Pál Hetényi

Possibly inspired by the existential play No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre, this story about five people living in close quarters in a small apartment conveys the same angst as Sartre's well-known story about the nature of hell. (All Movie Guide)

A former inspector is called in to investigate a child murder. A suspect confesses to the crime, but knowing that the confession came only after the man was browbeaten, the inspector's instincts tell him that the man is not the murderer and there is a serial killer at work. However, he is alone in his assessment and the case is closed. He is warned by a psychiatrist that the murderer he seeks might not exist, and he might drive himself mad with his obsession in finding the man...

Irén and Attila, a not-so-young couple, are in love. All they want is a flat of their own where they could live together. Unfortunately, Hungary in the 70s is no place for dreams. (imdb)

Shot in B&W, the film follows the surreal and often comic quests of young Andris, an orphan searching for a father who doesn't exist, and Orban, a government clerk who's had enough of oppressive bureaucracy.

In the 19th century Austro-Hungarian Empire, David Hersko, a Jewish shepherd, witnesses the attack of a young girl. His home is burned down and he finds shelter with the family of a Jewish logger. The loggers find the body of a young woman which they bury, going against local laws. They are charged with her murder and it is believed that they killed her as a ritual murder.