Presenting a double bill from Hungary’s most influential director, Miklós Jancsó.

Described by the late Béla Tarr as the greatest director that Hungary ever produced, Miklós Jancsó pioneered a striking body of work over seven decades. Known for his exquisitely choreographed long shots, captured by a serpentine camera, Jancsó’s films probed the dark depths of national history with a critical but humanist eye – leading critic Jonathan Rosenbaum to describe his work as “one of the great lost continents of world cinema”. Our double bill features two of Jancsó’s early masterpieces, both set in the aftermath of war and revolution. My Way Home (1965) follows a young Hungarian soldier who befriends his Russian prison guard in the dark days following the Second World War, while Silence and Cry (1968) sees a communist on the run from fascist police take shelter on a farm where everyone hides a secret. Both films demonstrate Jancsó’s love of the Hungarian landscape, his distrust of authority, and his deep empathy.