Lost Illusions
Via the New York Times: "The Hungarian director Gyula Gazdag has transposed the middle section of Balzac's "Lost Illusions" from Paris in the mid-19th century to the Budapest of 1968... it tells of Laszlo Sardi - Balzac's Lucien Chardon - and his efforts to launch his literary career amid the snobbery and sophistication of a big city."
Directors: Gyula Gazdag
Writers: György Spiró, Gyula Gazdag, Miklós Györffy
IMDB: tt0083878