12/05/09

Celebrate Florence Nightingale's birthday today! Despite rumors she was born in Florence, Italy, she is actually a true blue Hungarian, she invented Goulash in fact. Have a helping at one of these...
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The Reader (Film)

Puskin, 12th May, 12:45, 17:00, 18:15, 20:30
Kossuth Lajos utca 18 [map]
Pest, V, Astoria (M2), 1 min

Yes, it's another Holocaust film, but with loads of Kate Winslet boob shots, and I mean loads, like at least 10 or something. Ralph Fiennes plays her lover, and, you guessed it, he reads to her, in turn she bathes him.

It's a case of cradle-robbing gone awry. How was he supposed to know she worked for the SS? No worries though, none of this should spoil it for you. Reviews here.

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Or how about...?

Random Trip (Concert)
Instant, 21:30, free
Barabás Lorinc makes yet another appearance on the Budapest music scene, tripping over beer and paint cans, really anything random. This time he's joined by Turbo and Qualitons for an improv night billed as "AcousticElectroFunkDisco."

Happy-Go-Lucky (Film)
Művész [map], 19:00
A British comedy that takes a surprisingly optimistic outlook on life. Taken straight from a reviewer on Rotten Tomatoes, "Happy-Go-Lucky isn't just a film that demonstrates the goodness of humankind, but makes you believe in it as well." The stunning reviews might get you in the mood to smile for once in Budapest!

Rekontra (Concert)
Pótkulcs 21:00, free
Breathing more life into traditional Hungarian folk music than you might think possible on a Tuesday night. The cimbalom is king! Listen here.

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