Pelikan Blue
2025-04-02T17:00:00.000Z
in Hungarian with English subtitles
Apr
02
Schedule
directed by László Csáki
***Not recommended for children under 16 years of age.***
The Blue Pelican is the first feature-length animated film that recalls the recent history of Hungary with acerbic humour and documentary style.
The animated film is made in the style of American indie films with artistic sophistication. The frenzy of freedom of the late eighties and early nineties, the mood of expectation of the period of regime change, is reflected in László Csáki's animation with its acerbic humour, strong and distinctive imagery.
The director has spent years interviewing people whose lives were transformed by the fateful experience of travelling internationally on forged train tickets written in blue Pelikan indigo.
The film is a real nostalgia trip, with music from the era such as "Let's go banzai!" by Bonanza Banzai, "Lidocain" by Hypercarma or "The Flesh Chewing Bridge Beater" by Kispal and Borz.
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SCREENING DATE:
Wednesday 2 April at 19:00
Ticket price: 2,500 Ft
Tickets are not seat reserved, reservations are on a first come, first served basis. Doors open approximately 5 minutes before the screening.
Tickets available:
1) On site from 15:00 to 21:00 on weekdays and from 13:00 to 21:00 on weekends
2) Online booking:
https://form.jotform.com/250774151669363
Tickets reserved must be collected at least 30 minutes before the screening, thank you!
Location
Bem Cinema
In January 2016, the 108-year-old Bem Cinema will reopen its doors to the public, in a new way never seen before in Hungary: as a cinema of cult and classic films (no harm!), or as the educated French say (if you know your English): as a "repertory cinema".