Following the books and films produced in recent years, Hungarian Hollywood experts Tamás Kolarek, winner of the Hungarian Film Award and Miklós Bánffy Awards, and Sándor Tákó, winner of the Hungarian Cinema Award, present the stories of Hungarians in Hollywood, rich in the twists and turns of folk tales, with the help of a new kind of symphonic cinematic music to the audience.
It's not enough to be Hungarian, you have to be talented too!
– According to legend, the warning was inscribed on the office door of Adolph Zukor, a New York furrier born in Ritchie who later became a Hollywood movie mogul and founding chairman of Paramount Studios. According to the story, Zukor would always quietly add to the many citizens who approached him for work: “…but he helps a little.”
Hungarians in Hollywood
Whether the legend is true or not, there is no question that the galactic mind has shaped Hollywood ever since the first film tripods were set up in the California desert. Hungarians in Hollywood At the concert, the Debrecen audience heard dozens of Hungarian stories from Hollywood. You can recognize it In a unique way, you can listen to more than ten audio clips related to Hungarian filmmakers, from the founding of Hollywood to the present day.
The offer calls for it, for example. Bela LugosiWho introduced the character of Dracula to the world, Vilmos Zsigmondwho won an Academy Award as co-writer with Steven Spielberg, Andy FaginWho is he racist instinctNeil and the Rambo franchise have become world famous. In addition, viewers can also meet unknown names, for example Andre De Toth With his story, which Martin Scorsese referred to as “the director’s director.” Meanwhile, the Kodály Philharmonic plays soundtracks such as My fair ladya Ben Hur, Lord of the Rings, Or legendary Gabor Csoppo Turned into cartoon by The Simpsons His music.
Ben Hur in Debrecen
One of the most successful actors in the history of Hungarian cinema, Gábor Csupó, who has been nominated for an Emmy 23 times, will be present at the ceremony. He has won five Emmys personally and eight through his studio. Csupó, Kollarik and Takó have been working together for years, and the result is one of the most exciting books on film: it presents the unique career of Gábor Csupó, which was also reported in Index.
Directors Tamas Kolarek (B) and Sandor Takko (J) and EMMY Award winner Gabor Csupó (K), Fox vs. Zukor – on the set of Hollywood Story
Magyarok Hollywoodban, a cinematic musical filled with short educational performances, recalls the most famous works of Hungarian and Hollywood-born composers and filmmakers with the Kodály Philharmonic, conducted by Peter Bejcsik. The three-time Oscar winner will play Miklos Rosa His unforgettable melodies, including those directed by Billy Wilder in 1955, Ben Hur From the work titled The Monster.
Born in Budapest in 1907, Miklos Rosenberg, the brilliant composer wrote his name into the history of the most important art form of the 20th century with nearly a hundred film scores. Alfred Hitchcock's three Oscars fascinated by (Amazed), George Cukor double life (Double Life) Billy Wilder Ben Hur For the soundtrack of his film.
Rózsa came to Hollywood in 1940 and in no time became the most famous film composer in the California dream factory.
In addition to his Oscar-winning works, Fritz Lang may have Moon Fleet He reached his peak as a composer on the 1955 film, but the general public is more familiar with the music of Ben-Hur, whose opening gives a glimpse into Rosa's art:
The three creative producers of the Debrecen show, Tamas Kolarek, Daniel Somogy Toth and Sandor Taku, have organized several highly successful classical concerts associated with Hungarians in Hollywood, each of which has so far closed to sold-out houses and great success.
Seat tickets for the evening concert can be purchased for 3,000 Hungarian forints, but the show can be viewed for free from other parts of Kossuth Square, so the organizers expect thousands of spectators to attend.
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