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2 0 1 8 HUNGARIAN NATIONAL FILM ARCHIVE FILM ARCHIVE 1 1968 Miklós Jancsó: The Red and White 50 Years Ago at Cannes Film Festival – Official Selection © Tibor Inkey The Film Archive was reorganized within 20th Century), which became much The new Film Archive made its first the framework of the Hungarian Natio soughtafter in the wake of the inter public appearance at the Budapest nal Film Fund a year and a half ago, and national hit Testről és lélekről (On Body Classics Film Marathon in November. this is when the National Digital Film and Soul) and had its world premiered The Budapest audience watched newly Restoration Programme was announ at Berlinale Classics 2018. We launched restored Hungarian masterpieces and ced. We are digitizing and restoring 25 the resto ration of the complete Hun special works with a Hungarian rele films a year, in cooperation with the garian oeuvre of István Szabó the world vance from European archives such as Hungarian Filmlab and with the invol famous director, who celebrates his CNC, Cinémathèque française, Cineteca vement of the Hungarian Society of 80th birthday this year. di Bologna, Deutsche Kinemathek, Eye Cinematographers (HSC). Filminstitut, and Filmarchiv Austria, at Over the next five years, we would like to 38 screenings over four days. We also Zoltán Fábri, one of the most successful fully restore in 4K the most significant celebrated the two 100yearold Euro Hungarian film directors (Moscow and works of the oeuvres of Károly Makk, pean film studios, UFA and Hunnia, Berlin Festival winner, nominated for Sándor Sára, Béla Tarr, Márta Mészáros, through the presentation of German the Palme d’Or three times and twice Zoltán Huszárik, Miklós Jancsó, István Hungarian duallanguage productions for an Oscar), would have been 100 years Gaál, Marcell Jankovics, Gyula Macskássy, from the 1930s. The festival was a great old in 2017, which is why we launched Sándor Reisenbüchler, as well as some success, attracting more than 5 000 the systematic restoration and DVD other works. visitors in four days. special edition of his lifetime work. His 4K restored masterpiece, Körhinta The Film Archive celebrated its 60th In September, 2018 the new and extensive (Merrygoround) was screened at anniversary in 2017. To conclude the edition of Film Marathon follows, with Cannes Classics in 2017, just like Szere anniversary, we made a package of 60 about fifty films, stars like Claudia lem (Love) by Károly Makk in 2016 and films including restored classics and rare Cardinale, movie rarities and open air the Szegénylegények (The Roundup) documentaries available for free on our screenings – in one week. by Miklós Jancsó in 2015. video sharing channel. More than 750 000 people clic ked on our films, thereby György Ráduly We have also restored the first film by proving that there is huge demand for Ildikó Enyedi, Az én XX. századom (My archive films in this form as well. István Szabó Oeuvre restoration began in 2017 (born 18 February 1938) Oscarwinner István Szabó is the most directed several poetic films about 1982, David di Donattello Award, Colonel internationality acclaimed filmmaker Budapest (Budapest, Why I Love It, Redl won a BAFTA Award, London, of Hungary since the 1960s. Graduating 1971). One, Dream About a House, won 1987, Hanussen was nominated for the at the Hungarian Academy of Theatrical the Main Prize of Locarno, in shorts, Felix Award, Golden Globe Award, etc. and Cinematic Art in 1957, he was a and this study was the prologue of 25 After his ‘KlausMaria Brandauer’ trilogy, founding member of the Béla Balázs Fireman Street. These are plagued by Szabó continued to make international Stúdió. He first gained international dreamhistory and loss over thirty coproductions, filming in a variety of acknowledgement with his lyrical film years, including World War II, the languages and European locations: Te (You). His first feature film wasÁlmo Communist dictatorship and the Meeting Venus (1991), Sunshine (1999), do zások kora (The Age of Daydrea uprising of 1956. which won three European Film ming), 1964. Working in the tradition of He achieved his greatest international Awards, Taking Sides (2001), Being Julia European auteurism, most of his 17 success with Mephisto (1981), which won (2004), The Door (2012), etc. films represent many of the historical the Academy Award for Best Foreign and psychological conflicts of Central Language Film. Four of his works have Europe’s recent history, as well as of been nominated for Academy Awards his own personal history. (Confidence, Mephisto, Colonel Redl He became one of the wellknown and Hanussen). Confidence was the direc tors of Hungarian ‘new wave’, first to be nominated for an Oscar with his flash back and dreamstyled (1980) and it won the Best Director films (Age of Daydreaming, Father, award for Szabó at the Berlin Interna Love Film). Father won the Golden tional Film Festival. The ‘trilogy’ has Prize of the 5th Moscow Festival and won in total almost 40 awards all over the the Special Jury Prize of the Locarno world. Best screenplay and FIPRESCI – International Film Festival. Mephisto, in Cannes, 1981, Best Foreign Besides feature films, he has also Film Award from New York Film Critics, 2 ISTVÁN SZABÓ István Szabó & Lajos Koltai © István Bartók 3 The Age of Daydreaming Álmodozások kora (1964) István Szabó Directed and screenplay by: István Szabó Director of photography: Tamás Vámos Music by: Péter Eötvös Cast: András Bálint, Ilona Béres, Judit Halász, Kati Sólyom, Cecília Esztergályos, Béla Asztalos, Tamás Erőss, László Murányi, Miklós Gábor Genre: drama Production: Mafilm, Studio 3 © Endre Réger Technical specs: black and white, 94 min Format: 1.37:1, 2K restored, grading supervised Young electrical engineers are engaged in the development of new by Balázs Sára, DOP, HSC technologies. However, they soon run into walls erected by the talentless, the mediocre, and the ossified past. After graduating, they rarely meet up, “Szabo’s film shares with the French and love as well as the death of their best friend shatter the group. In the director’s [Truffaut’s] early works a similar lyrical, personal language of Nouvelle Vague (New Wave), István Szabó explores honesty and humane warmth, an eye for the social position, the relationship to traditions and history of young life’s ironies but also its joys.” generations, as well as their experiences of becoming adult, of love and death. International Film Guide, London, by Derek Elley, 1983 “…Though a little on the long side The Age of Daydreaming has some extraordinary powerful sequences… The photography is beautiful, the acting superb, and the whole film has an evo- cative atmosphere with occasional touches of soft magic. Istvan Szabo is a director to watch.” Awards: (Film and Filming, London, by George Angell, 1964 – Locarno International Film Festival – Silver Sail Award July-August, 1965) 1964 – Pécs, Hungarian Film Week – Special Prize of the Jury for Best Direction 4 Father Apa (1966) István Szabó Directed and screenplay by: István Szabó Director of photography: Sándor Sára Music by: Gustav Mahler, János Gonda Cast: Miklós Gábor, András Bálint, Dániel Erdély, Klári Tolnay, Katalin Sólyom, Zsuzsa Ráthonyi Genre: psychological, historical drama Production: Mafilm, Studio 3 Technical specs: black and white, 86 min © Gyula Szóvári Format: 1.37:1, 2K restored, grading supervised by Balázs Sára, DOP, HSC Budapest, 1950s, the darkest years of the Stalinist era. Ever since the death of his father, a young boy has filled the paternal void with a series of fantasies. When he reaches manhood, he struggles to live up to the heroic image he crafted. ‘Father’ is one of the best European coming of age stories. The film “Szabó is especially good in his brief, sketch- appeared on the exclusive list of the 12 best Hungarian films according to a like notations, either real or imagined, in group of film critics in 2000. It won the Grand Prix at the 5th Moscow Inter which the boy recalls or constructs his father’s national Film Festival and the Special Jury Prize at Locarno, and established past. This is real, solid, moving yet Szabó as a director of international stature. unsentimental stuff, and it’s beautifully illustrated as well by Sándor Sára’s camerawork.” Awards: (Variety, by Hawk, 26 July 1967) 1967 – International Moscow Film Festival – Grand Prix 1967 – Locarno International Film Festival – Special Prize of the Jury 1967 – Hungarian Film Critics’ Award – Special Prize “Billy Liar and early Truffaut have been cited as comparisons: both are amply justified” 1967 – Acapulco International Film Festival – Special Prize 1968, 2000 – Part of The Budapest 12 – One of Hungary’s Best Films (Sight&Sound, 2011) 5 Love Film Szerelmesfilm (1970) István Szabó Directed and screenplay by: István Szabó Director of photography: József Lőrinc Music by: János Gonda Cast: András Bálint, Judit Halász, Edit Kelemen, András Szamosfalvy, Rita Békés, Lycina Winnicka Genre: psychological, historical drama Production: Mafilm Studio 3 Technical spec: colour, 118 min Format: 1.85:1, 4K restored, grading © Ferenc Markovics supervised by István Szabó, director The lyrical film recalls the history of a love using the timing of memory. A boy travels to France to meet the great love of his youth, Kata, who left Hungary after the 1956 Revolution. A highly poetic early masterpiece by Oscarwinning director István Szabó, describing the undefined and unspoken nature of love and politics. “Love Film, an early masterwork from acclaimed Hungarian director István Szabó (…), is a film with an exuberance and passion that matches its subject.” (www.fandor.com) 6 25, Fireman’s Street Tűzoltó utca 25. – Álmok a házról (1973) István Szabó Directed and screenplay by: István Szabó Director of photography: Sándor Sára Music by: Zdenko Tamássy Cast: Lucyna Winnicka, Margit Makay, Károly Kovács, András Bálint, Rita Békés, Erzsi © Magda B.