happened all around us, we were starving practically, but we were studying cinematography. being in the film school was like an island, the craziness. anthony: i grew up in new jersey. my family was sentimental about beautiful pictures, a beautiful script. we saw every film you ever shot, uh, and, and talked about them at the dinner table. these were important. this has got to look pretty close to the way it did in the old days, yeah? vilmos: oh yeah, this didn t change much. anthony: through it all, for vilmos, there was this place, however, a very special place for a boy growing up during wartime, the movie house where he saw his first films. so, what memorable films did you see in this theater? [ speaking german ] vilmos: my probably best experience that i had in my life, i was in hungary, see chaplin s the dictator. [ speaking german ]
translator: democracy is fragrant. [ speaking german ] translator: liberty is odious. [ speaking german ] translator: freedom of speech is objectional. vilmos: a great experience. chaplin did such a great job, you know? anthony: some films, of course, resonated more than others. the power of the visual image intensified, maybe, by what was going on just outside that dark room. films could be inspiring. they could also be dangerous. it was so magic to me. i mean, they still are. to go to a film, especially a dangerous one, one that was just with the subject matter and the content was, was different and to see that it just, ah, oh my god what do i do with my life now after seeing this. this theater, by the way, is now named in his honor. i like chillaxin .
vilmos: my probably best experience that i had in my life, i was in hungary, see chaplin s the dictator. [ speaking german ] translator: democracy is fragrant. [ speaking german ] translator: liberty is odious. [ speaking german ] translator: freedom of speech is objectionable. vilmos: a great experience. chaplin did such a great job, you know? anthony: some films, of course, resonated more than others. the power of the visual image intensified, maybe, by what was going on just outside that dark room. films could be inspiring. they could also be dangerous. it was so magic to me. i mean, they still are. to go to a film, especially a dangerous one, one that was just with the subject matter and the content was, was different and to see that it just, ah, oh my god, what do i do with my life now after seeing this.