Starring: Budapest – shorts from the Kádár period
Shorts about Budapest from the early-Kádár era, with an introduction by Márton Kurucz (Hungarian National Film Archive) (70'). Screening: 09.09. 10.00 Toldi mozi – Kisterem
János Háry
1983, Language: Hungarian, Subtitle: English (62’); Screening: 09.09, 10.00, Toldi Cinema, Nagyterem
Suite
Szvit, 1969, Language: Hungarian, Subtitle: English (7’)
Cat City
Macskafogó, 1986, Hungary-Canada-German, Language: Hungarian, Subtitle: English (96’); GALA SCREENING: 09.09, 17.00, Uránia National film Theatre
Five-Minute Murder
Öt perc gyilkosság, 1966, Language: Hungarian, Subtitle: English (8’); Screening: 09.09, 17.00, Uránia National film Theatre
Treasure of the Merry King
Boldog király kincse, Gems of the Hungarian animation, 1936 (2’); Screening: 09.08, 11.30, Toldi Cinema, Nagyterem
2 Tiny Pills
2 kicsi szem, Gems of the Hungarian animation, 1948 (2’); Screening: 09.08, 11.30, Toldi Cinema, Nagyterem
A Home With Ten Servants
Háztartás tíz személyzettel, Gems of the Hungarian animation, 1957 (2,5’); Screening: 09.08, 11.30, Toldi Cinema, Nagyterem
Joy of Light
A fény öröme, Gems of the Hungarian animation, 1965 (12’); Screening: 09.08, 11.30, Toldi Cinema, Nagyterem
Concertissimo
Koncertisszimó, Gems of the Hungarian animation, 1968 (5’); Screening: 09.08, 11.30, Toldi Cinema, Nagyterem
Scenes with Beans
Babfilm, Gems of the Hungarian animation, 1975 (12’); Screening: 09.08, 11.30, Toldi Cinema, Nagyterem
Hey, You!
Hé, te! Gems of the Hungarian animation, 1976 (7’); Screening: 09.08, 11.30, Toldi Cinema, Nagyterem
Panic
Pánik, Gems of the Hungarian animation, 1978 (9’); Screening: 09.08, 11.30, Toldi Cinema, Nagyterem
The Fly
A légy, Gems of the Hungarian animation, 1980 (3’); Screening: 09.08, 11.30, Toldi Cinema, Nagyterem
Ad Astra
Gems of the Hungarian animation, 1982 (2’); Screening: 09.08, 11.30, Toldi Cinema, Nagyterem
“I Like Life a Lot”
„Nekem az élet teccik nagyon”, Gems of the Hungarian animation, 1976 (10’); Screening: 09.08, 11.30, Toldi Cinema, Nagyterem
Mind the Steps!
Vigyázat lépcső!, Gems of the Hungarian animation, 1989 (5’); Screening: 09.08, 11.30, Toldi Cinema, Nagyterem
Moszkva Square
2001, Hungarian, Language: Hungarian, Subtitle: English, 88'; Screening: 09.07, 19.30, Open-air screening, Szent István Square, FREE ENTRY Q&A with cast & crew members
That Lady in Ermine
1948, USA, Language: English, Subtitle: Hungarian (89'); Screening: 09.06, 20.00, Toldi Cinema, Kisterem
Symphonie de Budapest
1932, France, Language: French, Subtitle: Hungarian (15’); Screening: 09.08, 20.00, Toldi Cinema, Kisterem
Compromising Cats
1979, Language: Hungarian, 7’; Screening: 09.09, 17.00, Uránia National Film Theatre
The Three-Hundred-Year-Old Man – Silent film from 1914 brought back to life
A long-forgotten photo album preserving scene stills of the film featuring young Hungarian aristocrats was brought back to life, and through this an 10-minute fragment of the originally 50-minute-long film has been reconstructed from stills.
Korda, Alexander (1893–1956)
UK film historians are unanimous in declaring that no other British movie producer enjoyed the unique mix of power, personality and imagination that made Sir Alexander Korda one of the world’s most respected and charismatic film moguls.
Time Stands Still
Drama, Hungary, directed by Péter Gothár, 1981. The most impactful cult movie in Hungarian film history; with audio commentary by Gábor Gelencsér, author of the book on Péter Gothár.
Zoltán Fábri 100 ‒ Collection III.
The third collection in the oeuvre series marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Zoltán Fábri is a selection of his films from the 1970s, on six discs and featuring many extras: Ants’ Nest, The Unfinished Sentence, The Fifth Seal, Hungarians, Bálint Fábián Meets God, Bonus features.
August 27 – September 2. Strange Destinies
Az Est News' second edition is a perfect example on how the genre's rules were changing with time. This week we are looking at an unusual report on politics, two bizarre tabloids and an exciting sports commentary from the 100 year old footages.