Bolse Vita
Bolse Vita, Hungarian drama, colour, by Ibolya Fekete, Language: Hungarian, Subtitles: English, 99'
SCREENINGS
Directed by Ibolya Fekete
Screenplay by Ibolya Fekete
Director of photography: András Szalai
Music by Ferenc Muk, Jura Fumicsov
Cast: Alekszej Szerebrjakov, Ágnes Máhr, Sándor Badár, Igor Csernyevics, István Kamarás, Jura Fomicsov
Production: M.I.T. Studio, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
2K digitally remastered
Hungary, 1989: the euphoric moment of change(s) of regime in Eastern Europe, unexpectedfreedom, the intoxication of unlimited opportunities. The alternative city centre pub Bolsevita is located somewhere in the middle of the upheavals. It is the local of engineer Sergei,who sells knives on the former Comecon market in order to scrape enough money togetherto move on to the West. Yura and Vadim are musicians who prefer to stay here. Erzsi was aRussian teacher who now lets her flat to Russians. An English and an American girl arecurious about everything. The first feature film by Ibolya Fekete gives us an inimitable imageof the opening of the Iron Curtain, the chaotic moments following the collapse ofdictatorships, the start of a new wave of migration from east to west, new prejudices,adventurers, the new mafia….
Supporting film: Borderline Case