~ by Dora Endre ~ Director Jan P. Matuszynski (The Last Family, Deep Love) and Kaja Krawczyk-Wnuk (Overclockers) take us on a harsh journey in communist Poland. The creative team used reportage by Cezary Lazarewicz to tell the true story of Grzegorz Przemyk’s fatal beating. The high school student’s vicious...
~ by Dora Endre ~ Since the 1970s, we have wiped out 60% of animal populations on the planet. Our use of land for agriculture is heavily contributing to the fast approaching ecological collapse. An estimated 18 million acres of forest we lose each year. According to a report Nestlé...
Soulful plainness, pure melodies, nostalgia: the secret to the success of indie folk-pop duo Kings of Convenience is their unparalleled clarity of sound and unpretentious sentimentality. The Norwegian duo of Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe comes to Budapest after a long international tour to relax the audience at Müpa...
Last Exit: Space is a brand new documentary on Discovery+ that goes out on a multi-layered exploration of space colonization. The film is written and directed by documentary filmmaker Rudolph Herzog and executive produced and narrated by his father, internationally renowned auteur Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Fitzcarraldo). ~ by Dora...
As a child, Anthony Roth Costanzo performed in Broadway musicals, and once sang backup for Michael Jackson; as a countertenor, however, he has long been the centre of attention. He speaks with enthusiasm about the contemporary opera that changed his life, Japanese kabuki theatre, and the filmmaker he regards as...
Philippe Lesage is an internationally renowned, Canadian writer–director who began his career as a documentary filmmaker prior to transitioning into making narrative features. His documentary, The Heart That Beats (Ce cœur qui bat) won several prizes, notably Québec’s Jutra award for Best Feature Documentary. His debut fiction feature, The Demons...
~ a series by Dora Endre // V. Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In, directed by Jason Ferguson ~ Times have changed, and the “old normal” seems to be part of a different galaxy in more than one way. The movie industry is no exception. The pandemic redrew the demarcation...
~ a series by Dora Endre // I. Quo vadis, Aida?, directed by Jasmila Zbanic ~ Times have changed, and the “old normal” seems to be part of a different galaxy in more than one way. The movie industry is no exception. The pandemic redrew the demarcation lines, so to...
On 27 December, Emir Kusturica and his band, the No Smoking Orchestra, which played an important role in the Balkan folk renaissance, will play at Müpa Budapest. In this article, we explore the adventurous history of the band, known for its exhilarating concerts, and Kusturica's musical adventures. Emir Kusturica, who...
I know a place where contours are blurred, where boundaries are in a constant move, where we meet, reply to each other, melt together. Where people of the same profession gather every year to discuss past, present and future, but the strongest presentations don’t happen in suit by powerpoint, but...
Two brothers, Ágoston and Domokos Lázár have played in two Hungarian bands together (Esti Kornél* and Pegazusok Nem Léteznek**, latter dissolved in 2019). Apart from these, they also formed a duo which has been active for some years now. Last year, their first album was published, which is now followed...
LINE MOVEMENTS - ANI MOLNÁR GALLERY The Line Movements exhibition of Tamás Konok is coupled with the saddening fact that the artist himself is not able to be present at the vernissage. Tamás Konok, the doyen of geometric abstraction was recognised both in the domestic and international art scene. His...
SITUATION WITH OUTSTRECHED ARM, Trafó, 28.09.2019, 8 pm A Hungarian state secretary posted a photo on Facebook some days ago. It was taken at the opening ceremony of the new academic year at the National University of Public Service. There were four students there, representing each faculty (one in a...
It was last October when I read about the identical triplets for the first time, the ones who met as adults in 1980 and realized they were separated at birth and given to different adopted families. Many newspapers have been writing about this old story nowadays, due to the documentary...
What would you do if you found out that you have an identical twin whom you have never seen? Or when you find out that actually there is three of you? In this incredible yet real story, the three twins meet through a series of coincidences. An interview with Tim...
How can someone have moral strength, somebody that you trust when he claims that he has supreme power, without any control above him? And why people don’t realize that these two concepts are not really hand in hand? Is it worse to be a war criminal or to lose credibility?...
Bombino, Müpa, 21.12.2018, 8 pm He heard the music on a tape for the very first time. The quality wasn’t professional, maybe not even good. However, as long as it finished, filmmaker and producer Ron Wyman was desperate to find this young man. How or where, who cares – he...
SRBENKA The Croatian movie Srbenka received The Human Rights Film Award of the Verzió 15 International Human Rights Film Festival in Budapest. Director Nebojša Slijepčević is interested in several topics. Like, more than two decades after the Balkan Wars, why is Serbian nationality still problematic in Croatia? Why is the...
THE LIMITS OF WORKLabour: Our Life In 2017, more than 20% of people worked in the Czech Republic for less than 83 CZK (3,2 EUR) per hour. Minimum wage was the fifth lowest in the EU – 11.000 CZK (425 EUR). Journalist Saša Uhlová has decided to go after those...
The 18th international literature festival berlin The 18th international literature festival berlin (ilb) will take place at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele from September 5 – 15, 2018. In addition, you can attend several ilb events at cultural spots around the city – for example at the Museum für Naturkunde...
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