“The first time I came to Budapest was in summer and wherever I went people were carrying flowers. Everyday now I see someone crying in the streets or shouting at each other....In Budapest I have the feeling sometimes that everything that happens in Europe depends on what happens here; its like a hinge on which the whole door is swinging.” (Extract from the voice over)
A poetic and ironic tribute to the city of Budapest using footage filmed on the Mayday worker Festival and archival photographs from the turn of the century. A celebration of the city akin to the city 'symphonies' of the 20's and 30's with the iconography of the old Eastern Europe, its architecture, trams and its people set in a series of fleeting glimpses and rhythmical paces. The film was made with film-maker Moira Sweeney and the voice track was written by Nick Thorpe a freelance journalist at the time in Budapest.
2 PRINTS IN DISTRIBUTION
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distribution format |
16mm |
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screen |
1,37 - Standard (single screen) |
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speed |
24 fps |
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sound |
optical sound |
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original language |
English |
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rental fee |
64,00 € |
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distribution format |
Digital file on server (FHD) |
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screen |
1,37 - Standard (single screen) |
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speed |
25 fps |
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sound |
sound |
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original language |
English |
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rental fee |
64,00 € |
