Dear Unicum Readers,
I cannot recommend enough the following classic Hungarian „pitch-dark satirical comedy" film screening this Saturday at National Gallery or Art in Washington, DC:
FREE FILM SCREENINGS:
„A Tanú" (The Witness, dir: Péter Bacsó, 1969, 103 min), preceded by „A válogatás" (The Selection, dir: Gyula Gazdag, 1970) on Saturday, November 2, 2019, at 1:00pm, then 2:00pm, respectively
Time: Saturday, November 2, 2019
1:00 p.m. A válogatás (The Selection): featuring sharp observations and subtle satire of the Communist regime that ruled Hungary (click for more info)
2:00 p.m. A Tanú (The Witness): the digitally remastered original, uncut version (click for more info)
Both films were banned for years, due to their hidden provocative messages, critical of the Communist regime.
Venue: National Gallery of Art, West Building, Lecture Hall (6th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20565)
Screened in Hungarian with English subtitles
Introduced by Ambassador László Szabó, MD.
„Two films from Hungary illuminate the workings — and farcical failings — of socialist bureaucracy through a documentary and a picaresque tale. In The Selection, the chiefs of a communist youth organization at a fuel company audition rock groups to play for their young employees, but their wish to provide popular entertainment clashes with their fears of youthful rebellion. Through their rigid requirements they try to tame rock 'n roll. (Gyula Gazdag, 1970, subtitles, 39 minutes)
The bumbling protagonist of The Witness stumbles through a series of minor appointments at which he unerringly and hilariously fails, most famously in cultivating the "Hungarian orange." Yet at his final trial, this tart film issues defiance against a regime defined by favoritism and betrayal. In celebration of the film's fiftieth anniversary, we screen the newly restored print that was a highlight of this year's Cannes Film Festival. (Péter Bacsó, 1969, subtitles, 103 minutes)" (NGA Film Program)
More information: https://www.nga.gov/calendar/film-programs.html
Hope to see you there!
Best regards,
Mr. Béla GEDEON
Press and Public Affairs Attaché
Embassy of Hungary
3910 Shoemaker Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Office: (202) 362-0321
Mobile: (202) 460-4711
Twitter: @HungaryinUSA
Website: washington.mfa.gov.hu
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HunEmbassy.Washington
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