The Budapest Twelve is a list of 12 Hungarian films considered the best from the period between 1948 and 1968. The films were chosen in secret ballot of the Hungarian film industry in 1968.

Budapest Twelve

The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) held its annual conference in Budapest in 1968, the year that marked the 20th anniversary of the nationalization of the Hungarian film industry. On this occasion, the department of film critics of the Alliance of Hungarian Filmmakers choose the best 12 films in a secret ballot. The films were screened at the 4. Hungarian Film Week and one year later aired on the Hungarian Public Television.[1]

The full list of films:[1]

# Title Director Year
1. Treasured Earth Frigyes Bán 1948
2. The Round-Up Miklós Jancsó 1966
3. Merry-Go-Round Zoltán Fábri 1956
4. Cold Days András Kovács 1966
5. Springtime in Budapest Félix Máriássy 1955
6. Professor Hannibal Zoltán Fábri 1956
7. In Soldier's Uniform Imre Fehér [hu] 1957
8. The House Under the Rocks Károly Makk 1958
9. Ten Thousand Days Ferenc Kósa 1967
10. Sodrásban István Gaál 1963
11. The Corporal and the Others Márton Keleti 1966
12. Father István Szabó 1966

New Budapest Twelve

In 2000, the Alliance of Hungarian Filmmakers and Television Directors along with the film and TV critic department of the National Association of Hungarian Journalists voted on the films they consider the best in the history of Hungarian cinema.[2]

The full list of films:[3]

# Title Director Year
1. The Round-Up Miklós Jancsó 1966
2. Love Károly Makk 1971
3. Szindbád Zoltán Huszárik 1971
4. People of the Mountains István Szőts 1942
5. Somewhere in Europe Géza von Radványi 1948
6. Time Stands Still Péter Gothár 1982
7. Hyppolit, the Butler István Székely 1931
8. Merry-Go-Round Zoltán Fábri 1956
9. The Little Valentino [hu] András Jeles 1979
10. My 20th Century Ildikó Enyedi 1989
11. Father István Szabó 1966
12. Professor Hannibal Zoltán Fábri 1956

References

  1. ^ a b Ujhelyi, Szilárd (1968). Karcsai Kulcsár, István (ed.). A BUDAPESTI 12. Filmbarátok Kiskönyvtára. Budapest: Magyar Filmtudományi Intézet és Filmarchívum.
  2. ^ "FILMES ELISMERÉSEK – Budapesti tizenkettő". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 8 February 2000. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Új Budapesti Tizenkettő". Filmvilág. XLIII (3): 2. March 2000.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Twelve
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