Budapest, amiért szeretem

Overview

István Szabó reveals a lesser-known side to the public in this work, which strings together eight shorts of Budapest into a single movie. In the piece interpretable as a declaration of love addressed to the capital there are numerous motifs that are also to be found woven through the director’s major features, first and foremost Szerelmesfilm (Love Film), Tűzoltó utca 25. (25 Fireman’s Street) and Budapesti mesék (Budapest Tales). Besides allowing the viewer to marvel at the cityscape from 50 years ago in a series of fast-moving images, the film is still primarily about Szabó’s Budapest: his observations, his impressions, his imagination.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1971

Original language

English

Director

István Szabó

Cinematography

József Lörincz

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0175505