István Szabó Retrospective: Central European Present and Past in Film

PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

István Szabó, one of the most critically acclaimed Hungarian filmmakers, and Martin Scorsese will be honoured with the first Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at the 52nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to be held from 20th to 28th November 2021.

To mark this occasion, the IIC Film Club in collaboration with Liszt Institute-Hungarian Cultural Centre Delhi; and University of Delhi is organising an István Szabó Retrospective: Central European Present and Past in Film. The retrospective includes a workshop to be conducted by Prof. Balazs Varga, Associate Professor of Film Studies at ELTE, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary; and a screening of four seminal films.

 István Szabó Retrospective: Central European Present and Past in Film
Workshop and screenings will be held on 8, 9, 12 and 15 November 2021 at the C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, India International Centre

At 2.30 pm    Workshop
Conducted by Prof. Balazs Varga, Associate Professor of Film Studies at ELTE, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary

At 6.30 pm    Budapest Tales (Budapesti mesék/Hungarian)
(90 min; 1977; dvd; Hungarian with English subtitles)
Director: István Szabó

A group of people find a broken down tram while trying to go to the city. The people band together and try to get the tram back on the train tracks and head towards the city. Along this journey the passengers encounter many people who join them on the tram.

In this allegorical film, most of the characters speak in capital letters about Life, Love and the Need to Keep Calm while hitching a ride on the tram of Adversity. The tram is a central element in the story along with a few other symbols, including a trapped fish and a caged bird, that are fellow travellers accompanying the human passengers as they Press On.

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-    Physical programmes will be held as per the Covid -19 protocols
-    Wearing of face masks is mandatory and will be strictly enforced. Entry will not be permitted to anyone not wearing a mask
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