History – rarefilmm | The Cave of Forgotten Films

ÍTÉLET (1970)

Jon W. — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 07:29:27 +0000

With his monumental ‘film fresco’ Ferenc Kósa erected a monument to the peasant revolt led by György Dózsa (16th century). Although under the Marxist interpretation of history of the period the revolt was frequently simplified down to an early example of ‘class struggle’, in the screenplay of Ferenc Kósa and Sándor Csoóri the depiction of historical events bears the universally valid formulation of questions about revolution and violence, while the figure of Dózsa – thanks also to the characterization of Ferenc Bessenyei – takes on a more lifelike and human aspect.

Director: Ferenc Kósa. AKA Judgement
Writers: Sándor Csoóri, Ferenc Kósa.
Stars: Ferenc Bessenyei, Tamás Major, George Motoi, János Koltai, Frantisek Török, Sára Kiss, András Csiky, István Török, Péter Blaskó, Zoltán Vadász, Nicolae Radu, Ján Mildner.
Cinematographer: Sándor Sára.
Composer: Cornel Taranu.

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IL MESTIERE DELLE ARMI (2001)

Jon W. — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 09:14:42 +0000

The history of the first victim of modern artillery and its moving agony, amidst conspiracies and betrayals of the powerful. Life and death of Giovanni De’ Medici, a young brave captain in the war of Charles V against the Pope, in the first half of 1500.

Director: Ermanno Olmi. AKA The Profession of Arms
Writer: Ermanno Olmi.
Stars: Christo Jivkov, Sergio Grammatico, Dimitar Rachkov, Fabio Giubbani, Sasa Vulicevic, Dessy Tenekedjieva, Sandra Ceccarelli, Franco Andreani, Kalin Arsov, Giancarlo Belelli, Bruno Bendoni, Silvio Cappellini, Vittorio Corcelli, Marco De Biagi, Alessandro Genovesi, Michael Lindner, Francesca Lonardelli, Paolo Magagna, Piergiorgio Maletti, Mauro Marani, Georgy Marino, Ilija Marshakov, Rocco Militano, Nikolaus Moras, Attilio Orlandini, Ralph Palka, Alessandro Pezzali, Thomas Rauser, Marco Sgarbi, Claudio Tombini, Ilaria Tedeschi, Aldo Toscano, Dmitar Vassilev, Michele Zattara, Dario Dedonato, Andrea Iacopo Di Antonio, Marcello Marano, Omero Antonutti.
Cinematographer: Fabio Olmi.
Composer: Fabio Vacchi.

2001 Cannes Film Festival – Nominated for the Palme d’Or.

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Language: Italian | Subtitles: English (hard)

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MKV | 4.22 GB | 1920×1080 | 23.976 FPS | 5800 kb/s | E-AC3 128 kb/s
Language: Italian | Subtitles: English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish (soft).

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THE 50 YEARS WAR: ISRAEL AND THE ARABS (1998)

Jon W. — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 03:53:47 +0000

Leading statesmen, generals, terrorists and others who made the headlines in one of history’s most bitter and enduring struggles tell the story of the Arab-Israeli conflict in The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs. Opening with the U.N decision to partition Palestine in 1947, the program charts the ensuing half-century of enmity, warfare, mediation and negotiation.

Among the current and former heads of state and prime ministers interviewed or featured in the series are Benjamin Netanyahu, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Shamir of Israel; King Hussein of Jordan; Yasir Arafat of the Palestine Authority; Hafez al-Assad of Syria; Jafaar Numeiry of Sudan; and U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton, George Bush and Jimmy Carter. Also appearing are foreign ministers, defense ministers, commanders in the field, heads of intelligence and guerrilla leaders, as well as high-ranking officials in the United States and the former Soviet Union.

The first episode covers Israel’s struggle for statehood, including the surprising victory against Arab armies in 1948 and 1967. The film also traces the history of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. The concluding program features a fresh behind-the-scenes history of the Yom Kippur War in 1973, the Camp David peace accord in 1978, the start of the Palestinian “Intifada” uprising in 1987, the Oslo agreement in 1993 and the current attempts to consolidate a shaky reconciliation.

Directors: David Ash, Dai Richards, Michael Simkin.

Optional English subtitles are available for this episode, to enable them on the video player click on the cogwheel, click again on the last option (субтитры) and select “En”.

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Languages: English, Hebrew & Arabic | Subtitles: English (hard, for non-English parts), English (soft).

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Couldn’t find a good quality copy of this extensive documentary series online so here I am fixing that, much better quality than the copy on Youtube and with optional English subtitles.

A ZSARNOK SZÍVE, AVAGY BOCCACCIO MAGYARORSZÁGON (1981)

Jon W. — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 03:53:39 +0000

Intrigue and deceit in medieval Hungary, with spectacular choreography by Miklós Jancsó. Gáspár, the youngest scion of the ruling family, returns home from Italy and discovers he is destined to be crowned king. However, the path to the throne is convoluted and in the death dance around the court nobody can escape their fate. Ninetto Davoli, known from Pasolini films, also plays an important role alongside László Gálffi, while József Madaras and György Cserhalmi similarly excel in this carnival-like allegory mixed with pantomime.

Director: Miklós Jancsó. AKA The Tyrant’s Heart, or Boccaccio in Hungary
Writers: Giovanna Gagliardo, Gyula Hernádi, Miklós Jancsó.
Stars: Teresa Ann Savoy, László Gálffi, József Madaras, Ninetto Davoli, Géza D. Hegedüs, György Cserhalmi, Anikó Sáfár, Erzsi Cserhalmi, Zoltán Papp, Anna Ungai, Mátyás Usztics, Miklós Köllõ, Gábor Dóra, Mihály Csikós, Katalin Dõry, Éva Preisinger, Irén Kispál, Katalin Preisinger-Keller, Géza Melczer-Lukács, Andrea Buza, László Horváth, Kálmán Nemes.
Cinematographer: János Kende.
Composers: György Orbán, Zoltán Simon.

1981 Venice Film Festival – Nominated for the Golden Lion.

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