Cycle

From 15.05. To 20.05.2019.

Portraits: István Szabó Photo: Manfred Werner (Tsui) (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Portraits: István Szabó

Ticket is 20 kuna, for members 10 kuna.

Films in cycle

Mephisto

(Germany, Hungary, Austria, 1981)

Directed by: István Szabo
PHOTOGRAPHY: Lajos Koltai
Synopsis:

This is a contemporary version of Faust. Elevating advantages above morality, a German actor reaches his career peak thanks to help from the Nazis… This film won an Oscar in the category of the best foreign film and is characterized by Klaus Maria Brandauers outstanding performance.

color, 144'
PROJECTION:
Wednesday 15.05.2019 AT 19:00

Father

(Apa, Hungary, 1966)

Directed by: István Szabo
PHOTOGRAPHY: Sándor Sára
Synopsis:

A boy, Tako, after his father was killed in the WW II, imagines his parent, whom he has never really met. So, the boy convinces himself of his father’s immense courage. In 1956 he falls in love with a Jewish girl, Anna, and learns about the horrors of Holocaust and suffering of the Jewish people. That encourages him to find out the truth about his father: was he really the hero he always imagined him to be.

b/w, 88'
PROJECTION:
Thursday 16.05.2019 AT 19:00

Age of Illusions

(Álmodozások kora, Hungary, 1965)

Directed by: István Szabo
PHOTOGRAPHY: Thomas Vámos
Synopsis:

Jancsi, electrical engineer, often changes his lovers because he doesn’t want a serious relationship. Everything changes when he falls in love with TV hostess Éva Halk. But, the problem is that he has never met her and can only look at her, just like all her other fans, on TV. However, Jancsi manages to meet Éva. He encounters some surprises, some of them good, but some of them not so good…

b/w, 95'
PROJECTION:
Thursday 16.05.2019 AT 21:00

Colonel Redl

(Oberst Redl, Hungary, Austria, Yugoslavia, West Germany, 1985)

Directed by: István Szabo
PHOTOGRAPHY: Lajos Koltai
Synopsis:

This is a free interpretation of the biography of the chief of Austro Hungarian contra espionage before WW I. It is brilliant in its portrayal of the Monarchy, as well as the difficulty of being a man from the lower social class belonging to marginal sub-cultures (ethnic minority, homosexual). This film was nominated for an Oscar while Klaus Maria Brandauer appeared in another brilliant role

color, 144'
PROJECTION:
Friday 17.05.2019 AT 19:00

Lovefilm

(Szerelmesfilm, Hungary, 1970)

Directed by: István Szabo
PHOTOGRAPHY: József Lörincz
Synopsis:

Jansci travels to Paris to meet with Kata, his childhood love. They were forcefully separated in 1956 during the Russian invasion of Hungary. On his way, Jansci remembers the events and people who died or, who, like Kata, were forced to leave the country. The two souls, joined with true love, meet again after so many years and face their past…

b/w and color, 123'
PROJECTION:
Saturday 18.05.2019 AT 19:00

Confidence

(Bizalom, Hungary, 1980)

Directed by: István Szabo
PHOTOGRAPHY: Lajos Koltai
Synopsis:

Hungary, WW II. To escape the Nazi exile, János and Kata – married, but not to each other – pretend to be a married couple. Their mutual confidence grows with every day and they become close, which leads them to new temptation…

b/w and color, 105'
PROJECTION:
Saturday 18.05.2019 AT 21:00

Hanussen

(Hungary, Austria, West Germany, 1988)

Directed by: István Szabo
PHOTOGRAPHY: Lajos Koltai
Synopsis:

This film is based on a true event. It is the story of an Austrian soldier who becomes clairvoyant after he is shot in the head with a bullet. He can now read other people’s thoughts and predict the future. When his prophecies attract Hitler’s attention, he is put into further danger… This is the third collaboration between the actor Brandauer and the directror Szabó. The film was nominated for an Oscar.

color, 140'
PROJECTION:
Sunday 19.05.2019 AT 19:00

Dear Emma, Sweet Böbe

(Édes Emma, drága Böbe – vázlatok, aktok, Hungary, Germany, 1992)

Directed by: István Szabo
PHOTOGRAPHY: Lajos Koltai
Synopsis:

Otkad učenje ruskog jezika u postkomunističkom vremenu više nije obvezno u mađarskim školama, nastavnice ruskog Emma i Böbe postale su suviše prosvjetne radnice. Dok je starija Emma prešla tridesetu, Böbe je djevojka srednjih dvadesetih godina, a njih dvije osim istog posla dijele i zajednički stan. Ne želeći ostati bez do jučer sigurnog radnog mjesta te biti prisiljene vratiti se u siromašne seoske sredine iz kojih potječu, i jedna i druga odluče bor...

color, 90'
PROJECTION:
Monday 20.05.2019 AT 19:00

25 Fireman's Street

(Tüzoltó utca. 25, Hungary, 1973)

Directed by: István Szabo
PHOTOGRAPHY: Sándor Sára
Synopsis:

Jedna zgrada u Budimpešti određena je za rušenje, a stanari koji se polako iz nje iseljavaju prisjećaju se brojnih burnih događaja u nedavnoj mađarskoj povijesti. Topla je ljetna večer, a dok je pred ljudima nesigurna budućnost sjećanja na prošlost vode ih u razdoblje od kraja Drugog svjetskog rata do vremena u kojem žive. Jedna od stanarki je gospođa Gaskóy, pekareva supruga koja je tijekom rata u potkrovlju zgrade skrivala bjegunce pred nacistima. Tu je i njezina su...

color, 97'
PROJECTION:
Monday 20.05.2019 AT 21:00
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