Orphan Review: The Weight of Memory
Orphan doesn’t fully blossom the way it could. The script’s emotional restraint and occasional heavy-handed dialogue keep us at a distance.
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I-opener über die Einsamkeit – im Gespräch mit Oliver Juan
Featured, Fine Arts, Interview
I-opener now tackles the subject of loneliness – in conversation with Oliver Juan
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Disclaimer Review: The Fiction We Call Reality
Featured, Film
The Outrun Review: The Colorful Sinks and Swells of Recovery
Film
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Peter Hujar’s Day: Friendship, Photography, and the Grit of New York
Peter Hujar’s Day is now playing in cinemas, so if you can, grab a ticket and experience it on the big screen.
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life: Romanticism, Writer’s Block, and a Cheeky Llama
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, the debut feature by Laura Piani, a Franco-British romantic comedy that tries (sometimes too hard) to channel Austen’s wit and romantic entanglements into a modern setting.
Hallow Road Review: No Parent Wants to Be Their Child’s Monster
Hallow Road isn’t just a clever genre exercise – it’s also about the everyday anxieties of parenting today.
A Fish Called Wanda: A Classic Comedy with Bite
A Fish Called Wanda (1988) is now considered a comedy classic, directed by Charles Crichton, who came out of semi-retirement at the age of seventy-eight to take it on.
Weapons Review: Gone Baby Gone
Despite its R rating, Weapons is not particularly frightening. What it offers instead is an uneasy mix of horror, folklore, dark comedy, and old-school small-town drama.
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover: The Grand Feast of a Tyrant – Greenaway’s film
Greenaway trusts the audience to engage visually and emotionally rather than merely following plot points.
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story: Beyond the Cape
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is a masterclass in humanizing an icon. It refuses to turn Reeve into a pristine, unreachable superhero.
Julie Keeps Quiet Review: Breaking the Cycle
Julie Keeps Quiet is not about sensational revelations. It’s about the slow internal process of recognizing harm.
Fine Arts
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I-opener über die Einsamkeit – im Gespräch mit Oliver Juan
Im Gesprächt mit Oliver Juan über “I-opener: Mensch und Natur in Zeiten der Einsamkeit”, seine neueste und bisher größte Ausstellung.
I-opener now tackles the subject of loneliness – in conversation with Oliver Juan
We asked founder and arts director Oliver Juan about I-opener: Human nature in times of loneliness, the newest and so far biggest exhibition.
Dominik Szoboszlai is to get a statue
Dominik Szoboszlai, captain of the Hungarian national football team and star midfielder for Liverpool FC, will soon be immortalized in wax.
Artist, Eco-Pioneer and Rebel: Agnes Denes Harvests Wheat in Manhattan
Systems of Logic: The Art and Mind of Agnes Denes offers an immersive opportunity to experience the vast scope of her career.
Vivian Maier’s Unseen Work – From a Chicago Locker to Fotografiska
Vivian Maier’s hidden treasure trove of photographs was uncovered when one of her storage lockers was auctioned off due to unpaid bills.
More Than Meets the Lip: Dissecting Hayez’s Iconic Kiss
Throughout history, artists have returned to the theme of the kiss, each time offering their unique interpretation.
Behind the Scenes at La Scala: Diva, Drama and Fantasmagoria
As part of the centenary of her birth in 2023, Maria Callas’ story continues to captivate audiences in unexpected ways.
Fajgerné found the harmonious disharmony in her art
In the central work of this exhibition, the artist leaves behind her the roles that have previously controlled her and other women artists.
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.
Literature
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Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Literature Prize
László Krasznahorkai is a great epic writer in the Central European tradition that extends through Kafka to Thomas Bernhard.
György Cserhalmi knows how and why Latinovits died
As I finished reading the book, I found myself wondering whether there is any aspect of life that György Cserhalmi does not speak about.
It could have happened that way too…
In Abu Dhabi, Hamilton seems to be the definite winner, as Verstappen should fight his way through five lapped cars…
Sándor Márai compared the sea to a mother’s womb
Hungarian writer and thinker Sándor Márai spend a huge part of his life in exile, partly in Italy. Soon we can learn more about those years.
Ferenc Szijj and the little man lost in the intricate system
Humour, as Ferenc Szijj does it, offers a predominantly absurd and grotesque quality and an ironic tone, similar to István Örkény.
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.
Music
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Kálmán Balogh and the cimbalom players of the future stir special emotions in our hearts
Meet Kálmán Balogh and a bunch of talented young musicians who play a characteristically Hungarian instrument!
Christmas mood with a talented organist and an angelic choir
Organist Zsolt Máté Mészáros and the Béla Bartók Women’s Choir Szeged will bring us wonderful works to make us feel the festive spirit!
Rising Stars to feature a Hungarian young talent again
Sean Shibe, Mathis Kaspar Stier, Júlia Pusker, the Sonoro Quartet and Sebastian Heindl are part of the Rising Stars programme.
György Orbán: my Requiem is a tribute to a childhood friendship
Mozart was incorporating the legacy of the past into his own oeuvre with a fantastic instinct – explains composer György Orbán.
Szakcsi Jr: everyone will remember my father in a slightly different way
My father was also very fond of Péter Eötvös, Kurtág and Ligeti, he studied their pieces with enthusiasm – Szakcsi Jr remembers.
Lusine Grigoryan and the neverending Hungarian-Armenian dialogue
The organinsers reached out to Gyumri to have a series of concerts. I am from Gyumri, so is Gurdjieff – Lusine Grigoryan explains.
Gergő Borlai: Divided Freedom is a particularly shining jewel
This free improvisational form is one of the most personal things a musician can express in his life – explains Gergő Borlai.
Energetic, vibrant, cool, and 50 years old – the Kronos Quartet
Committed to pioneering new approaches, Kronos Quartet has experimented with a wide range of genres and trends since its beginnings.
As if hundred thousand ancestresses were present – interview with Irén Lovász
Irén Lovász has worked on a four-part album series for seventeen years. Release concert of the last one is coming soon!
Theater
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“Nye” Review: A Politician Who Truly Cares
The play Nye is coming to cinemas internationally and to NT Live, thanks to National Theatre’s five-star video production.
Cabaret Revival at the August Wilson Theater: In Here, Life is Beautiful
Before the show even begins, the mood is set—you are not just an audience member, you are a guest at the Kit Kat Club. Welcome to Berlin!
The Hills of California Review – Sisterhood and Strife by the Sea
The multi-story guest house is meticulously crafted, with staircases that almost seem to lead to heaven—symbolic of the family’s dreams.
One-Man Shows and Square-Shaped Rows: Every Brilliant Thing and Please Do Not Touch
A comparative review of performances of Every Brilliant Thing and Please Do Not Touch in two Coventry theatres.
Presentations of Representation: A Double Review of Two Coventry Shows
In Darfur and My Mother’s Funeral: The Show both ask uncomfortable yet quintessential questions of representation.
From Screen to Stage: „The Hunt” Wows New York with a Terrifying Witch Trial
St. Ann’s Warehouse, transformed from an industrial warehouse to a contemporary theatre, serves as the perfect venue for The Hunt.
Drip Canon: Heraclitus meets tai chi
In the Drip Canon, the Eastern mindset is very strong, and Heraclitus is the most ‘Eastern’ Greek philosopher for me – says Gábor Goda.
Dóra Barta: I was pondering about time, whether it exists
The imagery, the music that creates a special atmosphere, and the theme itself, all take the viewer on a mythical journey – Dóra Barta says.
Liszt Fest programme announced at unusual card game
Liszt Fest returns in 2023 too! The press was invited to attend a gathering where a card game was played and programmes announced.