The Eighth Tribe, 1979 (6. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1979-03-01 / 3. szám
March, 1979 THE EIGHTH TRIBE Page 3 Our Fraternal Societies and the two Church Synods will have their annual meetings in April and May. I urge these honorable men and women to put aside the grudges, the discord which prevails amongst us. Let us unite in a common purpose, on a common ground. This common ground is the Eighth Tribe Foundation for establishment of a Hungarian Cultural Institute for the preservation of our Hungarian Heritage. o-o-o-o The movement to establish a sound financial-base for the Eighth Tribe Foundation is gaining momentum. The seed has been planted and time will tell how far it will grow. Total Donations listed in the February issue ............$800.00 N. N................................................................................$250.00 Joseph Nagy .................................................................$ 25.00 Toledo, Ohio Dr. Tamás D. and Irene Zsitvay .................................$ 25.00 Tucson, Arizona Total Donations to March 24, 1979 ................$1,100.00 o-o-o-o Dear Mr. Chomos: With respect to donations received by the Foundation (The Eighth Tribe—December, 1978), my name appeared as Mrs. George R. (Gloria Szechkay) Acheson, Jr. I call your attention to the fact that my maiden name should have been shown as Gloria Szécskay. (Please note that there is an accent mark over the “e”). If my dear father were alive, he would be very much upset by your having spelled the name improperly. With kind regards. Sincerely, Gloria S. Acheson Mrs. George R. Acheson, Jr. (Our sincere apology.—Editor) o-o-o-o In the February issue it was mentioned that a Hungarian film with English captions will be shown in the Pittsburgh area for the benefit of The Eighth Tribe Foundation. The dates are: April 28, Saturday afternoon in Ligonier at the Bethlen Home for our elder people; Saturday evening, April 28 at St. Michaels Episcopal Church, Rector (Ligonier), Pa.; Sunday afternoon April 29 at 3 o’clock at the Free Magyar Reformed Church, 101 University Drive, McKeesport, Pa. (next to Penn State University campus). Donation $2.50 per person. RAIN AND SHINE Fun and folly near Budapest Hungarian movie with English titles. Running time: 1 hour, 38 minutes. “Rain and Shine” is a brightly amusing, unusually perceptive first film by director Ferenc András in which András examines the behavior of a country Hungarian family as they celebrate one of their country’s most important holidays, St. Stephen’s Day. What is so interesting about the plain, ordinary folk in András’ jovial comedy of manners is that, along with new affluence (they own a TV set, a two acre plot of land and are especially proud of having replaced all their valuable antiques with new furniture), they have acquired all the worst traits of the middle class. They have become increasingly intolerant, money-conscious and opportunistic but, as observed by András, they emerge as remarkable real characters whose human falings succeed in making them only more endearing. As the film begins, Mrs. Kajtár (Erzsi Pásztor) is frantically preparing for the arrival of her guests. An obviously dominating woman, she drags her doltish son out of bed and orders him to kill some chickens. She browbeats her husband who, as the owner of a prosperous vineyard, would rather stay in his cellar where he can dispense joy to his friends by offering free tastes of his home brew. She snaps at her teenage daughter all because of her tendency to daydream. The guests, who include her sister-in-law, her sister-in-law's boss, his wife and their giddy flirt of a daughter, finally arrive and Mrs. Kajtár is immediately impressed with their chauffeur-driven Mercedes. The boss, she decides, is a man of influence, someone who could help both her children find better-paying jobs. With that in mind, she plies him with food, but the rigidly formal guest of honor refuses to eat, claiming he has a nervous stomach, and he sits in disdainful silence while the rest devour the carefully prepared feast. The grandfather chewing the guest’s ears off by telling him about the good old days and boasting with pride how he took the Pope around the country on his train when the Pope was visiting Hungary. Mrs. Kajtár becomes increasingly pushy and more anxious to please as the day continues, and she is so wrapped up in her own concerns, she fails to notice her guest’s smile of relief as he bundles his family into the car for the return trip to Budapest.
