Vakvagányok (2001)
2024-11-26T18:00:00.000Z
Péter Tímár, who catapulted himself to the cream of the crop with Healthy Erotica and Chini Doll, experiments with unusual effects, new techniques and genre hybrids in almost all of his films. His 2001 film satire is another experimental field: in it, the director makes a film for the blind. Of course, this is not an avant-garde work either, but rather a comedy full of sadness: in it, two unsuccessful rock musicians, Ede (Jenő Csiszár) and Zaki (Attila Magyar), are invited to write a musical piece for the anniversary of the Institute for the Blind. They compose the musical out of routine, practically in two nights, but they also have to teach it to children. They soon discover that this is not so easy, and Ede enlists the help of the ballet-dancing mother of one of the boys (Yvette Bozsik). Imola has institutionalized her blinded son, but as she works, she slowly sheds her fears and aversions - not only about blind people in general, but also about her own son.
Nov
26
Schedule
After the screening, Béla Szilárd Jávorszky, who also gave the introduction, will talk to the film's composer, Károlly Cserepes.
Contemporary Hungarian film and (rock) music have been in contact practically since the late 1960s. Sometimes more intensively, sometimes more loosely, but essentially inseparable. Before the screenings, Béla Szilárd Jávorszky will talk briefly about the birth of these works and their significance in pop history, and then he will discuss the films and their music with a guest, this season the composers of the films.
Location
House of Music Hungary
A music education centre and concert venue in the heart of the City Park, behind the airy futuristic glass facade of Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto.