
October 19, 1947 · 78 years old

In early-1930s Germany, a passionate stage actor faces a dilemma: renounce his apolitical stance and comply with the Reich's doctrine, or face oblivion. But, Faustian bargains never end well. What is the price of success?

At the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, the Hungarian water polo team faces off against the Russians in what will become known as one of the bloodiest matches in the sport's history.

The poet Josef K. takes part in opposition meetings, where people deplore the betrayal of communism. He finds Márta, one of his lovers, dead in the kitchen. She was killed by Kata, another of Joseph's mistresses, in order to false...