The ELTE–NFI University Film Club screening and discussion series continues. We welcome university members from all ELTE faculties.
The film is a biting satire on media culture and consumer society. A simple factory worker, Károly Prohászka is chosen to play the historical hero „Knight Gyula” in a popular television series. The series becomes a sensation overnight, causing the viewers to completely confuse the actor with the virtuous hero he portrays. As the expectations of the media and the public spiral out of control, Károly realises that his on-screen persona has completely taken over his private life.
What should we do with national heroes if we want to rewrite their stories over and over again? To what extent can history be shaped to meet the demands of the present? Who decides how we tell the story of the past?
Date: 14 October 2026, 6:00 p.m.
Venue: ELTE University Library and Archives, Community space (1053 Budapest, Ferenciek tere 6.)
Language: Hungarian
Director: István Bácskai Lauró
Screenwriter: András Polgár
Cinematographer: Miklós Herczenik
Editor: Éva Kármentő
Composer: György Vukán
Stars: Gábor Koncz, Lajos Őze, Ferenc Kállai, Sándor Suka, Éva Almási, Iván Verebély
Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmYNizx1IhA
Dr. Kristóf Bánszki, director, screenwriter, film and media historian, and associate professor at Metropolitan University, will participate in the discussion following the screening.
Due to limited seating, registration in advance is appreciated: https://www.ajk.elte.hu/gyula-vitez-telen-nyaron-1970
The organisers welcome emails regarding the film club at eltenfi.filmklub@elte.hu.
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