Budapest Classic Film Marathon 2026

September 15., Tuesday

5.30 pm
The Houseful of Bliss (12) – Csortos terem
Hungarian comedy, bw, 97 min, 1960
Director: János Herskó
in Hungarian, with English subtitles
Supporting film: Wife Training Anno 1904

6:00 pm
The Peach Thief  – Fábri Hall
Bulgarian drama, bw, 80 min, 1964
Director: Vulo Radev
in Bulgarian, Serbian and French, with Hungarian and English subtitles

8.00 pm
The Postman – Fábri Hall
Iranian drama, bw, 107 min, 1972
Director: Darius Mehrjui
in Farsi, with Hungarian and English subtitles

8.15 pm
The Bitter Truth (12) – Csoros Hall
Hungarian drama, bw, 89 min, 1956
Director: Zoltán Várkonyi
in Hungarian, with English subtitles
Supporting film: Hungarian Film News 1956/36 September, Aluminium Cookware

September 16., Wednesday

4.30 pm
The Goddess – Main Hall
Chinese silent film, bw, 83 min, 1934
Director: Wu Yonggang
Mandarin Intertitles, with English and Hungarian Subtitles

5.45 pm
Suckers to Suffer About in a Camera Sutra – Csortos Hall
Belgian, Dutch documentary, colour, bw, 95 min, 1973
Director: Robbe De Hert
in Dutch and French, with Hungarian, English and French subtitles

6.00 pm
At Midnight  (12) – Fábri Hall
Hungarian drama, bw, 95 min, 1957
Director: György Révész
in Hungarian, with English subtitles
Supporting film: Hungarian Film News 1956/38 September, Two Kittens

6.15 pm
Roberto Rossellini – Living Without A Script – Main Hall
Italian, Lithuanian documentary, colour, bw, 96 min, 2025
Director: Ilaria De Laurentiis, Raffaele Brunetti, Andrea Paolo Massara
in Italian, English and French, with Hungarian and English subtitles

7.45 pm
The Informer – Csortos Hall
English silent film, bw, 101 min, 1929
Director: Arthur Robison
with English Intertitles and Hungarian subtitules

8:30 pm
Salaam Cinema – Main Hall
Iranian drama, colour, 75 min, 1995
Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
in Farsi, with Hungarian and English subtitles
After the screening discussion with Mohsen Makhmalbaf film director.

8.30 pm
Murdering the Devil – Fábri Hall
Czechoslovak comedy, colour, 75 min, 1970
Director: Ester Krumbachová
in Czech, with Hungarian and English subtitles

September 17., Thursday

4.00 pm
The Football Star (12) – Csortos Hall
Hungarian comedy, bw, 94 min, 1956
Director: Márton Keleti
in Hungarian, with English subtitles
Supporting films: Hungarian Film News 1956/17 April, Mare's Nest

5.30 pm
Madness – Fábri Hall
Estonian drama, bw, 79 min, 1968
Director: Kaljo Kiisk
in Estonian, with Hungarian and English subtitles

5.45 pm
Varieté – Main Hall
German drama, bw, 105 min, 1925
Director: Ewald André Dupont
silent film with German intertitles, with Hungarian and English subtitles

6.15 pm
Videograms of a Revolution  – Csortos Hall
German documentary, colour, 107 min, 1992
Director: Harun Farocki, Andrei Ujica
in English and Romanian, with Hungarian and English subtitles

7:30 pm
I Was Nineteen – Fábri Hall
East German war film, bw, 115 min, 1968
Director: Konrad Wolf
in German and Russian, with Hungarian and English subtitles

8.15 pm
Amen – Main Hall
French, German, Romanian drama, colour, 132 min, 2002
Director: Costa-Gavras
in English, French, Italian and German, with Hungarian and English subtitles

8:30 pm
The Trumpeter (16) – Csortos Hall
Hungarian historical drama, colour, 84 min, 1978
Director: János Rózsa
in Hungarian, with English subtitles

September 18., Friday

4.30 pm
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes – Main Hall
American musical, colour, 91 min, 1953
Director: Howard Hawks
in English and French, with Hungarian subtitles

4.30 pm
The Knife – Fábri Hall
Yugoslav thriller, bw, 84 min, 1967
Director: Živorad ‘Žika’ Mitrović
in Serbian and Croatian, with Hungarian and English subtitles

5.00 pm
Roofs At Dawn (16) – Csortos terem
Hungarian drama, colour, 88 min, 1986
Director: János Dömölky
in Hungarian with, English subtitles
Supporting film: Hungarian Film News 1956/39 September, Dialogue during ECG

6.30 pm
Masterclass with Mathieu Kassovitz – Main Hall
Moderated by Lili Mesterházy
Language of the programme: English, with Hungarian interpretation

6.30 pm
The Garden of Eden – Fábri Hall
American comedy, bw, 80 min, 1928
Director: Lewis Milestone
with English intertitles, with Hungarian subtitles

7.30 pm
Divided Heaven – Csortos Hall
East German drama, bw, 114 min, 1964
Director: Konrad Wolf
in German, with English and Hungarian subtitles

8.30 pm
But What Do They (Women) Want? – Fábri Hall
French documentary, colour, 81 min, 1977
Director: Coline Serreau
in French, with Hungarian and English subtitles

9.00 pm
Hate(16) – Main Hall
French drama, bw, 98 min, 1995
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
in French and Yiddish, with Hungarian and English subtitles

September 19., Saturday

10.30 am
By the Danube – Main Hall
Hungarian documentary, colour, 125 min, 1987
Director: Bálint Magyar, Pál Schiffer
in Hungarian
Screening from a 35mm print!

12:40
Fates in Dunapataj – From Peasant Life to 1956 - Roundtable discussion in the Urania Café
Guests: Bálint Magyar sociologist, director of the film, János Rainer M. historian, the former director of the 1956 Institute
Moderated by Balázs Varga film historian
Language of the programme: Hungarian

11.00 am
The Football Star (12) – Csortos Hall
Hungarian comedy, bw, 94 min, 1956
Director: Márton Keleti
in Hungarian, with English subtitles
Supporting films: Hungarian Film News 1956/17 April, Mare's Nest

11.15 am
Dodge City – Fábri Hall
American western, colour, 104 min, 1939
Director: Michael Curtiz
in English, with Hungarian subtitles

1.30 pm
Thelma & Louise (16) – Main Hall
American road movie, colour, 130 min, 1991
Director: Ridley Scott
in English, with Hunagarian subtitules

1.45 pm
The Crimson Rivers – Fábri Hall
French thriller, colour, 106 min, 2000
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
in French with, Hungarian and English subtitles

1.45 pm
Herskó – Csortos Hall
Hungarian documentary, colour, 87 min, 2005
Director: András Fésős
in Hungarian
Remembering János Herskó with director András Fésős.

3.30 pm
Angela Goes On – Csortos Hall
Romanian drama, colour, 81 min, 1982
Director: Lucian Bratu
in Romanian, with Hungarian and English subtitles

4.00 pm
The Pianist - Main Hall
French, Polish, German, English, American biography, colour, 150 min, 2002
Director: Roman Polanski
in English, German, and Russian, with Hungarian subtitles
After the screening discussion with Pawel Edelman cinematographer.

4.00 pm
Stars – Fábri Hall
East German drama, bw, 92 min, 1959
Director: Konrad Wolf
in Bulgarian, German, Greek and Ladino, with Hungarian and English subtitles

5.15 pm
A Moment of Innocence – Csortos Hall
Iranian, French drama, colour, 78 min, 1996
Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
in Farsi, with Hungarian and English subtitles

6.00 pm
The Jackal of Nahueltoro – Fábri Hall
Chilean drama, bw, 89 min, 1969
Director: Miguel Littin
in Spanish, with Hungarian and English subtitles

7.00 pm
Lissy – Csortos terem
East German drama, bw, 89 min, 1957
Director: Konrad Wolf
in German and Italian, with Hungarian and English subtitles

8.00 pm
Queen Budapest (12) – Main Hall
Hungarian concertfilm, colour, 90 min, 1986
Director: János Zsombolyai
in English, with English and Hungarian subtitles
Before the screening roundtable discussion with the filmmakers.
Guests: Mari Miklós editor, Gábor Szabó cinematographer

8.00 pm
SEMPRE– Fábri Hall
Portuguese documentary, colour, 108 min, 2024
Director: Luciana Fina
in Portuguese and Italian, with Hungarian and English subtitles

9.00 pm
Werewolf – Csortos Hall
Estonian horror, bw, 71 min, 1968
Director: Leida Laius
in Estonian, with Hungarian and English subtitles

September 20., Sunday

11.00 am
The Wild, Wild Rose – Main Hall
Hong Kong musical bw, 136 min, 1960
Director: Wong Tin-lam
in Mandarin, with Hungarian and English subtitles

11.00 am
The Empire Gone With A Sneeze (KN) – Main Hall
Hungarian fairy tale, colour, 81 min, 1956
Director: Tamás Banovich
in Hungarian with, English subtitles
Supporting film: Hungarian Film News 1956/37 September, Hungarian Salami

11.15 am
Angela Goes On – Csortos Hall
Romanian drama, colour, 81 min, 1982
Director: Lucian Bratu
in Romanian, with Hungarian and English subtitles

1.30 pm
The Gunfighter  – Main Hall
American western, bw, 85 min, 1950
Director: Henry King
in English, with Hunagarian subtitules

2.00 pm
The Garden of Eden – Fábri Hall
American comedy, bw, 80 min, 1928
Director: Lewis Milestone
with English intertitles, with Hungarian subtitles

2.45 pm
A Season in Hakkari – Csortos Hall
Turkish drama, colour, 110 min, 1983
Director: Erden Kiral
in Turkish, with Hungarian and English subtitles

3.30 pm
Ashes and Diamonds - Main Hall
Polish drama, bw, 103 min, 1958
Director: Andrzej Wajda
in Polish, with Hungarian and English subtitles
Screening from a 35mm print!

4.00 pm
The Peach Thief  – Fábri Hall
Bulgarian drama, bw, 80 min, 1964
Director: Vulo Radev
in Bulgarian, Serbian and French, with Hungarian and English subtitles

5.15 pm
Roofs At Dawn (16) – Csortos terem
Hungarian drama, colour, 88 min, 1986
Director: János Dömölky
in Hungarian with, English subtitles
Supporting film: Hungarian Film News 1956/39 September, Dialogue during ECG

6.00 pm
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans – Main Hall
American drama, bw, 94 min, 1927
Director: F. W. Murnau
silent, with English intertitles and Hungarian subtitles

6.00 pm
The Postman – Fábri Hall
Iranian drama, bw, 107 min, 1972
Director: Darius Mehrjui
in Farsi, with Hungarian and English subtitles

7.45 pm
Everything for Sale – Csortos Hall
Polish drama, colour, 105 min, 1968
Director: Andrzej Wajda
in Polish, with Hungarian and English subtitles

8.00 pm
Damnation (16) – Main Hall
Hungarian drama, bw, 115 min, 1987
Director: Béla Tarr
in Hungarian with, English subtitles
Screening from a 35mm print!

8.00 pm
Every Sunday (12) – Fábri Hall
Hungarian drama, colour, 105 min, 1995
Director: Sándor Simó
in Hungarian with, English subtitles

Standard ticket price: 1,500 Ft
The exception to this is the screening of QUEEN BUDAPEST, for which the standard ticket price is 4,900 Ft

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The full program of the Budapest Classic Film Marathon is available here.

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