Dear Friends,

March sees the long-awaited release of our DVD of Miklós Jancsó’s masterpiece, THE ROUND-UP (Szegénylegények).

We are absolutely delighted and very proud to announce that Miklós Jancsó will be visiting the UK to introduce and discuss his selected films at a number of screenings around the UK between 14th – 19th March. This is a rare and wonderful opportunity for anyone interested in cinema to see and hear this great Hungarian filmmaker.

This Newsletter will simply contain details of our release of THE ROUND-UP and a listing of the screenings and events which will be taking place to celebrate Miklós Jancsó in the UK.

We look forward to meeting you at these screenings and would recommend the early booking of tickets (booking details with Venue information below).






Releasing Monday 17th March









Hungary, 1965
(Second Run DVD 029)

“People need to see Jancsó’s really beautiful three or four first movies. The highest mountain is THE ROUND-UP...” - Béla Tarr

“No one has tried quite the same thing in the same way, and that is Jancsó’s most formidable legacy” - Derek Malcolm - 100 Greatest Movies

An unforgettable experience and a profound influence on filmmakers, Miklós Jancsó’s THE ROUND-UP is widely acknowledged as a true classic of world cinema.

Set in a detention camp in Hungary 1869, at a time of guerrilla campaigns against the ruling Austrians, Jancsó deliberately avoids conventional heroics to focus on the persecution and dehumanisation manifest in a time of conflict. Filmed in Hungary’s desolate and burning landscape, Jancsó uses his formidable technique to create a remarkable and terrifying picture of war and the abuse of power that still speaks to audiences today.

This is the first ever DVD release of the film in the English-speaking world.

The DVD is presented in the film’s original aspect ratio of 2.35:1 in anamorphic 16:9 and also contains a newly filmed interview with Miklós Jancsó.



Other Jancsó films also available on Second Run







Hungary, 1964
(Second Run DVD 014)

"… one of the most moving and clear-sighted analyses of male sensibilities and friendship in all cinema" Time Out

"... an astonishing director" Derek Malcolm, The Guardian








Hungary/USSR, 1967
(Second Run DVD 024)

“If you've never encountered Jancsó’s work, you shouldn't miss this.” - Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

"Miklós Jancsó ... one of the great political film makers." - The Village Voice


Full detailed DVD specs on all our films as well as reviews, information and connections about the films and the filmmakers can be seen at our website. Please do browse there.





London Events: 14th-16th March

Friday 14th March
Curzon Mayfair, 6.30pm (18:30)
THE ROUND-UP (18) plus Q&A with Miklós Jancsó in conversation with author, festival programmer and filmmaker Tony Rayns
Miklós Jancsó’s masterpiece side-steps wartime heroics to focus on the persecution and dehumanisation manifest in a time of conflict.
Projection format - 35MM Film

Saturday 15th March
Curzon Soho, 2.00pm (14:00)
MY WAY HOME (PG)
Jancsó’s consistent vision – the psychological presence of landscape, the randomness of violence, the arbitrary nature of power – is first evident in this poetic, evocative and deeply personal work.
Digital projection

Saturday 15th March
Curzon Soho, 6.00pm (18:00)
MIKLÓS JANCSÓ: AN ILLUSTRATED TALK
John Cunningham (author of Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee house to Multiplex), presents an illustrated talk on Miklós Jancsó’s work and influence.

Sunday 16th March
Curzon Soho, 12.00pm (12:00)
THE RED AND THE WHITE (12)
THE RED AND THE WHITE is a war film unlike any other. Through its stylistic virtuosity, Jancsó invites us to study the mechanisms of power almost abstractly and with a cold eroticism that clearly portrays the utter futility of war.
Digital projection

Sunday 16th March
Curzon Soho, 2.00pm (14:00)
MIKLÓS JANCSÓ PRESENTS THE LORD’S LANTERN IN BUDAPEST (18) plus Q&A
“A blackly humorous look at the post-1989 culture of violence, the film is an attack on the complacency of present-day society... a portrait of the real world as it exists today” – Andrew James Horton, Kinoeye. Miklós Jancsó will be present to discuss his career following the screening.
Projection format tbc

For full details and to book tickets, call the Curzon Box Office on 0871 7033 988 or go to curzoncinemas.com


Cambridge Event – 17th March

Monday 17th March
Arts Picturehouse, Cambridge, Time 6.45pm (18.45)
THE ROUND-UP plus Q&A with Miklós Jancsó in conversation with author John Cunningham.
Projection format - 35MM Film

For full details and to book tickets, call the Arts Picturehouse Box Office on 0871 704 050 or go to picturehouses.co.uk


Edinburgh Event – 19th March

Wednesday 19th March
Filmhouse, Edinburgh, 6.00pm (18.00)
THE ROUND-UP plus Q&A with Miklós Jancsó in conversation with broadcaster, filmmaker and film historian Mark Cousins
Projection format - 35MM Film

For full details and to book tickets, call the Filmhouse Box Office on 0131 228 2688 or go to filmhousecinema.com


Our usual monthly Newsletter, featuring details of new releases and other Second Run and related events, will be sent out in early March.