Cycle
From 20.09. To 26.09.2005.
Program of Hungarian films II
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Films in cycle
Temptations
(Kísértések, 2002)
Directed by: Zoltán Kamondi
PHOTOGRAPHY: Gŕbor Medvigy
Synopsis:
Anna, a bank clerk, is the main character Marci's single mother. Marci is a talented math student with a bright future, but he himself does not seem to care much about it. Marci is obsessed with a wish to find his father and his own place in this world. During his search, he meets a ten-year-old Gypsy, Juli, who joins him on his way…
b/w and color, 85 min
PROJECTION:
Thursday 22.09.2005 AT 21:00
Tuesday 20.09.2005 AT 19:00
A Kind of America
(Valami Amerika, 2002)
Directed by: Gábor Herendi
PHOTOGRAPHY: Jordi Reixach
Synopsis:
Tamás, a director of commercials, is trying to make his first film based on a screenplay he wrote. Alex Brubeck is a film producer who likes Tamás’s screenplay and plans to meet with him. This is a great opportunity for Tamás who with his two brothers, a successful manager, Ákos, and a poet, András, does everything to persuade Brubeck to finance his film. Brubeck agrees to finance the film but he has one condition…
color, 115 min
PROJECTION:
Friday 23.09.2005 AT 19:00
Tuesday 20.09.2005 AT 21:00
Cloud Above the River Ganges
(Felhő a Gangesz felett, 2002)
Directed by: Gábor Dettre
PHOTOGRAPHY: Ferenc Pap
Synopsis:
Two people meet during hard times. Juli has just run away from an unhappy marriage, leaving her husband and daughter. András is a computer expert who fights with a year-long addiction to heroin. For some time now, he has been thinking about suicide. When he meets Juli he persuades her to help him. She agrees and together they endure a painful withdrawal period…
color, 143 min
PROJECTION:
Saturday 24.09.2005 AT 21:00
Wednesday 21.09.2005 AT 19:00
Vagabond
(2003)
Directed by: György Szomjas
PHOTOGRAPHY: Ferenc Grunwalsky
Synopsis:
Karesz is an abandoned young man who lives on the street and is surrounded by drugs and crime. He meets Zsófi, an attractive young member of the local folklore club. Soon, they fall in love and he becomes interested in folklore music and dance. However, in order to be able to devote his time to these new interests, he has to break all ties with the old crowd and way of life.
color, 99 min
PROJECTION:
Saturday 24.09.2005 AT 19:00
Wednesday 21.09.2005 AT 21:00
Hungarian Beauty
(Magyar szépség, 2003)
Directed by: Péter Gothár
PHOTOGRAPHY: Tamás Babos, Francisco Gózon
Synopsis:
This is the story of Andras Herendi, a family man who is unhappy with his marriage to Margot. Their teenage daughter, Erna, is attracted to their young neighbor Bringas, whose father is a former military officer. While Margo has an affair with a younger man, Andras finds himself attracted to one of his daughter’s friends. This film is a Hungarian adaptation of the film American Beauty.
color, 112 min
PROJECTION:
Monday 26.09.2005 AT 21:00
Thursday 22.09.2005 AT 19:00
Control
(Kontroll, 2003)
Directed by: Nimród Antal
PHOTOGRAPHY: Gyula Pados
Synopsis:
This is a film with a dark atmosphere, shot entirely in the Budapest subway. Subway travelers are terrorized by two rival gangs of ticket controllers who are searching for an anonymous murderer. A drunk driver, a woman dressed in a bear costume, a hooded killer who throws his victims under trains, happy tourists, and various bums are just some of the subway’s gaudy “population”.