Sandor SimoFilmography

Felhö a Gangesz Felett

Crew: Producer

Actors: Zoltan Ternyak, Ildiko Toth, Lajos Kovács, Miklos B. Szekely, Lili Monori

Synopsis: Gabor Dettre's drama Felhö a Gangesz Felett (Cloud Above the River Ganges) is about a relationship that springs from heroin withdrawal. Juli (Ildiko Toth) has abandoned her husband and children when she meets Andras (Zoltan Ternyak) who convinces her to help him survive his attempt to quit his Read More

Moszkva Ter

Crew: Producer

Actors: Gabor Karalyos

Synopsis: This film concerns a group of high school seniors looking to have fun and get a glimpse of the larger world outside their hometown, but this group of teens is a bit different than those in American Pie or Porky's -- the protagonists of Moszkva Ter are students in Hungary whose last year in high Read More

Tunderdomb

Crew: Producer

Actors: Balazs Csuzdi, András Szöke

Synopsis: A Hungarian Gypsy community in the 1950s provides the backdrop for this tale of a young boy who is fascinated with airplanes and decides he's going to teach himself how to build and fly a plane of his own. This bright and hopeful tale of the past is contrasted with a parallel story set in the Read More

Chico

Crew: Producer

Actors: Eduardo Rozsa Flores, Sergio Hernandez

Synopsis: A political adventure that incorporates documentary footage and real-life events into its narrative, Chico is the story of a man who bears witness to -- and participates in -- some of the most groundbreaking political events in history. Born in Bolivia, Chico is part Jewish and part Catholic, the Read More

Sunshine

Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Weisz, Jennifer Ehle, Molly Parker

Synopsis: The fortunes of a family of Hungarian Jews are followed over the course of nearly 150 years in this epic historical drama, with leading man Ralph Fiennes playing three different roles. The story begins in the late 18th century, as Aaron and Josefa Sonnenschein (the name means "Sunshine" in German) Read More

Balra a nap nyugszik

Crew: Co-producer

Synopsis: Andras Fesos directs this bizarre existential drama that recalls the work of Wim Wenders. When Alex leaves Budapest to travel around Europe, he gets blinded in a car wreck while helping a man try to find his wife. Back in Hungary, Alex answers a ringing pay phone to discover a woman looking for Read More

Portugal

Crew: Producer

Actors: Imre Csuja, Agi Szirtes, Zoltan Varga

Synopsis: Andor Lukats directs this rural comedy set in a seedy bar run by Lajos (Imre Csuja) and his nubile daughter "Ribbon" (Reka Pelsoczy). Various oddball locals venture to the pub seeking solace from the summer heat, including a thuggish ex-cop, a bag lady, and a gaudy taxi driver. Later, a handsome Read More

A mi szerelmunk

Crew: Producer

Actors: Jan Kidawa-Blonski

Synopsis: Emmi (Melinda Major) is a woman who becomes obsessed with the love affair that took place between her grandmother and a Polish man during the summer of 1939 after she discovers old love letters and a 16mm film of the couple on the beach. Laszlo, who is a projectionist for the Budapest Film Read More

Visszateres: Kicsi, De Nagyon No. 2

Crew: Producer

Actors: Sandor Gaspar, Agnes Csere, Janos Ban, Jacint Juhasz, Jozsef Szarvas

Synopsis: This sequel to Ferenc Grunwalsky's crime drama Little But Tough follows Bogar, the hero of the original film, as he heads home after a ten-year stretch in prison to find out what happened to the loot he left with his family for safekeeping. He quickly discovers his former accomplice has been Read More

Kozel a Szerelemhez

Crew: Producer

Actors: Ferenc Hujber, Tsuyu Shimizu, Nimród Antal, Janos Gyuriska, Karoly Gesztesi

Synopsis: A drama of an unlikely romance and the societal barriers young lovers must overcome, Kozel a Szerelemhez (aka Close to Love) stars Ferenc Hujber as Karcsi, a young cop who is full of dreams and ideals, especially in comparison with his partners, who have small concern for the law. When Karcsi Read More

Gengszter Film

Crew: Producer

Actors: Zoltan Mucsi, Peter Scherrer, Tunde Bacsko, Annamaria Prokai, András Szöke

Synopsis: Chief secretary of the Union of Hungarian Film and Television Artists, a documentarist and a renowned feature filmmaker, Gyorgy Szomjas has distinguished himself by focusing exclusively on social problems and often working with non-professionals. With Gengszterfilm (Gangster Film), he demonstrates Read More

Mondani A Mondhatatlant: Elie Wiesel Uzenete

Crew: Producer

Actors: Jean-Hugues Anglade

Synopsis: Elie Wiesel has survived the Holocaust and won a Nobel Peace Prize. This Hungarian-French documentary chronicles Wiesel's triumphant return to his home village in Transylvania until the 15-year-old and his family were forced into Auschweitz in 1944. Wiesel fully supported this film, which also Read More

Franciska Vasarnapjai

Crew: Director

Synopsis: Though Hungarian politics play a key role in providing the backdrop for this account of a young woman's life, the real focus is on the long-term romance between the woman and her married lover. The tale begins just before the outbreak of WW II. Franciska is a country girl working in a mansion. One Read More

Derengo

Crew: Producer

Synopsis: A filmmaker's plans to make a movie about a notorious murderer are abruptly derailed when the killer escapes from prison during a production of a religious play. Still dressed as Mary Magdalene, the fugitive goes to the director's apartment where he steals some clothing and the filmmaker's car. Read More

Szamba

Crew: Co-producer

Actors: Robert Koltai

Synopsis: This feather-weight Hungarian comedy was helmed by popular local comedian Robert Koltai. It is the story of a hammy actor who tries to force his son to become a thespian too. To please his over enthusiastic father the son dutifully attends drama school. He falls in love with beautiful Eva and Read More

Az En Kis Noverem

Crew: Producer

Synopsis: Set during WW II, two Jewish Hungarian youths are sent deep into the countryside by their mother after their father is taken to a labor camp. Little brother Ocsi goes to the village home of Maria, a good-hearted Catholic while Ilcsi is sent somewhere else. She becomes homeless when the Gestapo Read More

Csokkal Es Korommel

Crew: Producer

Synopsis: Much of this unique Hungarian lesbian drama that chronicles the love affair between a social worker and a young mother is based upon the actual experiences of the lead actors. The film is set in working-class Budapest. Angi is the social worker. She is a straight-forward independent woman. She has Read More

Esti Kornel Csodalatos Utazasa

Crew: Executive Producer

Synopsis: This Hungarian fantasy moves easily from one time to the next as it almost simultaneously presents two train rides in the lifetime of a famous writer; the film is adapted from two short stories by Hungarian writer Dezso Kosztolanyi. The film opens with a scene following young aspiring writer Read More

A Reszleg

Crew: Executive Producer

Synopsis: This Eastern European political drama (also known as "The Section") chronicles a woman who willingly and without question accepts the unjust punishment of her superiors. The film is set during the 1980s in an unnamed Eastern European country. The protagonist is Gizi Weiss, an attractive Read More

A Brooklyn Testver

Crew: Producer

Synopsis: This lightweight Hungarian comedy chronicles the return of an expatriate who has been away for over 38 years. When the Russians invaded Hungary in 1956, 14-year old Tamas Gordon fled the country. But for a case of mumps, he took almost nothing with him. Now he returns with Shirley, his Read More

A Turne

Crew: Producer

Actors: Karoly Eperjes, Mari Töröcsik, Miklos Benedek, Iren Bordan, Zoltan Bezeredi

Synopsis: This Hungarian comedy depicts the exploits of 8 members of a travelling troupe of actors and musicians as they move about the country performing a series of one night stands. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Ram Csaj Meg Nem Volt Ilyen Hatassal

Crew: Producer

Actors: Miklos Deri, Erika Marozsán

Synopsis: This Hungarian drama follows the quiet love affair between a photographer and a quiet young woman. Miklos is the depressive press photographer. At night he is the guitarist in a jazz band. He is currently interested in pretty Dora who hangs out at the local club where he plays. They have a nice Read More

Video Blues

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Judit Danyi, Attila Epres, Myriam Mezieres

Synopsis: Janos and Gabor are brothers who have a life-long competitive relationship. This even extends to their lifestyles and their women. In fact, they both loved the same woman, but only one could have her. The winner stayed in Budapest, and the loser moved to Paris, finding comfort in the arms of a Read More

Meeting Venus

Actors: Glenn Close, Niels Arestrup, Erland Josephson, Macha Meril

Synopsis: Meeting Venus is based on a play cowritten by the film's director, Istvan Szabo. Glenn Close plays a celebrated Swedish opera star Karin Anderson who is slated to appear in an internationally-telecast production of Tannhauser. Ms. Anderson balks at the notion of working with obscure Hungarian Read More

Hanussen

Actors: Erland Josephson, Ildikó Bánsági, Walter Schmidinger, Karoly Eperjes

Synopsis: Based on a true story, Istvan Szabo's Hanussen centers on an Austrian soldier (Klaus Maria Brandauer) who becomes clairvoyant after he is shot in the head during World War I. He is able to read minds and predict the future. Before long, he has foreseen Hitler and the Nazis' rise to power, and he Read More

Isten Veletek, Barataim

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Actors: Cecilia Esztergalyos, Laszlo Sinko, Kornel Gelley, Sandor Zsoter

Synopsis: The inhabitants of a Budapest apartment building are shown on three crucial days in their lives in September of three different years. The first day, in 1938 before the war, a whole coterie of people circle around the entourage of a famous actress who is staying in the building. This group is Read More

Szamarkohoges

Crew: Consultant/advisor

Actors: Mari Töröcsik, Dezso Garas, Judit Hernadi, Eszter Karasz

Synopsis: A 10-year-old Hungarian boy and his grandmother cope with the bloody Budapest uprising of 1956 that led to the Soviet takeover of the country. When the October battles begin, the boy and his family are forced to remain in their homes. The grandmother spends her days reading, and the boy is Read More

Viadukt

Crew: Director

Actors: Michael Sarrazin, Towje Kleiner, Constanze Engelbrecht, Ferenc Bacs, Herlinde Latzko

Synopsis: The year is 1931. Someone is trying to permanently derail the Orient Express. This drama, based on a true story, explains who and why. The mad bomber is Sylvester Matushka, a Hungarian businessman. He has destroyed the train and many have died. Now Dr. Epstein is called in to investigate and find Read More

Apam Nehany Boldog Eve

Crew: Director

Actors: Lorand Lohinszky, Eszter Szakacs, Judit Meszlery, Jozsef Madaras

Synopsis: Director Sandor Simo based this film on his recollections of a period in his father's life just after World
War II. In the film, Janos Torok is a chemist and an entrepreneur With enormous enthusiasm, he gets loans to purchase a small chemical plant and begins experiments to create innovative Read More

Szemuvegesek

Crew: Director, Screenwriter

Actors: Istvan Bujtor, Maria Ronyecz, Istvan Avar, Mari Töröcsik

Synopsis: A young architect becomes tangled in bureaucratic red tape in his attempt to build a new apartment house. The more he tries to work with the authorities, his dream of constructing his new building becomes less likely. Finally, he realizes there is no hope for the project due to the myriad of Read More