Budapest Classic Film Marathon 2024

A celebration of classic cinema with real film treasures between September 17 and 22

17 september 2024 - 22 september 2024

Location: Mind a három terem



September 17, Tuesday

4:45 pm
FantomasCsortos Hall
French thriller, bw, 1932, 84 min
Director: Paul Fejos
in French with English and Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: My Little Town
Introduction by István Kispéter, Researcher-Archivist, NFI – Film Archive

6:45 pm
H. M. Deserters – Fábri Hall
Polish-Hungarian comedy, adventure, colour, 1985, 161 min
Director: Janusz Majewski
in Polish with English and Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: Changing Times (12)

7:00 pm
The Man Who Thought Life – Csortos Hall
Danish sci-fi, bw, 1969, 97 min
Director: Jens Ravn
in Danish with English and Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: Modern Sports Coaching (12)
Introduction by István Kispéter, Researcher-Archivist, NFI – Film Archive

7:30 pm

Opening Gala: Music Box (12) – Main Hall
American drama, colour, 1989, 124 min
Director: Costa-Gavras
in English and Hungarian with Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: The Fly (6)



September 18, Wednesday

11:00 am
Somewhere in Europe (12) - Fábri Hall
Hungarian drama, bw, 1947,106 min
Director: Géza Radványi
in Hungarian with English subtitles
Supporting film: The Kidnapping of the Sun and the Moon (12)

4:00 pm
Éva A 5116Fábri Hall
Hungarian documentary, bw, 1963, 91 min
Director: László Nádasy
in Hungarian with English subtitles
Supporting film: Order in the House (12)

5:30 pm
At Midnight (12) – Main Hall
Hungarian drama, bw, 1957, 91 min
Director: György Révész
in Hungarian with English subtitles

6:00 pm
Raining in the MountainCsortos Hall
Taiwanese-Hongkong action, colour, 1979, 120 min
Director: King Hu
in Mandarin with English and Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: Etude
Introduction by Teréz Vincze, film critic and curator

6:15 pm
Breakfast with the Devil - Fábri Hall
Serbian drama, colour, 1971, 87 min
Director: Miroslav Antić
in Serbian-Croatian with English and Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: Farewell Little Island… (12)
Introduction by: Jugoslav Pantelic, Director, Archive of Jugoslovenska kinoteka and Aleksandar Erdeljanovic, Head of Archive, Archive of Jugoslovenska kinoteka

7:30 pm  
Made in England: the films of Powell and PressburgerMain Hall
English documentary, colour, 2024, 131 min
Director: David Hinton
in English with Hungarian subtitles
Introduction by: Péter Muszatics, film historian

8:15 pm
The Sea Fábri Hall
Bulgarian drama, bw, 1967, 62 min
Director: Vatroslav Mimica
in Bulgarian with English and Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: Diary (12)

8:30 pm
Dragon SupermanCsortos Hall
Taiwanese fantasy, adventure, bw, 1968, 90 min
Director: Satoru Kobayashi, Bao-Hui Shao
in Min Nan with English and Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: Gustavus, the Good Neighbour (6))

September 19, Thursday

11:00 am
Springtime in Budapest (12) – Fábri Hall
Hungarian drama, bw, 1955, 91 min
Director: Félix Máriássy
in Hungarian with English subtitles
Supporting film: Metamorphoses (KN)
Introduction by: Attila Vörös, MWA, Klang operator, projectionist

3:30 pm
A Free Man: The Life of Ernő FischFábri Hall
Hungarian documentary, colour, 1998, 106 min
Director: Judit Elek
in Hungarian with English subtitles
Supporting film: Ad astra (6)

5:15 pm
Halász & Macskássy (12) – Csortos Hall
film selection, 76 min
in Hungarian and English with English and Hungarian subtitles
Q&A with Vivien Halas, Director, The Halas & Batchelor Collection Limited and Jez Stewart Curator (Animation), BFI National

5:45 pm
Cosmic TravelFábri Hall
Soviet sci-fi, bw, 1936, 80 min
Director: Vasily Zhuravlyov
Intertitles in Russian with Hungarian and English subtitles
Supporting film: Aerial Titans
Introduction by: Stefan Drössler, Director, Filmmuseum Munchen

6:30 pm
FIAF Award Ceremony: A Trick of Light – Main Hall
German documentary, colour, 1995, 79 min
Director: Wim Wenders
in German with English and Hungarian subtitles
Music: Laurent Petitgand – piano, guitar, saxophone, accordion, vocals

7:30 pm
The Wayward WifeCsortos Hall
Italian drama, bw, 1953, 117 min
Director: Mario Soldati
in Italian with English and Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: The Garden (6)

7:45 pm
A Woman Heats the Sauna Fábri Hall
Estonian drama, bw, 1978, 69 min
Director: Arvo Kruusement
in Estonian, Russian and French with English and Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: Salty Slops (12)
Introduction by: Triinu Keedus, Project Manager of Film Heritage Department, Estonian Film Institute

September 20, Friday

11:00 am
The Wayward Wife
Fábri Hall
Italian drama, bw, 1953, 117 min
Director: Mario Soldati
in Italian with English and Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: The Garden (6)

5:00 pm
Tokyo-Ga
Hain Hall
West German-American documentary, colour, 1985, 93 min
Director: Wim Wenders
in English, Japanese and German with English and Hungarian subtitles
Guest: Wim Wenders, fim director

5:00 pm  
Pop Art AnimationsFábri Hall
film selection 62 min
in Estonian with English and Hungarian subtitles

5:30 pm
Skyfly Superman Csortos Hall
Taiwanese fantasy, adventure, bw, 1968, 79 min
Director: Satoru Kobayashi, Bao-Hui Shao
in Min Nan with English and Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: Gustavus Stays in Bed
Introduction by: István Kispéter, Researcher-Archivist, NFI – Film Archive

6:15 pm
Éva A 5116Fábri terem
Hungarian documentary, bw, 1963, 91 min
Director: László Nádasy
in Hungarian with English subtitles
Supporting film: Order in the House (12)
Introduction by: István Kispéter, Researcher-Archivist, NFI – Film Archive

7:30 pm
The End of Violence  Main Hall
French-German-American thriller, colour, 1997, 122 min
Director: Wim Wenders
in English and Spanish with English and Hungarian subtitles
Guests: Wim Wenders, film director

7:30 pm
Dragon Inn Csortos Hall
Taiwanese-Hongkong action, colour, 1967, 111 min
Director: King Hu
in Mandarin with English and Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: Gravitation
Introduction by Teréz Vincze, film critic and curator
After the screening, a discussion on wuxia films with the authors of Filmvilág magazine. Language of the programme: Hungarian.

8:15 pm
The Wild One – Fábri Hall
American drama, bw, 1953, 79 min
Director: Laslo Benedek
in English with Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: Honeymation (KN)

September 21, Saturday

11:00 am
The Masters of Time (12) – Main Hall
French-Swiss-West-German-English-Hungarian animation, colour, 1982, 78 min
Director: René Laloux
in French with English and Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: Gobble-Gobble (6)

11:00 am
The Lost SquadronFábri Hall
American drama, war, bw, 1932, 79 min
Director: George Archainbaud
in English with Hungarian subtitles
Introduction by: Gyula Gazdag,  film director

11:30 am
2001: A Space Odyssey (12) – Csortos Hall
English-American sci-fi, colour, 1968, 149 min
Director: Stanley Kubrick
in English, Russian and French with English and Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: Animated Ads 1 (12)
Introduction by: Gábor Képes, writer, museologist, executive director of the Neumann Society

1:00 pm
Singin' in the Rain (6) – Main Hall
American musical, colour, 1952, 103 min
Director: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
in English with Hungarian subtitles
Introduction by: Gyula Gazdag, film director

3:00 pm
Springtime in Budapest (12) – Csortos Hall
Hungarian drama, bw, 1955, 91 min
Director: Félix Máriássy
in Hungarian with English subtitles
Supporting film: Metamorphoses (KN)

3:15 pm
Wings of DesireMain Hall
West German-French drama, bw, 1987, 128 min
Director: Wim Wenders
in German, English, French, Turkish, Hebrew, Spanish and Japanese with English and Hungarian subtitles

3:30 pm
After Death Fábri Hall
Hungarian crime film, 1920, 89 min
Director: Alfréd Deésy
Silent film with Hungarian intertitles and English subtitles
Introducuion by: Endre Dózsa, Analogue film preparator, NFI – Film Archive

5:00 pm
George Pal ParadeCsortos Hall
film selection, 62 min
in English and Dutch with Hungarian and English subtitles
Introduction by: Leenke Ripmeester, Collection Specialist, Animation, Eye Filmmuseum

5:30 pm
Lightning Over WaterFábri Hall
West German-Swedish documentary, colour, 1980,91 min
Director: Wim Wenders, Nicholas Ray
in English, German with Hungarian and English subtitles
Supporting film: Prometheus (12)
Introduction by: Rita Boronyák, Researcher-Archivist, NFI – Film Archive

6:00 pm
Hugo the HippoMain Hall
Hungarian-American animation, colour, 1975, 91 min
Director: Bill Feigenbaum, József Gémes
in Hungarian with English subtitles
Supporting film: Parade (6)
Q&A with Edit Bleier, production manager and Irén Henrik Irén cinematographer 

6:30 pm
Legend of the MountainCsortos Hall
Taiwanese-Hongkong-South-Korean fantasy, colour, 1979, 192 min
Director: King Hu
in Mandarin with English and Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: Wizards (6)
Introduction by: Teréz Vincze, film critic and curator

7:30 pm
DialogueFábri Hall
Hungarian drama, bw, 1963, 128 min
Director: János Herskó
in Hungarian with English subtitles
Supporting film: The Story of N.

8:30 pm
Back to the Future Part II. (12) – Main Hall
American sci-fi, adventure, colour, 1989, 108 min
Director: Robert Zemeckis
in English with Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: Rhapsody in Blue Jeans
Introduction by: Attila Vörös, MWA, Klang operator, projectionist, NFI - Film Archive

September 22, Sunday

10:45 am
A Woman Heats the SaunaCsortos Hall
Estonian drama, bw, 1978, 69 min
Director: Arvo Kruusement
in Estonian, Russian and French with English and Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: Salty Slops (12)

11:00 am
The CameramanMain Hall
American slapstick comedy, bw, 1928, 76 min
Director: Edward Sedgwick, Buster Keaton
Intertitles in English with Hungarian subtitles
Introduction by: Gyula Gazdag, film director

11:15 am
Slap Jack! – Fábri Hall
Hungarian comedy, colour, 1991, 80 min
Director: Péter Tímár
in Hungarian with English subtitles
Supporting film: Private Nightmare (12)
Introduction by: Attila Vörös, MWA, Klang operator, projectionist, NFI - Film Archive

12:15 pm
Hair (12) – Csortos Hall
American-West German musical, colour, 1979, 121 min
Director: Miloš Forman
in English with Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: Körúti esték
Introduction by: Attila Vörös, MWA, Klang operator, projectionist, NFI - Film Archive

2:00 pm
Music Box (12) – Main Hall
American drama, colour, 1989, 124 min
Director: Costa-Gavras
in English and Hungarian with Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: The Fly (6)
Introduction by: Attila Varró, film critic

3:15 pm
Moonlight SupermanFábri Hall
Taiwanese fantasy, adventure, bw, 1968, 79 min
Director: Satoru Kobayashi, Bao-Hui Shao
in Min Nan with English and Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: Gustavus and the Public Property
Introduction by: Attila Varró, film critic

3:30 pm
#666/999Csortos Hall
Room 666

French-West German documentary, colour, 1982, 45 min
Director: Wim Wenders
in English, French, German, Italian, Turkish and Portuguese with English and Hungarian subtitles
Room 999 (12)
French-German documentary, colour, 2023, 85 min
Director: Lubna Playoust
in English, French, Italian, Portugues and Swedish with English and Hungarian subtitles
Introduction by: Rita Boronyák, Researcher-Archivist, NFI – Film Archive

5:00 pm
Hard to Be a God – Fábri Hall
West German-French-Soviet-Swiss sci-fi, colour, 1989, 134 min
Director: Peter Fleischmann
in German with English and Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: Fight (6)
Introduction: Stephanie Plappert, Exhibitions Curator at DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum (Frankfurt)

5:30 pm
Sunshine (12) – Main Hall
Hungarian-Austrian-Canadian-German drama, colour, 1999, 181 min
Director: István Szabó
in English with Hungarian subtitles
Special guests: István Szabó film director, Robert Lantos film producer
Supporting film: Sisyphus (6)


6:00 pm
Alice in the CitiesCsortos Hall
West German drama, bw, 1974, 113 min
Director: Wim Wenders
in German, English and Dutch with English and Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: “I Like Life a Lot…” (12)
Introduction by: Rita Boronyák, Researcher-Archivist, NFI – Film Archive

7:45 pm
Sunset BoulevardFábri Hall
American film noir, bw, 1950, 111 min
Director: Billy Wilder
in English with Hungarian subtitles
Introduction by: Gyula Gazdag, film director

8:30 pm
The Man Who Thought Life – Csortos Hall
Danish sci-fi, bw, 1969, 97 min
Director: Jens Ravn,
in Danish with English and Hungarian subtitles
Supporting film: Modern Sports Coaching (12)
Introduction by: Attila Varró, film critic

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