
Directing
János Xantus
Born 1953-11-07 · Budapest, Hungary
Acting credits
6.3Insulted when his screenwriter wife writes a leading role for a younger man, aging Broadway idol Fitz Wynn disguises himself as a handsome young Italian.
Lily in Love
1984
6.9Zsadányi flees from the authorities with his goddaughter, Bankós Mari, and they escape into the forest. The film then skips ahead thirty-fold years: Zsadány and Mari are now lovers, with the sound of war in the background halting their romance. The old friends of Zsadányi have joined with the Nazis, and the landowner living with his peasants in a socialist community grows distant from them. Zsadányi is held responsible for political problems in the country, and will pay with his life.
Allegro Barbaro
1979
6.0A man becomes acquainted with the mystery of female hands during a trip.
Women's Hands
1981
6.2The movie portrays a peasant revolt in Hungary in the early twentieth century.
Hungarian Rhapsody
1979
6.0The 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 to be initiated into "community life".
The Whistling Cobblestone
1971
Behind the camera
8.0Helén 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 have to take care of her until her death. After the first weeks, Szeréna accuses the couple of trying to poison her and builds a chicken coop on the balcony with the aim of living off the eggs she herself gathers.
Cruel Estate
1990
8.0Helén 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 have to take care of her until her death. After the first weeks, Szeréna accuses the couple of trying to poison her and builds a chicken coop on the balcony with the aim of living off the eggs she herself gathers.
Cruel Estate
1990
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Hülyeség nem akadály
1986
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Hülyeség nem akadály
1986
4.5This 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.")
Diorissimo
1980
6.0A man becomes acquainted with the mystery of female hands during a trip.
Women's Hands
1981
6.0A man becomes acquainted with the mystery of female hands during a trip.
Women's Hands
1981
7.7Director 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-bent rocker, heavily into drugs, and known for a violent temper. We see him become a clean-living, clean-cut youth who sings about Jesus. Xantus had captured pre-conversion tape of Pajor trashing a hotel room and punching his hand through a plate glass window. In one of this film's most effective scenes, the new Pajor, hand heavily bandaged, quietly watches this footage. Rock Terito also has some dramatic recreations, but these add little to our understanding of Pajor. The transfer from video to film was generally effective, but some scenes are murkily lit. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
The Rock Convert
1988
7.7Director 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-bent rocker, heavily into drugs, and known for a violent temper. We see him become a clean-living, clean-cut youth who sings about Jesus. Xantus had captured pre-conversion tape of Pajor trashing a hotel room and punching his hand through a plate glass window. In one of this film's most effective scenes, the new Pajor, hand heavily bandaged, quietly watches this footage. Rock Terito also has some dramatic recreations, but these add little to our understanding of Pajor. The transfer from video to film was generally effective, but some scenes are murkily lit. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
The Rock Convert
1988
6.9The 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.
Eskimo Woman Feel Cold
1984
6.9The 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.
Eskimo Woman Feel Cold
1984
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Werther és élete
1976
NRA mute alone is just a silent man.
És így s eképp tovább
1978
NRA mute alone is just a silent man.
És így s eképp tovább
1978
"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.
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.
Kiki in the Group
2010