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Invitation
As part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Hungarian Heritage: Roots to Revival program
H. E. György Szapáry, Ambassador of Hungary
cordially invites you and your friends to the
Film Series:
HUNGARY, HERO AND MYTH: IMMIGRANT
EXPERIENCE AND THE ARTIST'S EYE
June 29, 2:30 PM Hunky Blues - The American Dream (Director: Péter Forgács)
Discussion with Director Péter Forgács after the screening
July 5, 1:00 PM - American Postcard (Director: Gábor Bódy)
July 5, 3:00 PM - The Maiden Danced to Death (Director: Endre Hules, Cinematographer: Vilmos Zsigmond)
July 6, 2:00 PM - No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo and Vilmos (Director: James Chressanthis)
Discussion with Vilmos Zsigmond after the screening
July 6, 4:00 PM - Bánk Bán (Director: Csaba Káel, Cinematographer: Vilmos Zsigmond)
July 7, 4:00 PM - Children of Glory (Director: Krisztina Goda)
at the National Gallery of Arts
East Building 4th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington D.C., 20565 Admission: Free of Charge
Registration is not required
Seats are available on a "first-come-first-serve" basis
Hunky Blues - The American Dream - Director: Péter Forgács
Considers the passage to America of thousands of Hungarians who arrived between 1890 and 1921. Rather than conventional documentary, media artist Péter Forgács weaves a vast visual epic, combining clips from found footage, American cinema, and interviews revealing hard moments of arrival and assimilation.
(99 mins, Hungarian with English subtitles, HDcam)
American Postcard - Director: Gábor Bódy
One of the first feature films of the Balázs Béla Stúdió, the plot is based on a short story of Ambrose Bierce, Gábor Bódy's acclaimed first feature portrayed two Hungarian emigrants in the Union Army in the last days of the American Civil War.
(104 mins, Hungarian with English subtitles, B&W, 35mm)
The Maiden Danced to Death - Director: Endre Hules
Hungarian-American writer-director, Endre Hules helmed, with Academy Award winner Vilmos Zsigmond and Zoltán Honti as cinematographers. Ferenc Kiss' haunting original music and the dazzling choreography of Zoltán Zsuráfszky with The Honvéd Dance Theater, are rooted in an ancient and beautiful tradition."
(100 mins; in Hungarian with English subtitles)
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo and Vilmos (Director: James Chressanthis)
Laszlo & Vilmos introduces those outside of the film community to the two Hungarians who made the 60s and 70s look like they do in our collective memories. Through interviews with the two men's colleagues and clips from their wildly eclectic filmographies, filmmaker and fellow cinematographer James Chressanthis constructs an homage to his heroes and forerunners. The film features appearances and insights by Karen Black, Peter Bogdanovich, Sandra Bullock, Richard Donner, Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Tatum O'Neal, Jon Voight, John Williams and Sharon Stone and a host of other colleagues.
(86 mins, in English)
Bánk Bán - Director: Csaba Káel
The film roles are filled by the greatest European and world famous Hungarian opera stars of our time."
The film is the result of the joint efforts of Csaba Káel –Director of the film and director and the Academy Award Winner cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond. "
(118 mins, feature, in Hungarian with English subtitles)
Children of Glory - Director: Krisztina Goda
Children of Glory"commemorates Hungary's Revolution of 1956 and the "Blood in the Water" water polo match between Hungary and the USSR at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Taking place in Budapest and at the Melbourne Olympic Games in October and November of that year, the film takes viewers into the passion and sadness of one of the most dramatic popular revolts of the twentieth century.
(123 mins, color, feature, in Hungarian with English subtitles)
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Friday 14 June 2013
[Unicum] INVITATION by the Ambassador of Hungary for a Hungarian Film Series taking place in the National Gallery of Arts from June 29 to July 7
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