Kata Dobo Movies
Iron Jawed Angels director Katja von Garnier and the producers of Underworld team to adapt author Annette Curtis Klause's tale of a teenage werewolf who must choose between love and loyalty to the pack when she falls for a handsome young human. Vivian Gandillon (Agnes Bruckner) is a 19-year-old girl living in modern-day Bucharest. After spending her entire life running from the truth, Vivian is forced to come to terms with her lycanthropic origins when her growing affections for a visiting American artist threaten to reveal her family's dark secret. For centuries, Vivian's family has been involved with an ancient secret society. Now, in order to be with the one she loves, Vivian will be forced to betray an age-old vow that could bring about the downfall of her entire race. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Agnes Bruckner, Olivier Martinez, (more)
- 2007
A nation whose dreams of freedom have been crushed meet their rivals on a different field of battle in this drama inspired by a true story. In 1956, Karcsi Szabo (Ivan Fenyo) was a star athlete at the University of Budapest and had been named captain of the national water polo team than would represent Hungary in the Olympics held that summer in Australia. However, many of Szabo's countrymen had more on their minds; Hungary had fallen under the oppressive rule of the Soviet Union, and a growing number of Hungarians were demanding independence. One day, Szabo and his friend Tibi (Sándor Csányi) witness a demonstration led by Viki Falk (Kata Dobó) demanding an end to Soviet rule in Hungary. While initially Szabo is more attracted to Falk's beauty than her message, through his attempts to woo her he is awakened to the need for revolution; however, an uprising by the people is crushed by the Soviet war machine, and matters become worse for the Hungarian people. When Szabo and his teammates discover that Hungary will be competing against the U.S.S.R. in the men's Water Polo tournament at the upcoming Olympics, they see an opportunity for a symbolic victory over their oppressors . . . if they will be allowed to leave to country to compete. Szabadsag Szerelem (aka Children of Glory) was based on the true story of Hungary's 1956 water polo victory over the Soviet Union in what has been described as the most violent match in the history of the sport; the documentary Freedom's Fury offers a factual perspective on the same event. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kata Dobo, Ivan Fenyo, (more)
Hungarian director Krisztina Goda's witty and whimsical romantic comedy Just Sex and Nothing Else follows the travails of Dora (Judit Schell), a woman of the theater in her early-mid thirties. Unnerved by the ticking of her own biological clock, Dora is nonetheless somewhat comforted by the kn owledge that she'll soon be in a secure, loving marriage with a new husband - that is, until her shocking discovery that the fiancé is already married to someone else. Confronted by her intended's furious wife, Dora backs out onto a window ledge, and bumps into cocky actor Tamas (Sandor Csanyi) - with whom she strikes up an instant erotic relationship. Dora hears herself reassuring her friends that their affair is only about sex, and that she's using the sex with Tamas to get pregnant - but inside, she isn't so sure. The picture co-stars Antal Czapko and Zoltan Seress; Goda co-authored the original script with Gabor Heller and Reka Divinyi. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Adel Jordan, Judit Schell, (more)
- 2003
The murders of a nightclub guest and a man working out in his own apartment had one thing in common: both victims were employees of professional dominatrix Lady Heather (Melinda Clarke). Grissom (William L. Petersen) reluctantly undertakes the murder investigation, knowing all too well that Lady Heather is the one person who can really get under his skin and force him to confront his own hidden demons. Elsewhere, Catherine (Marg Helgenberger) loses her professional detachment when her ex-husband Eddie disappears and her daughter Lindsay is nearly drowned after a car accident. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
This remake of the classic 1975 science fiction film follows the same basic story line but focuses far more on the sports action of the fictional game at its center. Chris Klein stars as all-American athlete Jonathan Cross, the most popular player of "Rollerball," a violent 21st century sport mixing elements of basketball, hockey, roller derby, and extreme sports, along with the development of live wagering that tracks each game's action. Along with his friends and teammates Marcus (L.L. Cool J) and Aurora (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos), Jonathan is living the life of a media celebrity and millionaire, enjoying the adoration of fans and all of the perks that his fame brings. When the creator of Rollerball, Alexi Petrovich (Jean Reno), realizes that the sport's ratings spike during the on-court accidents that are de rigueur for the game, he schemes to create the bloody incidents that are popular with viewers but put the athletes in mortal jeopardy. Soon, Jonathan and his friends find themselves pawns in a vast corporate conspiracy in which their lives are far less important than profits. Rollerball (2002) also stars pop singer Pink in her acting debut. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chris Klein, Jean Reno, (more)
Call it "Die Hard in a School," director Sidney J. Furie's Detention stars Dolph Lundgren as Sam Decker, a teacher who gets more than he bargained for on his last day on the job. Monitoring an after-school detention class filled with a ragtag bunch of young ruffians, Decker suddenly discovers that the school has been taken over by a gang of terrorists. Little do they know, Decker is a former Marine. With the odds stacked against them, Decker and his students attempt to thwart the bad guys' plans and make it out of the school alive. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Dolph Lundgren
A true story based on the life story of writer/director Eva Gardos, this film depicts the personal odyssey of a family's escape from Communist Hungary. One night, Margaret (Nastassja Kinski) and Peter (Tony Goldwyn) arrange to escape Hungary with their eldest daughter in tow, forcing them to leave behind their youngest, Suzanne, in the care of Margaret's mother. When the mother is separated from the young child, she goes to live in a peaceful Eastern European countryside with a loving man and woman who raise her until age six, where Suzanne is sent for by her birth parents, now living in America. She finds the adjustment difficult and does not fully comprehend that Margaret and Peter are her parents, but she is willing to stay, and if she feels the same way in several years, Peter has agreed to give her a ticket back to Hungary. Later, as a rebellious teenager (played by Scarlett Johansson), with Margaret becoming a highly overprotective mother, she takes her father up on his offer to go back and reconnect with those who raised her as a child. While in Hungary, she has a change of heart , however, and discovers her true identity. The feature also co-stars Mae Whitman, Emmy Rossum, and Larisa Oleynik. ~ Jason Clark, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Nastassja Kinski, Scarlett Johansson, (more)
- 1999
Hungarian comedy star Robert Koltai directed, co-wrote, and stars in this story of a shy schoolteacher looking for love. The teacher is very attracted to one of his students, and as fate would have it, her mother would like him to tutor the girl after school. Between his attempts at winning the girl's heart and keeping his students in line, the teacher has his hands full throughout this story. Ambar Tanar Ur (aka Professor Albeit) was shown as part of the 1999 Hungarian Film Week Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Robert Koltai, Kata Dobo, (more)
- 1999
This Hungarian action-thriller pits clever gangsters against the cops -- only this time, the gangsters are Russian. Zavarov (Zoltan Ratoti, a psychotic Russian thief who likes to steal religious icons, is on the run from a group of undercover cops who don't know Zavarov has planted an informant among their number. When Zavarov makes his getaway on a train, only to discover the police were able to board before leaving the station, he hijacks the train and demands passage to Austria or else. This crime drama was shown as part of the 1999 Hungarian Film Week Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Andras Stohl, Kata Dobo, (more)
