03/11/2019

The Budapest Classics Film Marathon: 8 days, 5 venues, 100 restored classics

Between 4-11 September 2019, the Hungarian National Film Fund is organizing the 3rd Budapest Classics Film Marathon, the prominent international film festival of the Hungarian capital.

“Tuned to Film” – The 2019 edition is focusing on the 125-year-old history and development of film and music. The selection will be enriched by silent film classics set to music, world-famous musicals such as Singing in the Rain and The Wizard of Oz, legendary film noirs from The Maltese Falcon to Le samouraï, Western epics, outstanding music-focused cult movies such as King of Jazz, All That Jazz, Evita, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and wonderful Hungarian musicals, too.

The Marathon is accompanied by international film lectures, workshops, master classes, music programmes, documentaries and a poster exhibition.