János Kende Movies

Allegory of the suppression of the 1919 revolution and the advent of fascism in Hungary; in the countryside, a unit of the revolutionary army spares...

In this costume epic, the last days of Julius Caesar are chronicled.

This film, set at the end of the 18th century, in a provincial and noble environment raises the question of humans forced to lead a meaningless life....

Juli, who works in a brick factory, begins a romantic relationship with her boss, to whom she hides the fact that she has a son.

It has been fifteen years since the death of her father, Agamemnon, and Elektra still burns with hatred for Aegisztosz, who conspired with Elektra's...

A historical drama set in the 1400s, a young man sent to Italy but is forced back after his father's mysterious death.

An unsentimental Hungarian film about the edgy relationship between a middle-aged woman and her young, restless daughter-in-law when the son-husband...

When Hungary's newest prime minister is shot and killed at a reception, the resulting investigation is necessarily swift and comprehensive. This...

Somewhere in Europe in the twentieth century, a young man decides to change his life by engaging in the army. A modern and quirky tale, with...

The scene of the story taking place in the 18th century is an inn, which is advertised by its owners for sale. The inn was namely the scene for...

The grotesque comedy with crime elements takes place in a grocery store.

The Third film in Miklós Jancsó's documentary series Message of Stones.

When young Tako's father dies in Hungary in 1945, Tako is left with scant memories of him. Nurtured by his mother, the boy fantasizes about the man...

Zoltai is a Hungarian professor who returns home after a visit to the United States. Following a television interview, he commits suicide and leaves...

Croatian anarchists collaborate with Hungarians to make a bid for the life of King Alexander of Yugoslavia.

Zsadányi flees from the authorities with his goddaughter, Bankós Mari, and they escape into the forest. The film then skips ahead...

The narrative concerns the barbaric exploits of Attila The Hun and yet none of the characters ever leave the remote seaside stretch of land on which...

From the film-shooting in the Buda Castle Marci and his friend go to a well-paying job. The scene is a big castle in the middle of a huge park. They...

The film director starts shooting his film about the manager of a large corporation who committed suicide for mysterious reasons. As the cumbersome...

A focus on the tormented lives of intellectuals who failed to protest recent troubles in their homeland. Jancsó emphasizes highly evocative...