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After a temporarily closure this summer, Budapest’s classic Örökmozgó cinema reopens in October to illuminate audiences with new art-house creations. The two viewing halls of the esteemed locale are named after Hungarian silver-screen legends Béla Lugosi (best known for his iconic portrayal of Dracula) and Mihály Kertész – aka Michael Curtiz, the Oscar-winning director of Casablanca and dozens of other major motion pictures. The Örökmozgó is also taking a fresh name – Art+ Cinema – and with new ownership by the film-distribution company Vertigo Média, the transformed movie theater will offer varied entertainment with multiple film screenings daily, preview showings, film festivals, and film clubs. The youngest members of the cinema-going audience and parents with a hankering for nostalgic children’s tales can look forward to a wide range of kids’ shows and filmstrip presentations. Tickets will cost 1,100 forints for screenings in the downstairs hall, and 800 forints for the shows upstairs.
Apart from the continual screenings and cinema-related events, Art+ Cinema will have a cozy café and a DVD store as well. Adding to the high-class culture presented here, the cinema will host screenings of plays performed by the Globe Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
While Kino Café is equally popular for its food and drinks as it is for the hidden theater attached to it, this laid-back locale returns to the downtown scene this autumn as an officially designated art-house cinema. Known for screening series of films tailored to young minds, this underground cinema continues its educational-themed programs as well as showing independent international movies and documentaries. Cinephiles can visit two halls with three screenings per day, and while ticket prices have increased to 1,000-1,100 forints, students and senior citizens are still entitled to discounts.
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Vörösmarty Cinema
The renovation of the long-neglected Vörösmarty Cinema near Kálvin Square is currently ongoing under the supervision of Hungary’s Adopt A Teddy Bear Foundation (aiming to improve life for people living with disabilities), but once the overhaul is complete, this city-center entertainment establishment will feature a concert hall, a bakery, a bar, and a café – not to mention a theater for art-house movies. If everything goes according to plan, the venerable venue will open its box office on December 5th, and in keeping with the foundation’s mission, the café and the culture center will recruit employees with disabilities.
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