Hungarian Animated Film Retrospective II - Historical Milestones 1

Schmollova simfonija / Schmoll szimfónia / Schmoll Symphony

Schmollova simfonija / Schmoll szimfónia / Schmoll Symphony

An abstract stop motion commercial advertising the shoe polish brand "Schmoll".

Koncertissimo / Koncertisszimó / Concertissimo

Koncertissimo / Koncertisszimó / Concertissimo

József Gémes

Madžarska, 1969, 35mm, 3:00

A cartoon allegory set in a concert hall about armed aggression and the ignorance of the crowd. The film won the Golden Dragon Special Prize at the 1968 Krakow Short Film Festival.

Valovne dolžine / Hullámhosszok / Wavelengths

Valovne dolžine / Hullámhosszok / Wavelengths

György Kovásznai

Madžarska, 1970, hd, 9:00

The film follows the random and fragmentary sound impressions of the radio through unexpected surreal combinations of under-the-camera paintings and drawings.

Sizif / Sizif / Sisyphus

Sizif / Sizif / Sisyphus

Marcell Jankovics

Madžarska, 1974, 35mm, 2:00

This Oscar-nominated film is a graphic masterpiece about the eternal human struggle.

Fižolov svet / Babfilm / Scenes with Beans

Fižolov svet / Babfilm / Scenes with Beans

Ottó Foky

Madžarska, 1975, hd, 12:00

How does our society look like from the outside? Take a look with an external creature on a world filled with hundreds of beans.

Hej, ti! / Hé, te! / Hey, You!

Hej, ti! / Hé, te! / Hey, You!

Péter Szoboszlay

Madžarska, 1976, hd, 7:00

Aggression bears aggression: Hey You! is a precise depiction of how the persecuted becomes the persecutor.

Rondino

Rondino

Csaba Szórády

Madžarska, 1977, hd, 2:00

An absurd and minimalistic comedy about the torturer and the tortured.

Ham ham / Hamm / Gobble-Gobble

Ham ham / Hamm / Gobble-Gobble

István Bányai

Madžarska, 1977, hd, 6:00

A story of a man who one day went out to have dinner in a posh restaurant but ended up eating the whole universe.

Pretep / Küzdők / Fight

Pretep / Küzdők / Fight

Marcell Jankovics

Madžarska, 1977, 35mm, 3:00

The sculptor is making a statue, and, in turn, is being fashioned by the statue.

Moto perpetuo

Moto perpetuo

Béla Vajda

Madžarska, 1980, 35mm, 10:00

A story of a crowded perpetual motion lift in which a little man wants to get in – a quiet struggle with no end. Winner of Palme d'Or for Best Short Film in 1982.

Muha / A légy / Fly

Muha / A légy / Fly

Ferenc Rofusz

Madžarska, 1980, 35mm, 3:00

This Academy Award winning animation by Ferenc Rofusz pioneered a magnificent new technique of background animation. Telling the story from the P.O.V. of a fly trapped within a house was also a unique state of art from the Eastern European block.

Ad astra

Ad astra

Ferenc Cakó

Madžarska, 1982, 35mm, 2:00

A poetic illustration of how creative reformers can be paralysed by the mass.

Kolački / Süti / Scones

Kolački / Süti / Scones

Gyula Nagy

Madžarska, 1984, 35mm, 10:00

Things go wild when a bowl of dough is left on its own in the pantry at grandma's.

Svetloba pred zoro / Fények virradat előtt / Lights Before Dawn

Svetloba pred zoro / Fények virradat előtt / Lights Before Dawn

Sándor Békési

Madžarska, 1984, 35mm, 4:00

A tiny costumed fairy couple come to life in the optical illusion machine of Charles-Émile Reynaud. The film is a lyrical tribute to the creator of the Théâtre Optique and the forefather of animation.

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