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11 Sep

Welcome to World stars coming to the Hungarian Film Marathon!

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Keep your eyes wide open because the National Film Institute Hungary (NFI) is organizing its 8th Budapest Classics Film Marathon between September, 16.-21. 2025.


The Budapest Classics Film Marathon was established in the Year 2017. Since then each year has had been honoured guest with their presence of international stars such as Claudia Cardinale, Pierre Richard, Udo Kier, Jean-Marc Barr, Kevin and Andrew Macdonald, Wim Wenders and Costa Gavras.

This year presence of stars arriving again … David Cronenberg, Atom Egoyan and Robert Lantos.

Film directors David Cronenberg and Atom Egoyan, as well as producer Robert Lantos will be the guests of honor at the BKFM. Egoyan, Cronenberg and Lantos have been considered one of the defining trios of the overseas film industry for decades. They are prominent figures in world cinema, and their works have received enormous attention worldwide at the largest festivals. Supporting the unique style and artistic vision of the two large-format directors, Robert Lantos has created works that are now considered classics, such as Beautiful Days to Come , Carambol , eXistenZ – The Game of Life , Eastern Promises – Murderous Promises , Ararat , In the Prison of Truth or Remember! These mentioned will be all of which will be screened during the Budapest Classic Film Marathon. The three creators will personally participate in the festival of restored films: David Cronenberg is coming to Budapest for the first time, while Atom Egoyan is visiting the Hungarian capital again after 20 years.

There will be roundtable discussions to follow below:
September, 18. 17.30 – Urania
The Producer and the Director
Conversation with Robert Lantos, David Cronenberg, Atom Egoyan and István Szabó.
Moderated by Lili Mesterházy, film critic.
Language of the program: English with Hungarian interpretation.

September, 18.09. 5.30 p.m. – Uránia
Screening: Ararat (director: Atom Egoyan, 2002, 115’)
After the screening, conversation with Atom Egoyan and Robert Lantos.
Moderated by Gábor Osváth.
Language of the program: English with Hungarian interpretation.

September, 18. – 7.15. p.m.- Art+ Cinema
Screening: Mr. Universe (director: György Szomjas, 1988, 98’)
After the screening, conversation with Ibolya Fekete, György Kovács, Georg Pintér, Judit Tóth.
Moderated by György Báron, film critic.
Language of the program: Hungarian.

September, 19. 5.15 p.m. – French Institute
Screening: Band of Outsiders (director: Jean-Luc Godard, 1964, 95’)
Cult film or classic? The Special Squad then and now
After the screening, round-table with the authors of “Filmvilág magazine”.
Guests: Sándor Baski, Beja Margitházi, Attila Varró.
Language of the program: Hungarian.

September,19..- 5.30 p.m. – Urania
Screening: Shawkat Mystery (director: Ágnes Maksay, 2019.)
Supporting film: In the Land of the Pyramids (director: Gábor Takács (Gyrögy Czabarka, Tamás Fehéri), 1954, 29’), Egyptian actor at Budapest Film Studio (1958.)
After the screening: discussion with Ágnes Maksay and Lóránd Boros.
Moderated by Márton Kurutz.
Language of the program: Hungarian.

September, 21. – 5 p.m. – Urania
Screening: The Last But One (director: Károly Makk, 1963.)
Supporting film: Deep Water (director: Marcell Jankovics, 1970.)
After the screening, conversation with Tamás Andor, Gábor Gelencsér, Péter Fazakas.
Moderated by Eszter Fazekas.
Language of the program: Hungarian.

The National Film Institute Hungary extends to this celebration of art at the giant open-air cinema at the Szent István Square, the Uránia National Film Theater, Toldi cinema, Art+ Cinema, the French Institute, Budapest Music Center and furthermore in the run-up to Film Marathon, at the Müpa Budapest on the 14th of September, with an all-day program of puppet films, animations and film concerts to please the small children tuning-up for Film Marathon will hold for the young cinemagoers puppet films by István Imre, creator of the legendary Mekk Elek, complete with music by György Ránki and György Kurtág, before the mesmerizing Saffi, the Treasure of Swamp Castle (Szaffi) from Attila Dargay. There is a series of brilliant film concerts for movie buffs as well. Győr Philharmonic Orchestra perform to the Sándor Korda silent picture The Man of Gold (Az aranyember). Film history’s most famous locomotive is also conjured up in the Bartók Béla National Concert Hall starring Buster Keaton, with the collaboration of Budafok Dohnányi Orchestra.

From the 16th of September, Budapest Classics Film Marathon pays tribute to the legacy of Károly Makk, defining personality of Hungarian film art, with ten of his recently restored works. The immortal comedy Liliomfi can be watched on the big screen in renovated form, glorying in all its original colour.

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22 Sep

Herald New: Italy’s Barry White – MÜPA @ Budapest

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Friday, September 27. 2019.

8 p.m – 9.45 p.m.

Palace of Arts (MÜPA)

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall

District, IX., 1. Komor Marcell Street.

Whether heard previously about Mario Biondi or not here will be a coming up concert worthwhile to be present at the Müpa. His voice baritone and mellow coupled with romantic, melancholy melody will surely entertain the audience  to hear Barry White’s (R.I.P.) catchy tone.

The Italian Barry White – that pretty much sums up everything about the Sicilian-born Mario Bondi: with his sensually crooning voice, he is an extremely popular interpreter of soul and R&B tunes. Born Mario Ranno, the singer probably had his fate set out for him in advance, as his father, Stefano Biondi, was himself a hit factory, while other family members – his grandmother as a singer and his great-grandfather as a painter – also enjoyed widespread acclaim in the arts. Mario launched his professional career as a teenager: he was all of 17 years old when he took the stage alongside Ray Charles, with the cream of the crop of Italian vocalists also taking up inviting him to their recording sessions and concerts. He would not deny that Isaac Hayes, Luther Vandross and Donnie Hathaway all had a major influence on the development of his own style.

He exploded onto the international music scene and public consciousness in 2004 with his first real hit: This Is What You Are. This number, which he recorded with the High Five Quintet, climbed to the top of numerous charts, inspired numerous remixes and was performed at the Sanremo Music Festival. But Biondi still would not end up sticking with this style, instead going on to experiment with other musical directions ranging from jazz and funk to pop and Brazilian sounds. His popularity has continued unabated into the current decade.

Outstanding proof of this fact is his 2013 album Sun, which features such guest artists as Leon Ware, Chaka Khan, Al Jarreau and James Taylor. Never waiting for the wave of success to subside, Biondi instead rode it and came out with Mario Christmas, a CD of holiday tunes that kept him in the spotlight. He performs his songs in impeccable English. Although it is rare for him to sing in his mother tongue, at the Bridging Europe festival he will deliver a few songs in Italian.

(Müpa Budapest is one of Hungary’s best known cultural brands and one of its most modern cultural institutions. It brings together the many and varied disciplines of the arts in unique fashion by providing a home for classical, contemporary, popular and world music, not to mention jazz and opera, as well as contemporary circus, dance, literature and film. The venue known to Hungarians simply as Müpa opened its doors in 2005 to offer cultural events of the highest quality to the diverse audiences for the above genres.)

Please note that only tickets purchased from the Müpa website and official ticket offices are guaranteed to be valid.

Ticket prices: 3900HUF/5900HUF/7900HUF/9900HUF/12900HU

Source: Müpa Budapest

Update: Aggie Reiter

3 Feb

11th Marathon Day – Bernstein and American Music – MÜPA – Budapest

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This week-end have had not already decided where, what, how to spend your your late morning hours and/or evening time!?!

MÜPA – 1095 District IX., 1. Komor Marcell Street

 

Below can choose from a variety of options just for the day … one day, eleven concerts, 500 minutes of pure music and an atmosphere like no other. Held in co-operation with the Budapest Festival Orchestra, and one of the most popular and anticipated annual events of Müpa Budapest, the Marathon 2018., puts on display the works of a given composer each season, their pieces played by the most intriguing musicians of the Hungarian music scene. Held at the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall and the Festival Theater, the recitals start late morning and last until late in the evening each day.

Past instalments of the Marathon featured Tchaikovsky, Bach, Beethoven, Bartók, Mozart, Schubert, Dvořák and Stravinsky while last year, in 2016, we broke with tradition, showcasing two composers in Felix Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann. This year, in 2017, the limelight was on Brahms. In 2018, the eleventh Marathon will focus on the Grand Master of the American Dream: Leonard Bernstein. And once again, we will go against tradition by showcasing the very best of 20th century American music.

On the day of the Marathon, Müpa Budapest will host eleven 45-minute long mini concerts. The chamber pieces will be performed in the Festival Theater, and the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall will be the venue for the orchestral pieces. Students of the Liszt Academy of Music will be performing at the Glass Hall throughout the day; attendance at these latter Glass Hall concerts is free of charge. In addition, those coming to the Marathon for more than music will be shown projection shows at the Müpa Budapest Auditorium and an exhibition in the foyer.

The ticket price for the mini concerts is 990HUF. Buy tickets for three mini concerts and attend a fourth for free of charge! This way you can listen to all 11 concerts for a total price of only 8,910HUF instead of the full price of 10,890HUF.

In order to take advantage of the Marathon discount online, add the tickets for all the performances you wish to see to your cart. In your cart, you can check – depending on the number of concerts selected – to which performance(s) you are receiving your tickets as a gift, i.e. at a price of ZeroHUF

Please note that the tickets you receive for free upon the use of the discount must also be added to your cart.

The ticket prices already coming at a discount, the discount percentages awarded for the Silver, Gold and Platinum levels of the Müpa+ Loyalty Program cannot be used for the purchase of Marathon tickets. The loyalty points awarded will naturally be credited upon purchases made with the Müpa+ card at out ticket offices as well as for purchases made on our website.

Ticket: info@mupa.hu
Telephone:+36 1 555 3000

Source: MÜPA

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