After a surprise, landslide electoral defeat brought down longtime strongman Viktor Orbán last month, there’s a breath of new life in the Hungarian film industry. Here’s a rundown of the some of the buzziest titles local producers are bringing to the Cannes market, featuring a mix of top Hollywood stars and emerging local talents.:
Moulin
Director: László Nemes
Producer: Alain Goldman
The Oscar-winning “Son of Saul” director’s latest, which is competing for the Palme d’Or, is a French-language historical drama that tells the story of the resistance fighter Jean Pierre Moulin, who helped free France from Nazi occupation.
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Embers
Director: István Szabó
Producers: Robert Lantos, Tibor Krsko
Ralph Fiennes, Viggo Mortensen and Charlotte Rampling topline the star-studded cast of the latest from Oscar-winning director Szabó (“Mephisto”).…