I took a walk through this beautiful world felt the cool rain on my shoulder found something good in this beautiful world i felt the rain getting colder sha la la la la sha la la la la la sha la la la la sha la la la la la la anthony you know these images. You grew up with them. Theyre burned into your brain. Theyre iconic sequences. Framed and lit and seen through the lens in ways that changed filmmaking forever. All made by the same man. So, who made these beautiful things . Where did he come from . It didnt begin in hollywood it began here in the streets of budapest. What about his life, his past, his upbringing, led him again and again to look through a piece of glass and make images like these . But first, some context. And schnitzel did i mention schnitzel . Its beautiful here. They said that, of course, that budapest is beautiful. But it is, in fact, almost ludicrously beautiful. A riot of gorgeous architectural styles, palaces, grand public spaces, former mansions of various pr
strong drink, is required. it s back to the flat of lead violinist robbie and his manager wife, andrea. and of course, they must play more music. anthony: do you have to be gypsy to play gypsy music? yeah, no hesitation. [ speaking hungarian ] andrea: he says, it s very rare that anybody who s not a gypsy can play gypsy music. [ speaking hungarian ] andrea: in gypsy music the whole lifestyle, the whole spirit, is in and kids start learning it when they are 2 or 3. by the time you are 8 you have all these ingredients in your blood. anthony: margit bango, basically the aretha franklin of
andrea: she says it s her own special recipe. anthony: luxurious. if you re a musician living in budapest right now this is a good time to be a musician? margit: never, no euros. andrea: it s not, it s not a good time she said. depends on the view. margit: [ speaking hungarian ] andrea: it s very bad for the gypsy musicians, generally speaking, because it s dead, it s completely, apart from things like budapest bar, gypsy music is extinct. anthony: is heartbreak, is sadness, an important part of this music? i mean, hungary is a country that has experienced a lot of heartbreak. andrea: so, it is a lot of heartbreaks, it s a lot of difficulties and that margit: [ speaking hungarian ] andrea: and there is another saying that, uh, the violin is crying. the gypsy violin is crying or, uh, there is another one that, uh, even if we have joy, we cry.
anthony: beautiful, thank you. margit: bon appetit. anthony: thank you. andrea: she says it s her own special recipe. anthony: luxurious. if you re a musician living in budapest right now this is a good time to be a musician? margit: never, no euros. andrea: it s not, it s not a good time she said. depends on the view. margit: [ speaking hungarian ]. andrea: it s very bad for the gypsy musicians, generally speaking, because it s dead, it s completely, apart from things like budapest bar, gypsy music is extinct. anthony: is heartbreak, is sadness an important part of this music? i mean, hungary is a country that has experienced a lot of heartbreak. andrea: so, it is a lot of heartbreaks, it s a lot of difficulties and that margit: [ speaking hungarian ]. andrea: and there is another
anthony: margit bango, basically the aretha franklin of hungarian gypsy music, a household name. also a fantastic cook. extraordinary singing talent does not preclude her from overseeing a classic line-up of dishes like chicken paprikash, whole perch roasted in bacon, stuffed cabbage filled with goose meat and slow cooked and, of course, the inevitable goulash. the iconic dish you see everywhere, but rarely as good as this. anthony: good, should i put a little sour cream on there? andrea: yes.