FILM/MUSIC: The Undesirable
black and white Hungarian silent movie, 74 min, 1914
Hungarian intertitles
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Director: Mihály Kertész
Written by Ede Tóth
Screenplay by Jenő Janovics
Director of photography: László Fekete
Music by Attila Pacsay
Cast: Lili Berky, Mihály Várkonyi, Mari Jászai, Andor Szakács, Gyula Nagy, Mariska Simon, István Szentgyörgyi, Aladár Ihász, Kató Berky
Special guest: Attila Pacsay composer
The story of the innocent maid accused of theft, deported and in her despair preparing to commit suicide was cinematically depicted by Mihály Kertész (who later became worldfamous as Michael Curtiz) employing attractive off-set locations and parallel montage technique. This is the only surviving film showing the acting of Mari Jászai, a monumental figure in Hungarian theatre. The folk theatre adaptation filmed in the picturesque Transylvanian landscape and involving extras dressed in the magnificent local peasant costumes was made in Cluj-Napoca, at the Proja film factory founded by Jenő Janovics. Attila Pacsay composed the incidental music.
In cooperation with National Film Institute Hungary - Film Archive.
The event takes place as part of Urania's program series FILM/MUSIC. For its program, please click here.
The series is supported by the National Cultural Fund.
Distributor: NFI - Magyar Nemzeti Filmarchívum
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2026.08.04 19:00 - 22:00
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2026.08.08 11:00 - 12:30
2026.08.11 19:30 - 21:30
2026.08.13 19:30 - 21:45
2026.08.18 19:30 - 21:30
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Box office closes 15 minutes after the start of the last screening.
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