, Katharina Thalbach, (more)
- 1970
Frigyes Karinthy (Zoltan Latinovits) is a Hungarian Jewish writer who begins to hear the sound of an oncoming train in this head. When the sounds reoccur, he goes in for a series of medical tests that reveal a brain tumor. He travels to Stockholm where he undergoes surgery with a local anesthetic. The operation scene provides a surrealistic dream sequence where a circus clown puts together a complicated machine. The writer then sees himself as an aristocratic judge who comments on his own writing and has flashbacks of his childhood. As he recovers, he spends the next two years completing the novel that is the basis for this film. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Zoltan Latinovits, Imre Sinkovits, (more)
- 1969
The Toth family resides in Northern Hungary. The couple has a daughter and a son, the latter a member of the armed forces. When his weary major is ordered to take a vacation, the son talks him into a visit to his family home. Comedy endues when the Toth's go overboard trying to make things pleasant for the visiting major in hopes of an easier life for their son the soldier. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Imre Sinkovits, Marta Fonay, (more)
- 1969
Hungary deals with the invasion of the bellicose Turks who threatened the nation in the 16th century. A young man and woman fall in love but must separate when the battles begin. The enemy tries to scale the walls of a fortress as the defenders pour molten lead on them, and all are engulfed in a hail of fiery arrows as the fierce battle ensues. Appeals to the Pope in Rome fail to bring about peace. When the Turks are defeated, the young couple reunites only to be tracked by a one-eyed warrior seeking revenge for theft of his coveted talisman during the melee. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Imre Sinkovits, Istvan Kovacs, (more)
- 1968
A prankish group of teenagers throw a party in a half-built home in the country. When the owner unexpectedly appears, the boys hide to avoid discovery and possible prosecution. They are finally discovered, but the boys take a liking to the free-spirited, humorous landowner who relates well to the group. The owner even goes along with the youthful escapades of his captive audience. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Miklos Szurdi
- 1967
A young man spends his last three nights with his lover before his army regiment is ordered to war. When he deserts his unit to return to her side, he discovers the woman he loves is gone, and he is interrogated by the police when he learns his lover is a communist agent. The two finally are reunited at the police station where the embarrassed man denies ever knowing the accused woman. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Vera Venczel
