HUNGARIAN MASTERS - THREE FILMS BY ZOLT'1/4'N F'1/4'BRI, ISTV'1/4'N GA'1/4'L ...

UNITED KINGDOM - IMPORT

Three-disc set includes: Merry-Go-Round (Korhinta) (1956)For lovely young co-op farm girl Marie Pataki (Mari Torocsik), her existence was upended when her father (Bela Barsi) decided to pull out of the commune-and promise her in marriage to an arrogant and much older neighbor (Adam Szirtes). The determination of true love Mate Biro (Imre Soos) brings her to take a fateful stand in this acclaimed effort from director Zoltan Fabri; Manyi Kiss also stars. 95 min. In Hungarian with English subtitles. BW/Rtg: NR Current (Sodrasban) (1964)On the cusp of graduation, a klatch of eight school friends opted for one final summer beach getaway. However, a dare to see who can dive deepest into the river results in the disappearance of one-and his cronies are left to sort through the aftermath. Director Istvan Gaal's provocative ensemble piece stars Andras Kozak, Janos Harkanyi, Sandor Csikos, Andrea Drahota, Marianna Moors, Gyula Szersen, Lajos Toth, Tibor Orban. 81 min. In Hungarian with English subtitles. BW/Rtg: NR Agnus Dei (Egi Barany) (1971)In 1919, during Hungary's 133 day-lived communist revolution, the fervent efforts of a fanatically anti-communist priest (Jozsef Madaras) to denounce the Red Army and urge his followers to take up arms against it wind up paving the way for even more insidious oppression. Director Miklos Jancso's powerful parable also stars Lajos Balazsovits, Daniel Olbrychski, Mark Zala, Jaroslava Schallerova. 84 min. In Hungarian with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR Standard and Widescreen; Soundtrack: Hungarian, English; Subtitles: English; bonus short Tisza - Autumn Sketches (1962); featurettes; theatrical trailers; more. In Hungarian with English subtitles.