11/10/08

Saturday, it's a Saturday; Saturday, it's a Saturday; Saturday, Saturday; Saturday, it's a Saturday-ee-ay, ee-ay ee-ay-ee-ay-ee-ay-ee-ay.....

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Berlin Alexanderplatz (14-part film series)

Uránia, 11th October, 14:00; resumes 12th October 13:30
4900 Ft
Rákóczi út 21 [map]
Pest, VIII, Astoria (M 2), 5 min

Wish you could spend the weekend in Berlin... in 1928? This is arguably the improbable cinema event of the year and you'd better have a long attention span. If you watch the whole thing, you're going to be in your seat for 15-and-a-half hours! (Don't worry, there are breaks.) In return, you get a universally acclaimed masterpiece. Rotten Tomatoes' pool of critics doesn't have a bad word to say about it here; while IMDB's healthy 8.9/10 might persuade you to sacrifice your weekend.

Part of the Fassbinder Festival. In German with English subtitles and Hungarian simultaneous interpretation. Weird.

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Also recommended...

The Kamchátka (Street Theatre)
Blaha Lujza tér [map] 11th October, 11:00 & 15:00, Free
Keep an eye on the guys with the suitcases. Simply daft! Example here.

Pálinka and Kolbász Festival
The Vár / Castle District, 11th October, 16:00
Pálinka (schnapps), Kolbász (sausage), and folk music courtesy of Judrom, Karavan Familia and Cimbaliband. A lovely way to spend the afternoon.

108 Minutes (Concert)
Millenáris Theatre [map], 11th October, 19:30, 1500Ft
Not your average church music. Dukay Barnabás and friends play his complex atonal pieces plus a bit of Ligeti and John Cage. Challenging. Details.

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