The Embassy of Hungary and the AFI Silver - Theatre and Cultural Center

cordially invite you and your guest to the

Washington D.C. Premiere of

The Notebook

(A Nagy Füzet/ Le Grand Cahier)

With special guests:

Director János Szász and Leading Actress Piroska Molnár

The Notebook is the Winner of Grand Prix Crystal Globe

of 2013 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and

the Official Selection of Hungary in Best Foreign Language Film Catgeory of the Oscar Award

on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at 5:30 PM

(The Will Call table will open at 4:30 PM)

at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center,

8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD (Tel.: (301)-495-6700)

Please kindly RSVP by November 15

From on of Hungary's leading directors, János Szász, comes a fine and intense adaptation of Hungarian-Swiss Agota Kristof's moving novel about the war-time struggle of the Hungarian people. Two twin boys are taken to the countryside by their parents and left with their hostile old granny (Piroska Molnár). Given a blank notebook and told to fill it with their experiences, they quickly learn that the best way to deal with pain and hunger is to desentize themselves to everything. As the Nazis, the Holocaust and then the terrors of peace sweep through the country, the boys must walk the fine line between self-reliance and viciousness. A fine, unblinking observation of the costs of war and the price of survival.

Winner of the Crystal Globe for the Best Film at this year's Karlovy Vary Film Festival, the cinematography, by Michael Haneke's regular cameraman Christian Berger, has alos been strongly praised (Note courtesy of Adelaide Film Festival.).

Q & A with Director János Szász and Leading Actress Piroska Molnár follows the screening.

Please click here to watch the trailer of the movie.

This invitation is non-transferable. Tickets for this event are complimentary and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. For more on the movie please click here.

For more information: Mr. György Rétházi - Cultural Attaché - Embassy of Hungary

gyrethazi@mfa.gov.hu; Tel.: (202) 686 4144

3910 Shoemaker Street | Washington , DC 20008 US

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