Until the 25^thof September at the Műcsarnok Palace in Budapest, the exhibition: European Film Gateway is – The age of Hungarian Silent Film will be presented, in which we will be able to appreciate a selection of silent films, photographs, posters and a special collection of the Hungarian National films Archives which is part of the European film Gateway.

The exhibition is based on a project launched in September 2008 by the European Film Gateway, with the participation of 12 countries, which contributed 20 film archives, in order to organize the film heritage of Europe. The process of collecting and digitizing films, photographs and posters has had a great response, achieving the digitization of 790,000 pieces, among which there are 1,200 posters ranging from the early twentieth century until 1990. Visitors can check the multimedia content of the exhibition, including 200 hours of the films of Béla Balálzs Studios.

In the exhibition you can see the research about silent films, since many films have been lost and the only way of rescue them is through newspaper clippings, publications, photographs of the artists and all that plot production.

Also, you will be able to appreciate works rarely seen before, as the silent film version of Aranyember or Golden Man directed by Sandor Korda and scripted by Laszlo Vajda in 1918. This film marked a milestone in the Hungarian film industry because of its interesting work of acting direction. Korda became one of the most prominent men in the British film industry, to the point of being knighted by Queen Elizabeth because of his contribution during the Second World War.

Sandor Korda�s real name was Alexander, and he was born in Hungary in 1893. Son of a Jewish family, he worked as a journalist in the beginning of his carreer. He was an active participant in the formation of the Hungarian Socialist Republic. Since 1932 he lived in London and made films in several countries in Europe and in the United States.

Another silent film that has been preserved and displayed is Éjszaka by Utolsó or Last Night by the Hungarian director Jenő Janovics. Janovics was born in 1872 and belonged to a group of filmmakers from Transylvania. He was a film director, screenwriter and actor in silent films. He directed 30 films during the 20�s and the public acclaimed them all.

Aphrodite by the Hungarian director Alfred Deésy is another of the silent films that will be shown in this exhibition. This film was released in 1918. Deésyn was born in 1877 and worked in the film industry until his death in 1961. He was a film director, screenwriter and the most acclaimed Hungarian silent film actor. His films were famous for representing simple elements, always with a high burden of melodrama, which gave very good results with the public.

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http://www.mucsarnok.hu/new_site/index.php?lang=en&t=586&curmenu=103

Nancy Guzman

If you like silent films, this exhibition is a good experience to enjoy. So stay in apartments in Budapest and attend this exhibition, delight yourself with the best of the silent film industry.

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