Truth is stodgier than fiction in Szabolcs Hajdu's visually impressive "Bibliotheque Pascal." Hajdu, who came to the fore with the intricate and riveting sports drama “White Palms,” here ups the ante ...

film profile], which tells the ugly and horrible story of a woman sold into prostitution as if it were a dark fairy tale. In both instances, on the surface, the scenes seem to be about putting on a ...

The weird and dark "Bibliotheque Pascal" likes to dance between the edges of fantasy and reality. Mona (Orsolya Torok-Illyes) is desperate to retain custody of her young daughter, but to do so she ...

film profile] has been chosen as the Hungary’s candidate in the run for Best Foreign Film nominations at the 2011 Oscars. The prizewinning ceremony will take place on February 27 following a narrowing ...

Truth is stodgier than fiction in Szabolcs Hajdu's visually impressive "Bibliotheque Pascal." Hajdu, who came to the fore with the intricate and riveting sports drama “White Palms,” here ups the ante ...

A single mother's struggle to support her child leads her into the surreal netherworld of illegal sexual enterprises, with her finally ending up in the Bibliothèque Pascal; an elegant but bizarre ...

A genuine oddity, this 2010 drama by Szabolcs Hajdu deals with hate crimes and sex slavery but maintains the whimsical tone of a Grimm Brothers fairytale. The babe-in-the-woods heroine is a Hungarian ...