Seven recollections of Dunapataj from the 20th century. The carpenter, village party secretary, school director, notary and simple peasant each tell their own story and the past of a community. At the heart of conversations is the path leading to the 1956 Revolution and the uprising itself. The film was pioneering not only for discussing topics that had previously been considered taboo but it is also a remarkable document about the functioning of memory. Reporter and sociologist Bálint Magyar was director Pál Schiffer’s colleague in drafting the film sociography.
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Budapest Classic Film Marathon 2026: By the Danube
Hungarian documentary, colour, 125 min, 1987
in Hungarian
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Director: Pál Schiffer, Bálint Magyar
Screenplay by Bálint Magyar
Director of photography: Gábor Balog, Ferenc Káplár
Music by János Novák
Open Archives - CineDokk – Stories Found
Screening from a 35mm print!
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Distributor: Nemzeti Filmintézet - Filmarchívum
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