Welcome to the first of our special Hungarian edition of \u201cExpedition InterLanguage\u201d posts! We are so glad you could join us! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hungarian or magyar, with its back to front names and 44 letters is definitely one of the most challenging languages in the world. With approximately 13 million native speakers, Hungarian, with its unique linguistic characteristics, is part of the Uralic language family and is one of the Ugric languages in the Finno\u2013Ugric language group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is no denying that Hungarian rhymes with Hollywood. Paul Newman, Peter Falk, B\u00e9la Lugosi, Goldie Hawn, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Tony Curtis, Mariska Hargitay, Jamiee Lee Curtis, Drew Barrymore, Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody\u2026a never-ending glamorous list of some of the household names in Hollywood who are known to be of Hungarian origin. This fascinating list however, does not end here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Did you know that two of \u201cThe Big 5\u201d American production companies were founded by Hungarians? Paramount Pictures, founded by Ricse born, Adolph Zukor, celebrates the success of silver screen sensations such as The Godfather or Titanic, while we get to thank 20th Century Fox, today known as 20th Century Studios, founded by Tolcsva born Fried Vilmos better known as William Fox, for films like Home Alone or The Sound of music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here is a beautiful and enchanting story of one of the countless Hungarians who were honored by stars on the Hollywood walk of fame, to inspire and uplift this lovely October day.Paul Lukas (born P\u00e1l Munk\u00e1csi) was born in Budapest in 1894. He was a member of the theater troupe at the V\u00edg Theater when, in the midst of a performance, Paul looked down from stage, looked toward the audience and straight into the eyes of the love of his life, Gizella Benes. With her address in his pocket, Paul left to work abroad on the very next day. This did not discourage him however. Every single day for a year he would send three stems of roses and his business card to Gizella by a courier. His return home led straight to Gizella\u2019s address, where he introduced himself and immediately asked for her hand. Paul went on to star in movies like Hitchcock\u2019s The Lady Vanishes, Little Women with Katherine Hepburn, his most notable success however is his Academy Award winning performance in Watch on the Rhine where he starred alongside Bette Davis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hungarians however, are not solely influential in Hollywood. The Hungarian film industry itself has a phenomenal reputation in the world of motion picture arts. With 2 wins and 8 nominations for the Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category, Hungary is one of the top 10 most successful countries in the world in the category. Nominees like Zolt\u00e1n F\u00e1bri\u2019s The Boys of Paul Street and K\u00e1roly Makk\u2019s Cat\u2019s Play or winners Mephisto directed by Istv\u00e1n Szab\u00f3 and L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Nemes\u2019 Son of Saul are true triumphs of Hungarian cinema. Films like The Witness (A tan\u00fa), Hyppolit the Butler (Hyppolit a lak\u00e1j), Merry-Go-Round (K\u00f6rhinta), or The Toth Family (Isten hozta, \u0151rnagy \u00far!) with the king of Hungarian theater, Zolt\u00e1n Latinovits will forever stand the test of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So grab a glass of Traubi, some sajtos pog\u00e1csa and watch the brilliant Iv\u00e1n Darvas in Makk K\u00e1roly\u2019s Liliomfi with English subtitles, we can promise you without a doubt, that you will not be sorry!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dream big, smile often and don\u2019t forget to share!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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