Saint Omer: Terribly Human Monsters
Saint Omer is an edgy and emotionally turbulent courtroom drama painted with thick brushstrokes of mystery.
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Rural people were keeping touch with the dead at Easter
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Saint Omer: Terribly Human Monsters
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The Miraculous Mandarin: immoral at its time, classic today
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Women Talking ~ a review by Dora Endre
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Nathan Laube: Every organ tells a different story
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A love triangle between brothers – Rameau’s Castor and Pollux
Film
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Women Talking ~ a review by Dora Endre
The narration underlines the importance of early formative experience as well as the lingering presence of transgenerational traumas.
The Eight Mountains – Ode to the Friendships That Anchor Us
Following up on a promise Bruno has made to him, the two – now grown men – have the task to build a stone house in the mountains.
Emily the Criminal ~ a review by Dora Endre
Ford’s drama-thriller offers a strong social commentary – in relation to the hopelessness of career starters.
Aftersun ~ a review by Dora Endre
Charlotte Wells provides fading memories, fragile moments of unifying love and the inside view of a father-daughter duo’s last holiday.
Best underrated movies of 2022
Let’s see some of the best gems you have not seen and you should consider! Dora Endre lists the best underrated movies of 2022.
A Thursday: You Have One Hour
The new Indian thriller by Behzad Khambata (Blank) brings a shocking, sensitive and highly original concept to the screen.
Leave No Traces: How Far Would You Go for a Friend?
Leave No Traces: Cold War fear meets macro-scale espionage, investigative journalism and micro-level, personal stories.
The Lost City: Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover
The Lost City is one of the most enjoyable cocktail comedies of this year. Not perfect – but never loses charm and pace.
Fine Arts
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Freud was suspicious about Dalí’s obsession with him
How, where, when did they finally meet and what happened between them? I asked Dalí-Freud curator Jaime Brihuega.
Oliver Juan: if we empathise with the panda, why not with the jellyfish?
I-Opener deals with hard topics and I want nothing less than to make participants reflect on their own behaviour – says Oliver Juan.
I-opener: A call for empathy in times of ecological crisis
I-opener is a free immersive video installation that aims to cultivate a deeper sense of ecological awareness.
Csontvary painting sets record starting price at auction
Csontvary’s “Secret Island”, one of only a dozen or so paintings by the Hungarian master that is privately owned, is…
Call for Entries: Artist for Residency Programme
November and May each year, the Foundation provides accommodation and use of the studio of the Villa Tosa di Sotto in San Sano.
Abundance of Doubt and Wonder: Attila Szűcs’s recent paintings showcased
The miracles of Surrealist, post-conceptual and postmedia painting may also emerge beyond the vital, panpsychic cosmos of romanticism.
Postumus exhibitions in two Budapest venues keep Tamás Konok’s legacy alive
It is painful that Tamás Konok, at the zenith of his creativity, did not live to see the opening of these exhibitions.
Colouring books open a brand new world for us!
The music sheet book is designed for schoolchildren; 50000 pupils from 116 schools will receive it as a Christmas present.
Remembering internationally recognised Hungarian artist Tamás Konok
His conscious and professional creative activity, high intellect and kind personality leaves an irreplaceable and painful hiatus behind him.
Literature
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Renaissance poet Bálint Balassi meets an actor and an orchestra
Balassi still belonged to the generation who wrote poems to melodies, so they are a great match to early music.
Edina Szvoren: If I could play Purcell on peppers filled with water…
Edina Szvoren is a master of contemporary Hungarian short stories and one of the most original voices in Hungary.
What is your Book of REB? – About ‘Prisoners of Beliefs’ by Richard Roe
In Prisoners of Beliefs, both the storyline and the cast of characters help us to delve into burning issues of our global society.
Two businesswomen from a century ago: The White Map by Cecilie Enger
Bertha and Hanna had no example to follow, they just went along with their own intuitions – says Cecilie Enger about the protagonists.
Everyone should read Bergen Waltz
The deterrent force of trauma gets weaker and weaker, and suddenly the Bergen-Belsen experiences burst out of BIG.
Endre Domonkos: An Economic History of Hungary from 1867
Endre Domonkos, in his current work, summarises the economic history of Hungary in 10 chapters and more than 200 pages, richly illustrated.
Béla Bartók at the bus stop ~ by Nóra Fehér
He was sitting cross-legged, grey and avuncular in a bus stop pavilion, smoking a cigarette. Béla Bartók at the bus stop…
Ambrose Musiyiwa on poetry by migrants and the obligations of governments
Ambrose Musiyiwa hopes that the anthology will be a resource: “the voice of the people matters, we can influence what happens tomorrow”.
God’s Mind ~ by Susan Anwin
It was the most daring undertaking of mankind; to send a probe to find the ultimate frontier; the end of the universe.
Music
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Rural people were keeping touch with the dead at Easter
There are different variations for the Easter “splashing”, from immersing the person in a lot of water to to some slight sprinkling.
The Miraculous Mandarin: immoral at its time, classic today
“The Mandarin will be diabolic music. The listener would be led from the turmoil of a metropolis to the tramp ranch.”
Nathan Laube: Every organ tells a different story
Nathan Laube has a deep knowledge of every single key, pedal and register of the most important European and American organs.
A love triangle between brothers – Rameau’s Castor and Pollux
Castor and Pollux are indeed twin brothers, but from two different fathers. Pollux, Zeus’ son, is immortal, but Castor is mortal…
Renaissance poet Bálint Balassi meets an actor and an orchestra
Balassi still belonged to the generation who wrote poems to melodies, so they are a great match to early music.
Platon Karataev takes you on an unpredictable musical journey
While their international career was progressing, the incorporation of Hungarian language has further elevated the band’s musical appeal.
Tromba Veneziana – the attraction of Venice and early music
The Tromba Veneziana concert program, named after Gábor Boldoczki’s album, is set to be performed by the Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra.
Five jazz songs that changed the genre forever ~ by Nóra Fehér
Here, we take a look at five famous jazz songs and composers that have helped to shape the genre into what it is today.
Our Jazzy Brain ~ by Nóra Fehér
This groundbreaking study sheds light on the complex and fascinating process of jazz improvisation and how it relates to the brain.
Theater
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Rural people were keeping touch with the dead at Easter
There are different variations for the Easter “splashing”, from immersing the person in a lot of water to to some slight sprinkling.
A love triangle between brothers – Rameau’s Castor and Pollux
Castor and Pollux are indeed twin brothers, but from two different fathers. Pollux, Zeus’ son, is immortal, but Castor is mortal…
Wonderful Nativity by the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble
This production was born from a mixture of peasant folklore and imagination, and was first performed at Müpa Budapest in 2018.
Bence Vági: most of all, Kristály is a story of love
Kristály is an ice queen who suffers from a broken heart and freezes the world around her, not wanting to let any emotion in anymore.
King Pomádé: György Ránki’s children’s opera is a parody of power
Ránki originally wrote King Pomádé as a children’s radio opera in 1950, and three years later adapted it into a full-length stage work.
The Face in the Mirror: two men fall in love with the female clone
Face in the Mirror turns our image of the world upside down: the clone is more human than the person coming from a mother’s womb.
Sleepless: gloomy yet beautiful Péter Eötvös opera in the Müpa
Péter Eötvös adapted Jon Fosse’s Trilogy. The story of precarious couple Alida and Asle is childishly innocent yet deeply sinful…
Péter Eötvös: I ran away from Bartók’s works to avoid falling into repetition
For me the genre of opera is an absolute miracle – says Péter Eötvös before the premiere of his newest opera Sleepless.
María Pagés: flamenco is a genre for a lifetime
Let’s look a bit behind the scenes through the story of a world famous dancer, María Pagés. Soon at the Bartók Spring!