Meeting Venus (1991)

Summary: A deliciously biting satire about both the world of Grand Opera and United Europe. A Hungarian conductor (Arestrup) attempts to mount a bold new production of Richard Wagner's "Tannhäuser" while navigating the snares and pitfalls ...

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: István Szabó

Writers: István Szabó

, Michael Hirst

Runtime: 1 h 59 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Warner Bros., Fujisankei Communications International, British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB), Bountiful Film Partners

Distributor: Warner Home Video

Countries: United Kingdom, Japan, United States, Hungary

Language: English

Domestic: $ 1,000,348

Hanussen (1988)

Summary: 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 empathy and of clairvoyance, such that c...

Release Date: March 10, 1989

Genres: Drama, History

Director: István Szabó

Writers: Péter Dobai

, Erik Jan Hanussen

, Paul Hengge

Runtime: 2 h 20 min

MPAA: R

Production: Central Cinema Company Film (CCC), Hungarofilm, Mafilm, Mokép, Objektív Filmstúdió Vállalat, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)

Distributor: Columbia Pictures, Nox Film

Countries: Hungary, Austria, West Germany

Language: Hungarian

Domestic: $ 82,635

Mephisto (1981)

Summary: In early-1930s Germany, a passionate stage actor faces 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?

Release Date: March 22, 1982

Genre: Drama

Director: István Szabó