Tamás Szentjóby’s short film Centaur was made at the Béla Balázs Studio, which supported freer experimentation, still, the film was banned before its completion. Tamás Szentjóby was arrested for his opposition activities in 1975 and expelled from the country. The only copy of the film was sealed. György Durst, secretary of Béla Balázs Studio at the time, found the confiscated work in 1983, and immediately made a copy to rescue its value. The digital reconstruction of the seriously damaged film material occurred in 2009 on the initiative of, and coordinated by, the Ludwig Museum / ACAX. The immediate reason for the restoration was the invitation of the film to be a part of the 11th Istanbul Biennial, where its presentation received significant international attention. The first screening of Centaur, in its original and completed form in Hungary in 2009 was organized by Ludwig Museum.
The screening is the closing event of the exhibition IPUT – International Parallel Union of Telecommunications): INFINITESIMAL EROS, or Sexual Voting Booth Counterrevolution for Children on view until 5 January at Trafó Gallery.
Tamás Szentjóby: Centaur (1973-75/2009)
digital copy from 16 mm film, 38 min
cinematographer: János Gulyás, editor: Éva “Etikus” Vörös
With English subtitles.
Tickets: 1984 Ft in advance, 2000 Ft onsite