Magyar News, 2001. szeptember-2002. augusztus (12. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2001-09-01 / 1. szám

Catch-uj> o nősömé news Did CIA stop assassination? An attempt to murder József Antall, Hungary’s first freely elected Prime Minister following the political changes in 1989-90, was foiled by the CIA, according to Zoltán Brády, editor of the weekly pub­lication Kapu. He made the claim this week on Hungarian State TV after researching CIA files for a book due to be published in the US this fall. According to the report, the assassina­tion was planned as revenge for An tail’s role in dissolving the Warsaw Pact. Allegedly, CIA agents uncovered the plot and told Antall of the risk to his life. A commando unit was sent to stop the assas­sin. Péter Boross, formerly both interior minister and head of the secret services, categorically denied the claims, But the interior minister in the first few months after the political changes, Balázs Horváth, claimed that Antall indicated that he knew his life was in danger. (Budapest Sun) This year the cultivated land in Hungary is 9 million acres, 48% of the total land and 77% of the agricultural territory. Half of the cultivated land is used to grow grain.In 1999 it was 5 million acre, in 2000 5.6 mil­lion, and in this year it is 6.2 million acres. There are 960,000 individual farms cul­tivating 41% of the agricultural land, while the 8,500 agricultural groups have 43% in the country. . Give it a thought. . . REDS SEEK HONOR FOR LAST STATE DICTATOR The Hungarian Worker’s Party has appealed to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Budapest Mayor Gábor Demszky to support the idea of a statue commemorating former Communist Hungarian head of State János Kádár. Gyula Thürmer, head of the Worker’s Party, with no members of Parliament, said Kádár was the most popular Hungarian of the 20th century, an internationally-known and accepted personality who deserved to be remembered. Thürmer said he expected an answer from the decision-makers and that his supporters would fight until a Kádár statue stood somewhere in Budapest. Kádár, who rose from the very bottom rung of society, led the Communist Party between 1956 and 1988, dying one year later. Under his rule, nicknamed the period of "Goulash Communism", Hungary enjoyed relative prosperity and was called "the happiest barrack in the Soviet Bloc". He died from lung cancer and asthma at age 77. (Budapest Sun) MEMORIAL TO GREATER HUNGARY TO BE ERECTED. A memorial symbolizing Greater Hungary will be unveiled in Hungary's southwest­ern city of Nagykanizsa, deputy mayor Pal Torocsik told Hungarian media on 8 August. The monument, also called the "Trianon memorial," was originally erect­ed in 1934, but was pulled down in 1952 and buried. The memorial was dug up by local authorities as part of Hungary's Millennium year observations, and was restored through the aid of a 53 million forint ($185,000) subsidy received from the Millennium Government Commis­sioner's Office. Salonna Sütés On September 16, Sunday, starting at 2:00 PM on the grounds of the United Church of Christ, North Ave, Bridgeport, the American Hungarian Heritage Association will have their annual Szalonna sütés. For $6.00 per person you will receive a slab of szalonna on a stick, bread, vegetables, and coffee. You bring the desert for you and your friends. Reservation is a must. Call Joe Stiber at 203-372-8643. Bring your friends and have a good time. Rolland A. Mandel, Esq. ATTORNEY AT LAW •experience •honesty •results Connecticut statewide LAW PRACTICE Family Law (divorce, custody, child support, etc.) Personal Injury Criminal Law 112 Prospect ST., 3rd floor Stamford, CT 06901 MAn American Rhapsody” is a riveting and powerful drama about a 15-year-old girl tom by a simple question: Where is her home? Is it with her mother, a strong-willed Hungarian immigrant who keeps a tight rein on young Suzanne's life in 1960s California? Or is it with the kindly, loving peasant woman who reared young Suzanne from infancy to age 6 behind the Iron Curtain, in the Hungarian countryside? Both women love Suzanne deeply, and both felt betrayed when Suzanne was snatched from them. It's not until she returns to Hungary on her own that she finally real­izes where and with whom she belongs. And this movie keeps you with her all the way. The tale has nothing to do with last year's best seller, "American Rhapsody," by Joe Eszterhas. Rather, it's based on the life of Eva Gardos, who makes her debut as screenwriter-director. Gardos focuses not on historical accuracy but the charac­ters' emotional turmoils. The result is fas­cinating. Because of a mix-up, the infant Suzanne is left behind when her parents and older sister slip out of Hungary to the West during the Cold War. Her mother Margaret (played by Nastassja Kinski) is devastated, but her father Peter (Tony Goldwyn) persuades her to move on to America. Settling into the land of Elvis, Margaret writes letter after letter to get her little girl back. Suzanne is placed with a peasant family in Hungary by Margaret's mother. When Suzanne is 6, Grandma appears at the farm, supposedly to take her on a trip to Budapest. But the real plan is quite different a trip to California and Margaret. Suzanne explores such Western wonders as hamburgers, bubble gum, tele­vision and blue jeans, and later grows into a teenager (played by Scarlett Johansson, who appeared in "The Horse Whisperer" and "Home Alone 3"). But the memories of her beloved Hungarian childhood, a life snatched away by her biological mother and grandmother tug at her as she chafes under Margaret's strict parenting. Their conflict comes to a head when Margaret quite literally imprisons Suzanne in her bedroom, and Suzanne shoots her way out. It's time, Suzanne says, for her to go back to Hungary and sort out where she belongs. The movie features terrific acting all around, especially by Johansson, who makes Suzanne a compelling heroine, and Kinski, who provides a fine edge of des­peration as Suzanne's biological mother. Hungarian actors Balazs Gaiko and Zsuzsa Czinkoczi bring warmth to their roles as Suzanne's foster parents in Hungary, with faces that seem to belong in faded portraits from the old country. "An American Rhapsody," rated PG-13 for some violent content and for some the­matic material. Malcolm Ritter Associated Press Writer Page 7

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