Films in cycle
The Hopeless Ones
(Szegénylegények, 1965)
Directed by: Miklós Jancsó
PHOTOGRAPHY: Tamás Somló
Synopsis:
This drama is based on a true story about the capture and liquidation of Kossuths followers in 1848. After police tracked suspects, they arrested and submitted them to extreme psychological torture…This film was made in the manner of a modern documentary and was shown at the Cannes film festival in 1966, after which it achieved great international success.
b/w, 90 min
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 30.03.2004 AT 21:00
Red Psalm
(Még kér a nép, 1971)
Directed by: Miklós Jancsó
PHOTOGRAPHY: János Kende
Synopsis:
This film is a poetical portrayal of the peasants uprising at a Hungarian estate in 1890. The directors main concern is to explore the uprising’s motives and to question its morality and justification of violence… This is certainly Miklós Jancsos most famous film, for which he won an award at the Cannes film festival. An interesting fact about this film is that it was made in only 28 frames.
color, 88 min
PROJECTION:
Thursday 01.04.2004 AT 19:00
Hungarian Rhapsody
(Magyar rapszódia, 1978)
Directed by: Miklós Jancsó
Synopsis:
This story is told from the perspective of Istvan, the son of a wealthy estate owner. During WW I he is instrumental in defeating the army’s rebellion. After finding out that he was directly responsible for the death of several young soldiers, he decides to become a man of the people until the animosity toward him subsides. He joins the communists but realizes that he is worthless to them. During the 1920s and 1930s, his political views change as much as his unpredictable emotions…Th...
color, 101 min
PROJECTION:
Thursday 01.04.2004 AT 21:00
Allegro barbaro
(1979)
Directed by: Miklós Jancsó
PHOTOGRAPHY: János Kende
Synopsis:
Istvans story, begun in the film Hungarian Rhapsody, continues in this one. The first film ended shortly after the close of WW I, when Istvan questioned his loyalty to the social class of his father, a landowner, and began to support the peasants. At the beginning of this film, Istvan joins the peasants. As the story progresses, he realizes that he is headed in the opposite direction of his family and the social class he once belonged to… Hungarian Rhapsodyand Allegro barbaro were the...
color, 74 min
PROJECTION:
Saturday 03.04.2004 AT 19:00
Lords Lantern in Budapest
(Nekem Lampast Adott Kezembe Az Ur Pesten, 1999)
Directed by: Miklós Jancsó
PHOTOGRAPHY: Ferenc Grunwalsky
Synopsis:
The protagonists of this film are Kapa and Pepe, two gravediggers who spend their time sitting on a bench at the cemetery, making fun of the surrounding world. Simultaneously, they imagine themselves as bankers, lawyers, newly fledged rich men, bankrupt businessmen, thieves, and terrorists. One thing is certain - they are invincible... This is a highly appraised film by Miklós Jancso, shown at the Berlin film festival in 1999 (as part of the program under the title International Foru...