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CONSULATE GENERAL

OF THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY IN LOS ANGELES

HUNGARIAN CULTURE

ALSO ON THE WEST COAST

5.

HUNGARY RELATED CULTURAL PROGRAMS JANUARY – MARCH 2010

ORGANIZED OR PATRONIZED OR SPONSORED OR SUPPORTED BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL

HUNGARIAN CULTURE – ALSO ON THE WEST COAST

„Extremely Hungary”, the Hungarian Cultural season in New York and Washington in 2009 has recently come to its end. It was a great success, several aspects of the culture of an ancient European people, the Hungarian, came closer to all those who were fond in learning exciting things. Our series, the „Hungarian Culture also on the West Coast” still goes on. This is the 5th booklet providing detailed information on cultural events organized, patronized, sponsored or supported by the Consulate General of Hungary in Los Angeles. We do believe in the strength of the culture, and we are sure that it is able to create the best bridge between peoples. We need this kind of bridge today when the globalization is a part of our everyday life. Culture can offer a better understanding of each other. With these events between January 1 and March 31, 2010 we try to contribute to this idea.

Balázs Bokor Ambassador

Consul General of the Republic of Hungary in Los Angeles

CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY 11766 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 410 Los Angeles, CA 90025

Phone: 310.473.9344 Fax: 310.479.6443 E-mail: [email protected]

ART EXHIBITION

Scenic Drive Gallery November 8, 2009 - January 9, 2010 125 W. Scenic Drive Monrovia, CA 91016 By appointment only, call 626.359.3946

Paintings of San Francisco by Susan Dobay

Hungarian by birth, Susan Dobay currently resides in California. After studying graphic arts both in Hungary and the U.S, she served as an illustrator for advertising agencies, magazines, and newspapers.

HUNGARIAN MOVIE SERIES

House of Hungary – San Diego January 7, 2010 4:30 PM 2159 Pan American Plaza

Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101 www.sdmagyar.org

„Zsiguli”

directed by András Szöke Language : Hungarian with English subtitles

CONCERT

House of Hungary January 7, 2010, 7PM 2159 Pan American Plaza Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101 www.sdmagyar.org Tickets are $20 with advance registration, $25 at the door. RSVP at 858.863.0111 Anna Peller sings and Hungary’s two best cimbalom players, Karcsi Vadász and Sanyi Kuti duel on 2 cimbaloms under the direction of Sándor Budai. American and Canadian Hungarians named Anna Peller ‘Hungary’s voice’.



HUNGARIAN FILM CLUB

United Magyar (Hungarian) House January 15, 2010 8:30 PM 1975 W Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90018 (323) 734-1453 www.magyarhazla.com

„Fairy Tale Auto” (Meseautó) directed by Barna Kabay Language : Hungarian with English subtitles

Bank typist Vera loves to indulge in the harmless hobby of window shopping, knowing full well that she could never afford the items she dreams of owning. Much to her surprise, she ends up owning a luxury car at an outrageously low price. Little does she realize that the ‘salesman’, who sold her the car, is actually the handsome young president of the bank. Afraid that Vera won’t truly fall in love with him if she discovers his true identity; our hero pretends to lose his job and is hired as the girl’s chauffeur. And it is at this point that Fairy Tale Auto really shifts into gear.

EXHIBITION OF ÉVA SIPOS-BALOG’S PAINTINGS

United Magyar (Hungarian) House January 17, 2010 3:00 PM

1975 W Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90018 (323) 734-1453 www.magyarhazla.com

Éva Sipos-Balog was born in Brasov (Brassó) in Transylvania. She studied Graphic Design and Decorative Design at the Art School of Brasov and last year she started to study Watercolor and Graphic Design at the Glendale Community College.

BOOK PRESENTATION

United Magyar (Hungarian) House January 17, 5PM 1975 West Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90018 (323) 734-1453 www.magyarhazla.com

Conversation with Marra Rácz on her book

„Calla Gala in Fairyland”



“HEARING VOICES” Kaul Auditorium, Reed College January 22, 2010, 7:30 PM 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd Portland, OR 97202-8199 Phone: 503.725.3307 Tickets: $ 25-30

“Hearing Voices” – Third Angle New Music Ensemble Gregory Vajda: Gulliver in FaReMiDo – WORLD PREMIERE

New composition for narrator and chamber ensemble based on “Travel to Faremido” by Frigyes Karinthy

Program:

“Gulliver in FaReMiDo” by Gregory Vajda, “Serpentine Variations: The Serpent King” by Robert Kyr, and “Greetings from 1984” by Jon Deak.

HUNGARIAN SCOUT GALA BALL

Los Angeles Airport Marriott January 23, 2010, 6:30PM

5855 West Century Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90045

43rd Annual Ball of the Hungarian Scout Troops

The Annual Ball of the Hungarian Scout Troops in Los Angeles is one of the largest Hungarian events West of the Mississippi. The proceeds of the ball go towards funding of the Leadership Development Camps.

EXHIBITION – CARL LUTZ AND THE LEGENDARY GLASS HOUSE

Temple Isaiah, Palm Springs January 27, 2010 4PM 332 West Alejo Road Palm Springs, CA 92262 Phone: 760.325.2281 The United Nations General Assembly in 2005 designated January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On the vigil of the Remembrance Day the “Carl Lutz and the Legendary Glass House will be opened by Ambassador Balázs Bokor, Consul General of Hungary. We remember all those, who did the right thing in the darkest hours of history.



Swiss Consul Carl Lutz, the man who, with the help of his wife Gertrud, rescued 62 thousands Jews in Budapest from deportation to Nazi death camps during WW2. He issued tens of thousands of protective letters (“Schutzbriefe”) for Hungarian Jews, documents the Nazi officials only reluctantly recognized.

Carl Lutz

He also established “safe houses” throughout Budapest by declaring them annexes of the Swiss legation and eventually extended diplomatic immunity to 72 buildings. Among these safe houses the most famous one was the Glass House, an old industrial building at 29 Vadász Street. Over 3,000 Jews found refuge and protection from their prosecutors here. The Glass House was opened in 2005 for visitors as a museum to document the history of Carl Lutz and his activities. Carl Lutz has been honored by the Yad Vashem Institute, the State of Israel and the Swiss Government. In 1963 a street was named after him in Haifa, Israel, later in his home village Walzenhausen, Switzerlandand. Since 1991 a memorial at the entrance to the old Budapest ghetto remembers him as savior of Hungarian Jews, and in 2006 a memorial was unveiled in the park adjacent to the Embassy where he worked in Budapest.

PIANO CONCERT

Walt Disney Concert Hall January 26, 2010, 8PM 111 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012 Phone: 323.850.2000

Beethoven: String Trio, Op. 9, No. 3 Krommer: Nonet-Partita for Winds Bach: Sonata in E minor, BWV 1034

Shostakovich: Piano Quintet

Piotr Anderszewski Polish-Hungarian pianist Piotr Anderszewski is widely regarded as one of the most exciting pianists of his generation. Since first coming to public attention at the 1990 Leeds Piano Competition, he has become a familiar figure on the international concert platform, recognized for the intensity and originality of his interpretations. www.laphil.com

Walt Disney Concert Hall January 29, 2010, 11AM

January 30, 2010, 8PM January 31, 2010, 2PM

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony




House of Hungary – San Diego January 31, 2010 4:30 PM

2159 Pan American Plaza Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101

www.sdmagyar.org

„Szezon” (Season) directed by Ferenc Török Language : Hungarian with English subtitles

This is Török’s second major film; Moszkva Tér, a Hungarian cult classic was his first.

PIANO CONCERT OF ENDRE HEGEDŰS

Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center January 31, 2010 7PM 10301 Scripps Lake Drive San Diego, CA 92131 Tickets $10, children under 12 free The Hungarian Government distinguished Hegedűs with the Franz Liszt Prize (2000) and the Hungarian Republic Medal of Merit (2004). He had previously been awarded the Grand Prix Internationale du Disque Liszt (1993) and the György Cziffra Prize (1997) from the Franz Liszt Society.


House of Hungary – San Diego February 7, 2010 4:30 PM


www.sdmagyar.org

„Abigél” Part I and II directed by Éva Zsurzs

Language : Hungarian with English subtitles

Hungary during World War II. Georgina, spoiled daughter of General Vitay is not delighted when her father takes her to a religious boarding school in a small town. She rebels against the strict rules of the school. When her father visits her and learns about this, he decides to tell her why she must stay in the school: he is trying to find a way to get Hungary out of the war before it claims too many lives and he is afraid that his enemies will capture and torture her, thus blackmailing him into betray his cause. Gina agrees to stay in the school, the only place where she is safe.



VALENTINE’S DAY KIDS’ CONCERT OREGON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall February 14, 2010, 2PM 1111 SW Broadway, Portland OR 97205

Musical Valentines Oregon Symphony Orchestra

Gregory Vajda, conductor Selections include Copland’s music to Our Town and John Williams’ Happy Birthday Variations. The concert concludes with the unforgettable story of The Three Bears danced by Dance West.

BOOK PRESENTATION

United Magyar (Hungarian) House February 14, 2010 5PM

1975 West Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90018 (323) 734-1453 www.magyarhazla.com

Conversation with Ambassador Balázs Bokor on his latest book

„Diplomatic Lures”

HUNGARIAN FILM CLUB

United Magyar (Hungarian) House February 19, 2010 8:30 PM 1975 W Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90018 (323) 734-1453 www.magyarhazla.com

„Children of Glory” (Szabadság, szerelem) directed by Krisztina Goda


The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 is beginning while the water polo team is training for the Melbourne Olympic Games. The player Karcsi Szabó meets the revolutionary student leader Viki Falk and they fall in love for each other. When the Soviet force withdraws Budapest, Karcsi decides to rejoin the team and travel to Melbourne. However, a larger Soviet force returns and invades Budapest, killing thousands of Hungarians and suppressing the resistance. Meanwhile, Karcsi and his team dispute the ‘Blood in the Water’ match against the Soviets.



BENEFIT BALL OF THE UNITED HUNGARIAN HOUSE

United Magyar (Hungarian) House February 20, 2010 7PM 1975 W Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA (323) 734-1453 www.magyarhazla.com

Annual Charity Carnival Ball of the United Magyar (Hungarian) House


House of Hungary – San Diego February 21, 2010 4:30 PM


„Abigél” Part III and IV directed by Éva Zsurzs


CONCERT OF AGNES SZEKELY SCHWARTZ Performing Arts Center of CSUN February 26, 2010, at 8PM Entrance form Zelzah Avenue, just N of Nordhoff Street Parking in parking lot G4 Tickets $10/7/5; ticket office 818.677.2488

3rd Seasonal Concert of the Cal Sate Northridge Symphony Orchestra

Dr. John Roscigno conducting

1. Northridge Composition Winner piece (TBA) 2. Concerto Competition Winner of 2009: Agnes Szekely Schwartz

performs Bela Bartok's Violin Concerto (No.2) 3. Kodaly: Hary Suite

Agnes Szekely was born in Budapest, Hungary. She started playing the violin at the age of 6. She attended the Bela Bartok Conservatory and the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. She studied violin, viola, piano, composition, and languages. She won a fellowship to the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado. Currently she is working on her second master’s degree at CSUN (Northridge) besides teaching. She is the winner of the 2009 CSUN Concerto Competition.



ARCHEOLOGICAL PRESENTATIONS

The castle of Margat in Syria is amongst the largest and best preserved Crusader fortifications in the world. Margat was once the most important fortress of the Hospitaller knights guarding the Christian territories of the principality of Antioch and the county of Tripoli and keeping in check the neighboring Muslim states amongst others the fearful sect of the Assassins. Due to its importance Margat had such illustrious visitors as Richard the Lionheart or Andrew II king of Hungary.

The Syro-Hungarian Archeological Mission (SHAM) directed by Hungarian experts but having scholars and students from several countries of the world has been excavating in Margat since the year 2007. The multidisciplinary research program resulted in exceptional and spectacular discoveries including the finding of the largest Crusader fresco series in the Holy Land with unique iconographical depictions on Heaven and Hell. The well illustrated presentation summarizes the most important results of the ongoing research ranging from building history, through military technology to such elements of the daily life as Crusader kitchen infrastructure. Balázs Major PhD is an associate professor in the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies of the Catholic University of Hungary and director of the Syro-Hungarian Archaeological Mission. He has obtained his university degrees in archaeology, Arabic studies and history at the ELTE University of Budapest and has made his PhD in the School of History and Archaeology of Cardiff University (UK). His main field of interest is Late Antique and Medieval settlement patterns and military architecture in the Near East. He has spent more than a decade detecting documenting and protecting dozens of hitherto unknown archaeological sites in Syria and has widely lectured and published. Cotsen Institute of Archaeology February 24, 2010, 4PM University of California at Los Angeles


1975 W Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA House of Hungary – San Diego February 28, 2010 4PM 2159 Pan American Plaza Balboa Park

University of San Diego March 1, 2010 2:30PM



CONCERT OF THE TAKÁCS QUARTET

Edward Dusinberre, violin – Geraldine Walther, viola – András Fejér, cello –

Károly Schranz, violin

University of Colorado, Grusin Music Hall February 7, 2010, 4PM and 8PM

1020 18th Street, Boulder, CO 80309 Phone: 303.492.8008

www.takacsquartet.com An irresistible blend of virtuosic technique and engaging personality has made the GRAMMY Award-winning Takacs Quartet, in residence at CU-Boulder, a favorite for over 20 years.

ARIZONA FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT OF THE TAKÁCS QUARTET

Camelback Bible Church February 12, 2010, 8PM 3900 East Stanford Drive Paradise Valley, AZ 85253 www.phoenixchambermusicsociety.org

Program: Haydn Op. 71 No. 2

Schumann Op. 41 No. 2 Beethoven Op. 132

SAN JOSE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY CONCERT OF THE TAKÁCS QUARTET

Program: Schumann Op. 41 No. 2

James MacMillan No. 3 (written for the Takacs Quartet) Beethoven Op. 59 No. 2

Le Petit Trianon Theatre February 13, 2010 8PM

72 North 5th Street San Jose, CA 95112-5417 www.sjchambermusic.org

CAL PERFORMANCES UC BERKELEY CONCERT OF THE TAKÁCS QUARTET

Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley February 14, 2010 3:00 PM Cal Performances Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley www.calperfs.berkeley.edu

Program Haydn Quartet in D Major, Op. 71, No. 2

Macmillan Quartet No. 3 (written for Takács) Schumann Quartet in F Major, Op. 41, No. 2

CHAMBER MUSIC IN NAPA VALLEY


Program: Beethoven Op. 18 No. 5; Op. 18 No. 4; Op. 132

Napa Valley Opera House February 16, 2010, 8PM

1030 Main St Napa, California 94559



OREGON SYMPHONY Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall February 20, 2010, 7:30PM February 21, 2010, 2PM 1111 SW Broadway, Portland OR 97205

Oregon Symphony presents Angela Hewitt Plays Mozart Gregory Vajda, conductor

Angela Hewitt, piano Born in 1973 in Budapest, Hungary, the son of renowned soprano Veronika Kincses, Gregory Vajda studied clarinet and composition at the Béla Bartók secondary school. He studied conducting at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music under Professor Ervin Lukács. He was also a conducting pupil of the well-known twentieth-century composer and conductor, Péter Eötvös.

BOOK PRESENTATION


1975 West Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90018 (323) 734-1453 www.magyarhazla.com

Conversation with Professor Elemér Hankiss on his latest book

„Csapdák és egerek” Hungary and in 2009 and forth Professor Elemér Hankiss has been Director of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Sociology since 1996. Dr. Hankiss is also Senior Scientist at The Gallup Organization (Princeton). His research fields include social values and belief systems, contemporary Western civilization, contemporary mythologies, and the sociology of the consumer civilization.

BIOGRAPHICAL BOOK REVIEW

San Fernando Valley Grace Hungarian Reformed Church March 6, 2010, 4:00 PM 18858 Erwin Street, Tarzana (Reseda) CA 91335 Phone: 818-344-1885 Website: http://www.sfvmre.org

„From the Shores of Szamos to the Pacific Ocean –

the circle has closed” a biographical „Final Account” of Enikő Óvári Óss

Presented by Leslie Eloed president of Arany János Cultural Circle in cooperation with the Thalia Studio.



CONCERT OF JÁNOS BRÓDY AND THE ESM

United Magyar (Hungarian) House March 6, 2010 7PM

1975 W Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90018 (323) 734-1453 www.magyarhazla.com

János Bródy is a prominent Hungarian folk-rock artist and lyricist. The name, ESM is an acronym for the Italian phrase: Eppur Si Muove (‘And yet it moves’, or ‘The Earth Still Moves’) attributed to Galileo Galilei. Melodic, raw, and obnoxious at the same time, ESM was a band formed by a circle of friends in Los Angeles. In 1992 János Bródy was on a visit to Los Angeles and the band had an opportunity to get to know him and befriend him.

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Iron Curtain in Europe, Bródy János will be making a very rare appearance in California to perform his music live. He is one of Hungary’s most well-known songwriters, and his presence in such iconic groups as Illés, Fonográf and his collaboration on the rock opera Stephen the King (István a Király), enabled him to speak what could not be spoken at a time of communist censorship. This is his first tour in the United States in more than 10 years. In this upcoming performance and collaboration with Los Angeles based, Hungarian-American rock band, ESM, Bródy János will enliven his audience with his greatest hits and newer, solo repertoire as well as enlighten as he shares candidly about how he was able to convey such provocative messages and profound feelings that impacted an entire nation and ultimately contributed to the positive changes that were to come.


House of Hungary – San Diego March 7, 2010 4:30 PM


www.sdmagyar.org

„Seaside, Dusk” (Balra a nap nyugszik) directed by András Fésös


Dialing the wrong phone number, Alex meets a mysterious woman and the two begin a curious long distance relationship.




University of Colorado, Grusin Music Hall March 7, 2010, 4PM

March 8, 2010, 7:30PM 1020 18th Street, Boulder, CO 80309

Phone: 303.492.8008 www.takacsquartet.com

CONCERT OF THE SAN ANTONIO SYMPHONY

Majestic Theatre March 12 & 13, 2010, 8:00PM

224 E. Houston Street San Antonio, TX 78205

Gregory Vajda, conductor

Mozart Symphony No. 38, “Prague”

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 1 Schumann Introduction and Allegro appassionato

Shostakovich Symphony No. 9

CELEBRATION OF THE 1848 REVOLUTION

United Magyar (Hungarian) House March 14, 2010 1975 W Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90018 (323) 734-1453 www.magyarhazla.com

Celebrating Hungarian Freedom and Commemorating Actress Éva Szörényi



GÁBOR PRESSER’S CONCERT United Magyar (Hungarian) House March 19, 2010 1975 W Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90018 (323) 734-1453 www.magyarhazla.com Tickets $15 Songwriter, keyboardist, and singer Gábor Presser had been member of the famous Omega and Lokomotív GT band. The concert will be followed with a conversation with Mr. Presser.

GÁBOR PRESSER’S CONCERT

War Memorial Building March 20, 2010, 7PM

Balboa Park, 3325 Zoo Dr., San Diego, CA, 92101 Tickets $20

TALENT SHOW

United Magyar (Hungarian) House March 21, 2010 3PM 1975 W Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90018 (323) 734-1453 www.magyarhazla.com

Talent Show With Hungarian Flavor (Ki mit tud?)

Organized by Ferenc Czene


House of Hungary – San Diego March 21, 2010 4:30 PM 2159 Pan American Plaza

Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101 www.sdmagyar.org

„The Boys from Paul Street” (Pál utcai fiúk)

directed by Zoltán Fábri Language : Hungarian with English subtitles

Antiwar allegory from Hungary dealing with rival street gangs in Budapest. One gang seizes territorial control over a vacant lot, and another gang challenges the first’s right to take it.



MUSIC IN THE MOUNTAINS Music in the Mountains March 24-28, 2010 Nevada County Fairgrounds Amaral Family Festival Center, 11228 McCourtney Road Grass Valley, CA 95949-7412 Phone: 530.265.6173 530.265.6124 (box office)

www.musicinthemountains.org

Hailed as a “young titan” by the Montreal Gazette after conducting the Montreal Symphony in Bartok’s Bluebeard’s Castle and Schoenberg’s Erwartung, Gregory Vajda has fast become one of the most sought-after conductors on the international scene. He has just been appointed Artistic Director and Conductor of the Music in the Mountains festivals in California.

FIRST HUNGARIAN DOCUMENTARY & SHORT FILM FESTIVAL OF LOS ANGELES

United Magyar (Hungarian) House March, 25-31, 2010

1975 W Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90018

(323) 734-1453 www.magyarhazla.com

The Consulate General of Hungary in cooperation with the William Fox Hungarian Film Club and the United

Hungarian House present:

“OUTCASTS: A Love Story” 2009 / 49 min / English / Director and Producer Susan Papp A Love Story is the story of a Christian man named Tibor Schroeder and a Jewish woman named Hedy Weisz who met and fell in love during the Second World War. The story happens at the worst possible moment – at a time when romantic liaisons and marriage between Christians and Jews is against the law. “The Face Of The Revolution. In Search Of A Budapest Girl” (A forradalom arca. Egy pesti lány nyomában) 2001-2006 / 71 min / Hungarian, English, & French Director and Producer by Attila Kékesi, Co-Producer Jean-Pierre Jeunet Researchers: Phil Casoar, journalist and Eszter Balázs, historian In his investigative documentary The Face Of The Revolution Attila Kékesi goes in search of a Budapest girl, once a revolutionary, known from the inside cover page of the 10 November 1956 issue of Paris Match. Besides the personal faith of the heroine, we experience the environment, traumas and suffering that awaited emigrants to Western Europe and overseas in 1956. The film also documents the search for historical truth.



“The Danube Exodus: The Rippling Currents of the River” (Dunai Exodus: A folyó beszédes áramlatai) 1998 / 60 min / English / Director Péter Forgács, Producer Cesar Messemaker In the travelogue The Danube Exodus, Péter Forgács documents the Jewish exodus from Slovakia just before the beginning of World War II. In two boats, a group of nine hundred Slovak, Austrian Jews tried to reach the Black Sea via the river Danube, in order to get to Palestine from there. Forgács based his film on the amateur films of Captain Nándor Andrásovits, the captain of one of the boats. He filmed his passengers while they prayed, slept, and even got married. At the end of this journey, it is clear that the boat will not return empty: a reverse exodus takes place, this time of repatriating Bessarabian Germans, fleeing to the Third Reich because of the Soviet invasion of Bessarabia… “Free Fall” (Az örvény) 1996 / 75 min / English / Director, Editor, and Producer: Péter Forgács Free fall reflects to the times before the Shoah, the darkest chapter of the 20th century Hungary, based on the home movies of the talented musician, photographer and businessman, György Pető who made 8mm films from 1938. We follow their story, to discover what’s behind the Pető’s happiness, how they suppress the fearful signs of threatening evidences of forthcoming massacres. Free Fall envisions the illusions of a Jewish Hungarian family eroded step by step, the happy, banal moments framed by the Hungarian Jewish laws. How do we understand segregation, the racist laws if ‘angels’ voice recites them? We follow their determination, the unpredictable events, and their illusions, and hopes until the very last moments. “Hunky Blues – The American Dream” (Az amerikai álom) 2009 / 100 min / English / Director Péter Forgács, Producer Gábor Kovács Péter Forgács created a documentary exploring the fate of hundred thousands of Hungarian men and women who arrived to the United States between 1890 and 1921. To tell their sagas Forgács weaved this grand epic from the early American cinema, found footage, photographs and interviews. The film reveals the difficult moments of arrival, integration and assimilation, which eventually fed the happiness of the later generations and their fulfillment of the American dream. http://www.hunkyblues.com/ “Gypsy Dreams” (Roma Álom) 2009 / 52 min / English & Hungarian / Director and Producer Eszter Nordin A Hungarian Gypsy family comes to the conclusion that they can no longer survive in their native country. Racial discrimination and unemployment are the major factors in their decision to uproot themselves and migrate to England. Their chosen destination is Bolton where there is already a sizable Hungarian Gypsy population. The documentary follows the Lazi family’s struggle to establish themselves in England for nearly two years. An initially promising start has taken a tough turn in the harsh winter of 2009, as recession began to bite hard and British factories closed their doors to foreign workers. Nevertheless, the Lazis hang on in hope, expecting their fourth child. “Parents with limits” (7 év) 2007 / 56/72 min / Hungarian with English subtitles / Director and Producer Eszter Nordin They love each other, they want to get married, and they want to have children. But these two are different, and they will be parents with limits. Kata, the mother, has learning difficulties and can barely read and write. Laszlo, the father, was rejected by his Gipsy family as a baby and grew up in various institutions for the disabled. He is deaf and dumb. Laci, their firstborn, however, has an IQ of 138…



“N Is a Number: Portrait of Paul Erdős” 1993 / 57 min / English / Director, Producer, and Editor George Paul Csicsery A man with no home and no job, Paul Erdős was the most prolific mathematician who ever lived. Born in Hungary in 1913, Erdős wrote and co-authored over 1,500 papers and pioneered several fields in theoretical mathematics. At the age of 83 he still spent most of his time on the road, going from math meeting to math meeting, continually working on problems. He died on September 20, 1996 while attending such a meeting in Warsaw, Poland. “Regions in Target” (Célkeresztben a Régiók) 2007-2009 / 30 min / Hungarian with English subtitles / Director Béla Fáy Hungary has an all-year-round hunting season, each time of year having its own specialties. Moreover, this active recreation also provides an excellent opportunity to become acquainted with Hungarian cuisine and wines, immediately giving three good reasons why it is worth trying out a Hungarian hunting holiday. “Spy in a One Horse Town – The Story of Gábor Rimner” (Kémek a porfészekben - Rimner Gábor története) 2008 / 51 min / English / Director and Producer Gábor Zsigmond Papp “A container sent by me was a very simple thing. I bought four or five matchboxes, emptied them and threw away part of the inner drawer and wrapped insulating tape around the other cover, folded up what I wrote and put that in. It then appeared like a thin black ruler which was just the right size for me to stick to an agreed place with a magnet. This was called a drop-site, a place to pass on messages. At street corners, like one close to the Operetta Theatre, there was a grey cast iron electricity box, I put a magnet in it as well and stuck it on underneath.” (Quotation from the film) “The Life of an Agent” (Az ügynök élete) 2004 / 82 min / Hungarian & English / Director and Producer Gábor Zsigmond Papp Hundreds of propaganda and instructional films as well as short and full-length features were produced by the Film Studio of the Ministry of Interior between 1958 and 1988. The films sought to teach the secret police about the best ways to protect the socialist state. Topics included the clandestine house-search, the operative shadowing of select targets, the installation of tapping devices, and the organization of agents and denouncers. The plain and straightforward narration of the films is slightly out of step with their serious patriotic aims, and modern viewers will be astonished by the amount of money, time and energy devoted to a form of ideological education which was both complex and expensive. This selection neatly illustrates how the coercive organization of Kádár's dictatorship worked, and what major motives lay behind it. “Tell Your Children” (Meséld el…) 2007 / 5 min / No Dialogue / Director and Writer András Salamon, Producer István Major It is 1945 in Hungary and the Arrow Cross is carrying out mass murders on the banks of the Danube. This beautifully crafted and powerful fiction short is the story of a little girl who miraculously survives this massacre.



“Borderline Case” (Határeset) 2006 / 32 min/ Hungarian, German with English Subtitles / Director Péter Szalay In August 1989, having lived in Weimar in the German Democratic Republic, Kurt-Werner Schulz and Gundula Schafitel and their 6-year-old son were crossing Hungary on their way to the Western world. As so many of their East German fellow compatriots, they were planning to cross the border illegally. However, they had no hope of succeeding if all three of them stayed together. The story is told in the manner of a criminal investigation, spiced with some humor. “Alena’s Journey” (Alena utazása) 2008 / 15 min / Serbo-Croatian with English Subtitles /director Károly Ujj-Mészáros, producer Csanád Darvas Alena, an inhibited, thirty-year old accountant from Sarajevo has a plane to catch in the afternoon to Zurich. Her boss and strict father do everything they can to prevent her from attending a four-month business course. “Train” (Vonat) 2009 / 7 min / No Dialogue / Director Can Togay, Producer: Miklós Havas There are railway stations with just a few pairs of tracks. A boy is staring at the passing train. Light flashes between the carriages. Then suddenly the endless rhythm is over. The boy is watching the disappearing train. These are still his eyes. But something has changed… “Werewolf” (Farkasember) 2007 / 13 min / Hungarian with English Subtitles / Director Márton Vécsei, Producers Csanád Darvas and Miklós Havas Anything can happen on the beach, even that you get to see forbidden scenes. “Alterego” 2007 / 25 min / Hungarian with English Subtitles / Director Ferenc Sebő, Producers Csanád Darvas and Miklós Havas Young lovers move into a new apartment, and they find themselves living next door too – only 20 years later. “Let’s Roll” (Megyünk) 2007 / 11 min / Hungarian with English Subtitles / Director Simon Szabó, Producer Vera Varjasi Two friends set out for the coast, with a sedated grandmother in the back of a van. “Grenades” (Gránátok) 2003 / 18 min / Hungarian with English Subtitles / Director Péter Politzer, Producer András Muhi The uprising has been put down. The rebels are dispersed and still in hiding. “The Golden Bird” (Aranymadár) 1999 / 30 min / Hungarian with English Subtitles / Director István Szaladják, Producers György Durst and András Muhi ”Our spirit, like a falcon sits on the arm of wisdom – it flings us away when we are born, and waits for us to return when we die.”



“Before Dawn” (Hajnal előtt) 2005 / 13 min / Hungarian with English Subtitles / Director Bálint Kenyeres / Producers Bálint Kenyeres and András Muhi Before dawn, people will rise and other people will take away their hope. “With a Little Patience” (Türelem) 2006 / 14 min / Director László Nemes Jeles, Producer András Muhi An office clerk as seen during her daily routine – all the little vibrations of her face. And a man, impatiently waiting for her, beyond the windows. “Overborder” (Határontúl) 2003 / 22 min / No Dialogues / Director Árpád Schilling, Producers Máté Gáspár, Gábor Rajna, Árpád Schilling, and Gábor Sipos The three short stories are dealing with the problem of refugees. “Transport” (Fuvar) 2008 / 10 min / Director Tamás Buvári, Producers Csanád Darvas and Miklós Havas „He screeched to a halt with us on the sharpest of the nights, mumbled something, then everything went silent...”



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