Date:24/03/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/03/24/stories/2006032419870300.htm

Tamil Nadu - Chennai

Hungary film festival

Special Correspondent

`Fateless,' screened on Tuesday, was the most popular of the lot

Chennai: The Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation, during the week, served it on a platter as film-hungry movie buffs feasted on European fare. The Hungarian film festival organised by the ICAF in association with the Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre, New Delhi and the Consul of Hungary in Chennai was a revelation for many.

`Fateless' screened on Tuesday, the story of a 14-year-old boy from Budapest and his suffering in a concentration camp, was the most popular of the lot.

"It was a success," says Thangaraj, Secretary of ICAF. "We had ICAF members and film technicians lining up for most of the films. Rarely do they get to watch quality Hungarian films."

The curtains to the film festival went up on Monday evening when Varaprasad Rao, Secretary, Information and Publicity, inaugurated the festival.

Imre Lazar, Director of the Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre, hoped that audience would enjoy the collection of films brought to the city to give a glimpse of Hungarian culture through films and music. Just the previous day, the Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre had organised a concert of Hungarian music.