János Xantus

Kiki in the Group (2010)

"Why can I not let go of control and live spontaneously?" Kiki's question triggers the game, she shares roles and sentences with the psychodrama group to play the scenes from her life. ...

Cruel Estate (1990)

Helén and Jenö are waiting for a child and are desperately searching for an accomodation. They eventually sign a contract with an old lady, Szeréna, who lives in a two-family house. According to the contract, they are to pay a moderate rent and they hav ...

The Rock Convert (1988)

Director Janos Xantus was in the middle of making a video about Hungarian rock star Tamas Pajor when his subject suddenly became a convert to born-again Christianity. As a result, Xantus was able to record the startling transition. Pajor had been a hell-be ...

Hülyeség nem akadály (1986)

Eskimo Woman Feel Cold (1984)

The film is about a piano player who falls in love with Mari, a beautiful blond woman, who happens to be the wife of a deaf-mute animal caretaker. Both men adore Mari, as she loves both of them. Albeit all of them know this way won't stand. ...

Another Way (1982)

Political and sexual repression in Hungary, just after the revolution of 1956. Passionate and determined, Eva gets a job as a journalist. There, she meets Livia and is attracted to her. Livia feels much the same, but as a married woman, has doubts and hesi ...

Women's Hands (1981)

A man becomes acquainted with the mystery of female hands during a trip. ...

Diorissimo (1980)

This short film examines the circumstances of an unintentional murder, without success. As Wittgenstein stated, "Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent." ("Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen. ...

És így s eképp tovább (1978)

A mute alone is just a silent man. ...

Werther és élete (1976)

Lily in Love (1984)

Insulted when his screenwriter wife writes a leading role for a younger man, aging Broadway idol Fitz Wynn disguises himself as a handsome young Italian. ...

Women's Hands (1981)

A man becomes acquainted with the mystery of female hands during a trip. ...

Hungarian Rhapsody (1979)

The movie portrays a peasant revolt in Hungary in the early twentieth century. ...

The Whistling Cobblestone (1971)

The week-days of a youth-camp, playing democracy, are depicted in this documentarist satire. Due to faulty organisation, the Budapest high-school students get only working tools, but no work to do. The camp leadership tries to cover up facts and urges them ...