3rd Hungarian Film Showcase in London"Somewhere in the World"
22-28 June 2010
East West Passage / Kelet-nyugati atjaro (2010)
Director: Zsigmond Gabor Papp
Interview with the Director,
related to the 41. Hungarian Film Week and his documentary,
East West Passage
Director: Zsigmond Gabor Papp
Interview with the Director,
related to the 41. Hungarian Film Week and his documentary,
East West Passage
The Director's thoughts on his film:
"I think, the story of releasing the refugees from the DDR in 1989 is one of its kind and something great what Hungary should be proud of. We showed an example to Europe about democratic thinking.
As a 22 years old university student in that time, even though I wasn't part of the movement, but still it was one of the most important moments of my life. I was proud of being Hungarian.
The reason I made this film is because most the Hungarians have already forgotten our country's great achievements in history, and personally I wanted to experience its uplifting atmosphere one more time."
Filmhu: How did you choose your staff?
Director: We know each other very well, one phone call was enough: "Kati / Zoli / Csongor, we're shooting!"
Filmhu: What was your best experience throughout the shootings?
Director: The hospitality of one the german families. On that day we already had two interviews in two different parts of Germany, drove 1000 km, and when we arrived at 10 pm, two beautiful guest rooms and a fantastic dinner was waiting for us. We truly had a feeling that those people wanted to give something back in return what they've got from Hungary 20 years ago.
Filmhu: What was your worst experience then?
Director: The exact opposite of what I've just said before: the ignorance of one of the german families. It was our last day, and we were pretty tired. The shooting with them took half a day, we really did our best to create a very sympathetic picture about them, and they didn't even bother to offer one glass of water.
Filmhu: Are there any scenes that were recorded more times than the others?
Director: It's a classic documentary, every single scene was recorded only once.
Filmhu: In which A category film competition would you like to see your film?
Director: Somewhere in the east part of Germany of course, in Leipzig maybe.
Filmhu: Howmany viewer would make you happy?
Director: In the TV maybe 500 thousand.
/Source: www.filmhu.hu, http://magyar.film.hu/filmhu/magazin/papp-gabor-zsigmond-mi-mutattunk-peldat-europanak.html/
In Zsigmond Gabor Papp's documentary East West Passage we see the story from two points of view.
From one side there are Germans hoping to escape. Beside each individual's life we learn about the whole East-German community.
On the other side decision-maker politicians talk about the Government and its diplomatic steps' real reasons behind the movement.
The documentary is a real history lesson with archive documentary material and without claptrap!
/Source and more information (in Hungarian): www.filmtett.ro/
As a 22 years old university student in that time, even though I wasn't part of the movement, but still it was one of the most important moments of my life. I was proud of being Hungarian.
The reason I made this film is because most the Hungarians have already forgotten our country's great achievements in history, and personally I wanted to experience its uplifting atmosphere one more time."
Filmhu: How did you choose your staff?
Director: We know each other very well, one phone call was enough: "Kati / Zoli / Csongor, we're shooting!"
Filmhu: What was your best experience throughout the shootings?
Director: The hospitality of one the german families. On that day we already had two interviews in two different parts of Germany, drove 1000 km, and when we arrived at 10 pm, two beautiful guest rooms and a fantastic dinner was waiting for us. We truly had a feeling that those people wanted to give something back in return what they've got from Hungary 20 years ago.
Filmhu: What was your worst experience then?
Director: The exact opposite of what I've just said before: the ignorance of one of the german families. It was our last day, and we were pretty tired. The shooting with them took half a day, we really did our best to create a very sympathetic picture about them, and they didn't even bother to offer one glass of water.
Filmhu: Are there any scenes that were recorded more times than the others?
Director: It's a classic documentary, every single scene was recorded only once.
Filmhu: In which A category film competition would you like to see your film?
Director: Somewhere in the east part of Germany of course, in Leipzig maybe.
Filmhu: Howmany viewer would make you happy?
Director: In the TV maybe 500 thousand.
/Source: www.filmhu.hu, http://magyar.film.hu/filmhu/magazin/papp-gabor-zsigmond-mi-mutattunk-peldat-europanak.html/
In Zsigmond Gabor Papp's documentary East West Passage we see the story from two points of view.
From one side there are Germans hoping to escape. Beside each individual's life we learn about the whole East-German community.
On the other side decision-maker politicians talk about the Government and its diplomatic steps' real reasons behind the movement.
The documentary is a real history lesson with archive documentary material and without claptrap!
/Source and more information (in Hungarian): www.filmtett.ro/
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