Fraternity-Testvériség, 2007 (85. évfolyam, 1-3. szám)
2007-04-01 / 2. szám
Adel Pásztor—(1925-2007) We sadly announce that Adel Pásztor, 82, of the Magyar Park, Middlecreek Township died on March 29, 2007 in the Patriot, Somerset. Mrs. Pásztor was born on January 16, 1925, in Bojt, Hungary. She was the daughter of the founding First Secretary General on the Hungarian Smallholder’s Party and a member in the Hungarian Parliament, until 1948, Lajos Bihari- Nagy. She is survived by her husband László Pásztor, to whom as a beloved helpmate, she selflessly and tirelessly supported him in his work for human rights, in his capacity as the Secretary General and subsequently Honorary President of World Federation of Hungarian Freedom-Fighters and as the Chairman on the National Republican Heritage Groups (Nationalities) Council. Her son US Army Retired Colonel, László Pásztor, Jr., by daughter-in-law Margaret Lea Pásztor and by four grandchildren, Hope-Adel, Margaret-Mari a, Joelee-Etelka and Laszlo-Gyorgy, also survive her. Memorial services were held on Saturday, April 14 at the chapel of the Trinity Lutheran Evangelical Church, Somerset, Pennsylvania, with Reverend Dr. József Posta officiating. TORN FROM THE FLAG After years in preparation, the new documentary film TORN FROM THE FLAG [A lyukas zászló] about the fall of Communism and the far-reaching effects of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution has finally reached the point of completion. There is still work to be done as far as marketing, publicity, entry to various festivals, the Oscar® race, other important competitions and administrative work that may still take months to complete, depending on receiving the necessary funds, e.g. donations. I saw TORN FROM THE FLAG yesterday. The Producer-Director-Writer, Klaudia Kovács, a young lady from the ancient town of Eger in Hungary, was bom decades after the events portrayed in the film, after the 'flag was tom.' Klaudia however has a different viewpoint that allows her to be far more objective in her film Torn from the Flag than those who participated in the pre-communist, communist and post-revolutionary events. To her historical perspective she carries no personal baggage as she begins her journey into the past, to research and present a picture of the precursors of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, the Revolution itself, and its aftermath, and also how it fits into the scheme of international events and relationships. This film deals with far more than the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 as symbolized by the flag that was torn. It goes well beyond that historical event. The story starts in 1945 with the Soviet army's occupation of Hungary at the end of WWII, and continues through the years until the last Russian soldier leaves Hungary on June 19, 1991 and the Soviet Union falls apart. After Klaudia wrote the story of the film and the synopsis, she submitted it to the Writer's Guild of America in 2002. In 2004, Klaudia hired Endre Hules to carry out her vision and make it into a full script. To this task, screenplay writer and director Endre Hules brought an impressive background. Rounding out the creative team, among others, are László Kovács (Award-winning Cinematographer - Executive Producer), Vilmos Zsigmond (Oscar®- winning Cinematographer - Executive Producer), George Adams (Associate Producer), Zoltán Honti (Cinematographer), Stephanie Hubbard (Editor), and Chris Horvath (Composer). An additional 2,000 individuals supported the project in one way or another. George Adams, Associate Producer, deserves special mention in the creation of the film. George is an award-winning director and has been working with Klaudia on Torn from the Flag from the first day on. He saw Klaudia's unique talent as a filmmaker-producer and encouraged her to make this film her first feature film. One of the dynamic powers working in the background, Kinga Tóth, has a degree in English and Linguistics. Her full, native command of English and her fluent Hungarian made her an indispensable consultant. She makes this multilingual film coherent and run so smoothly that I forgot that it utilizes several languages. Torn from the Flag tells the historical story of the period through interviews, interwoven with archive footage, photos presenting scenes from the years at the end of WWII, the Rákosi era, celebrations, life in the country, 1956 destruction and fights, newsreels of international events and so on. Leslie Eloed, June 19, 2007. The International Documentary Association [1201 West 5th Street #M320, Los Angeles, California 90017 USA; Telephone: (213) 534-3600], a respected non-profit organization of 22 years, provides our U.S. 501 fc)(3~> tax-exempt status by accepting donations for Torn from the Flag. You will be sent a receipt for tax purposes within 30 days. Please make your check payable to the International Documentary Association (in the “Memo” or “For” portion, make sure to write “Tom from the Flag”), and send it to: Klaudia Kovács, Producer / Director 1626 North Wilcox Avenue #393 Hollywood, California 90028 USA Attention: Torn from the Flag 30 Fraternity - Testvériség / Summer 2007
