Hamlet 1967
Shakespeare's Hamlet is rendered in exquisitely expressive pen drawings.
Shakespeare's Hamlet is rendered in exquisitely expressive pen drawings.
Divided into four sections, "Song" is inspired by the Siberian and Finno-Ugric legends about Creation, in which the world begins with characters who are only half-human, one being half-bird, the other half-bear. The narrator delves into the origins of Hungarian culture, the Iranian and Turkish influences that impacted the society, and finally the story of Stephen, the emperor who brought Christianity to the country and shifted the capital west in an attempt to link with Europe.
Animated look at an ever-changing portrait of a man and a woman
This etude made up of captured snaps having a sociographic impact and expressive photo-collages by Dezső Korniss is the satirical apotheosis of the single, working urban woman from the second half of the 1960s.
An apple struggles to free itself from the tree and fall free, as its fellow apples look on.
The utopian vision of a lunar spacecraft voyage that will affect life on Earth.
A pencil and an eraser start to fight with each other.
Short animated by György Kovásznai and musicalized by the popular song "Ça ira" that illustrates through paintings, the events that made up the french revolution and its multiple founders.
A centaur family moves into an apartment in Budapest, where the residents, led by the house janitor, don't take kindly to the odd lifestyle of the new residents.
A mother's constant grumbling about her daughter-in-law's dish poisons her son's marriage bit by bit.
Kovásznai György’s fourth short animation follows a cat and dog who walk to a museum to look at paintings, about cats and dogs
The city comes to life around a little girl and plays ball with her while she is waiting for her mother to do the shopping. Made in gouache technique, this lyrical short film was highly innovative for its time, winning the first prize at the Children’s Film Festival in Venice.
A short animated film about dancing candy figures, accompanied by Hungarian folk melodies.
Gustav is always tired at work, until the weekend finally arrives. Then, he works tirelessly on his own property to enjoy himself.
An experimental short film documenting the life of Hungarian citizens through city footage and animation.
A piano player is trying to find the one and only true note. He finds it.
Screenplay Written by, Painted and Directed by György Kovásznai Music Compilation and Sound Editor: Péter Bársony Music Performed by Gábor Presser, Levente Szörényi, Zsuzsa Koncz, Kati Kovács, Máté Viktor, the LGT and the Hungária Bands Collaborators: János Czipauer, András Osvát, Miklós Papp, Béla Zsebényi, Katalin Kaim, Klára Kassai, and Frigyes Janotyik A subjective interpretation of the everyday life of the 1970s’ Budapest . It is an intriguing mixture of popular culture (music) and high art (composition of images). Kovásznai is not interested in telling a story; there is no linear narrative, the structure of the film is defined by the movements and transformations of the paintings to the rhythm of the music, generating a fundamentally audiovisual sensory experience.