The ELTE–NFI University Film Club screening and discussion series continues. We welcome university members from all ELTE faculties.
Péter Tímár, a perennial favorite with audiences, parodies the grotesque duality of the 1960s with lots of music and insert songs, in addition to nostalgia. It is August 1962, cinemas are showing La dolce vita, and the radio is churning out catchy hits. The Communist Youth League is organising a talent contest. The winning performance will get to participate in the World Youth and Student Festival in faraway Helsinki. Since the Finnish capital is in the coveted West, the call for entries fires the imagination of many. Péter Tímár plays with the well-known hits of the era, while reinterpreting the meaning of the lyrics. The scenes associated with the songs are not only funny, but also critical. The effect is twofold, as we can laugh nostalgically at the kitschy world of socialism. Dollybirds does not paint a realistic portrait of the era, but rather captures a bittersweet mood. We not only laugh at the bumbling heroes, but also immediately close them to our hearts.
Date: 10 December 2025, 6:00 p.m.
Venue: University Square Campus (1053 Budapest, University Square 1-3, ground floor, A/1 practice room, corridor next to the cloakroom)
Director, screenwriter: Péter Tímár
Writer: Gyula Márton
Cinematographer: Péter Szatmári
Editor: Péter Tímár
Music (among others): Tamás Deák, István S. Nagy, Szabolcs Fényes, András Bágya, Júlia Hajdú, András Lovasi, Kispál és a Borz, Gábor Závodi, Tamás Cseh, Júlia Majláth
Main roles: Gábor Reviczky, János Gálvölgyi, Judit Pogány, Piroska Molnár, Natália Nagy, Béla Fesztbaum.
Our guest in the post-screening discussion: Béla Fesztbaum, Jászai Mari Award-winning actor, who plays Ede, the little drummer boy, in the film, and Dr. Hajnalka Kovácsné Magyari, social historian, women's history researcher, and author of the book Trendy Woman in Socialism.
Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2p6aqkrW9g
Due to limited seating, advance registration is required: https://www.ajk.elte.hu/content/csinibaba-timar-peter-filmje-1997.e.1987
The organisers welcome any correspondence regarding the film club at eltenfi.filmklub@elte.hu.
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