Being Julia (2004)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Set in 1930s London, this movie involves stage actors and actresses and their experiences with love and revenge.
Starring: Annette Bening, Michael Gambon, Leigh Lawson, Shaun Evans, Mari Kiss, Jeremy Irons
Director: István Szabó
Mephisto (1981)
Drama
A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the popularity of his character supercedes his own existence until he finds that his best performance is keeping up appearances for his Nazi patrons.
Starring: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Krystyna Janda, Ildikó Bánsági, Rolf Hoppe, György Cserhalmi, Péter Andorai
Director: István Szabó
Sunshine / The Taste of Sunshine (1999)
Drama | History | Romance | War
The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century.
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Weisz, Jennifer Ehle, Deborah Kara Unger, Molly Parker
Director: István Szabó
