Lev Sidorovsky presented his "Hungarian Rhapsody" at the Presidential Library Cinema Club Meeting

The well-known journalist Lev Sidorovsky shared his memories of the "pearl of the Danube" at a regular meeting of the Presidential Library cinema club. Laureate of international and all-union competitions, Honored Worker of Culture of Russia presented the viewers the documentary "Hungarian Rhapsody".

"Hungarian Rhapsody" by Lev Sidorovsky is a very personal memorial film, a confession film. Together with the author, the viewer will pass through the ancient streets of Budapest, will learn its centuries-old history, since the foundation of the city.

"My films cannot be called documentary in the full sense of the word, I try to show the city through a personal feeling, through my heart, through my soul", - said Lev Sidorovsky. - The main goal that I set myself: that the future viewer, at least to some extent, shared my feelings, felt the tenderness and love that I feel for this city. And, so to speak, the most important task, of course, is the upbringing of the human soul".

Beautiful architecture, numerous monuments, parks, bridges, the majestic Danube, traditions and many other things in the film by Lev Sidorovsky become independent heroes, which in the end constitute a multifaceted story about Budapest. The author does not limit himself to this, he shows people whose names are forever associated with the Hungarian capital. Among them, in particular, the composers Ferenc Liszt and Imre Kalman, whose genius music sounds throughout the film. The film becomes more colorful by numerous archival documentary shots and photographs accompanying the author's story. 

Consul General of the Republic of Hungary in Saint-Petersburg, Mr. Gabor Ferenc Nagy, who attended the event, stressed the importance of the historical component of Lev Sidorovsky's film: "Time is changing dramatically, but we must always remember our past, because history determines the present".