Budapest Classic Film Marathon 2024: Hair

Director: Miloš Forman

Written by James Rado, Gerome Ragni
Screenplay by Michael Weller
Director of photography: Miroslav Ondříček
Music by Galt MacDermot
Cast: John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D’Angelo

Open Archives / Archive treasures 

Introduction by: Attila Vörös, MWA, Klang operator, projectionist, NFI - Film Archive

Miloš Forman’s evergreen movie musical is set in America during the Vietnam war. Claude, the respectful country boy, is about to enlist when he stumbles upon a fun-loving group of hippies in New York. He initially plans to spend his last free day visiting the Empire State Building, but instead he gets swept up in the colourful whirlwind of hippie life. He learns why long hair is important and monogamy is not; he ends up in jail; bathes naked in a public park and last but not least, finds real friends. But unfortunately, there are some things that are not a joke…

Supporting film: Nights on the Boulevard
Hungarian animation, colour, 1972, dir: György Kovásznai, Language: Hungarian, Subtitles: English, 9’

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