Film

How can you tell a story to children that is full of historical references and where a young boy beats up an old man three times over? Attila Dargay asked himself this very question. His response would become one of the most popular Hungarian animation films of all time.

It hardly needs saying that if someone makes an animation film for adults, even in 1979, when Bubble Bath was made - a few years after the explosive success of Mattie the Goose-boy and Johnny Corncob - it is far from clear whether it would be capable of exploring current social issues.

If you only mention the title Fehérlófia (Son of the White Mare) to a Hungarian, they will likely start listing the familiar characters in their head: Fanyűvő, Kőmorzsoló, Vasgyúró, and of course the delightfully named Hétszűnyű Kapanyányimonyók. But who are these mysterious figures, whose names speak to the child inside us all?

In Hungarian, without subtitles

The discussions before and after the screening will be conducted in Hungarian.

In Hungarian, without subtitles

The discussions before and after the screening will be conducted in Hungarian.