Budapest, Vienna and Hollywood are organizing the Budapest Classic Film Marathon
Between September 13 and 18, countless legendary films will be shown again on the cinema screen.
Year after year, the festival brings gems of film history to the Hungarian audience that cannot be seen on the big screen before or after, the National Film Institute (NFI), which organized the series of events, told MTI.
This year’s locations of the Film Marathon will be the Toldi Cinema, the Uránia National Film Theater, Szent István Square in front of the St. Stephen’s Basilica, and the French Institute: on the opening day, the audience can see the Oscar-winning film at the Uránia National Film Theater Mihály Kertész one of his masterpieces, the King Creolewhich stars Elvis Presley gives the best acting performance of his life Walter Matthau next to.
On Szent István Square, under the open sky, spectators can re-watch forty years of the show Winged bounty hunterand here they project the Cat catcher also, which the little ones can enjoy in Safranek, Teufel or Grabowski masks. It will also be shown on the giant screen in front of the Saint Stephen’s Basilica with the concert of the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra A safe number, 1914 Mihály Kertész-movie With Mari Jászai starring and reforming American cinema Easy Riders also, which was operated by a Hungarian who emigrated in 1956 László Kovács volt. The creator will be a recurring character at this year’s Film Marathon, as you will be able to see his Target points, The last movie and about him and his friend, who also has a wonderful career in Hollywood About Vilmos Zsigmond solo No caption needed: László and Vilmos documentary.
The event also provides numerous opportunities to meet the creators: this year the director of the Cannes Film Festival and the Lumiere Institute will come to Budapest, Thierry Frémauxwho, with his live narration, presents the Lumiere! “The beginning of the adventure.” his film. The Vulture Ferenc András director and Elemér Ragályi will be led by a cameraman, a Diary for my children on the show Ildiko of Bánsági take part, Erzsi Galambos about his first film role, a From a quiet home will tell stories before the screening of the film, while a An island on the mainland at his presentation Human Judit director and Elemér Ragályi greets the viewers.
In addition to all this, in the discussion accompanying the animation masterpieces of the sixty-five-year-old Pannónia Filmstúdió Béla Ternovszky and Russian István directors, Zoltán Bacsó operator and Stone Edit production manager tell behind-the-scenes stories about the former legendary film workshop.
This year’s program also offers plenty of inspiration from the works of Mihály Kertész’s rich career in Hollywood and before: Seven sea devilsthe Sea wolf, The wind of scandalthe Casablanca, the already mentioned A tolonc, and recorded in Vienna The young Medardust there is