Hunky Blues - The American Dream
General information
- Call No.:
-
320-1-4:29/1
- Part of series
- HU OSA 320-1-4 Photographs and Home Movie Collection of Privát Fotó és Film Alapivány: Films: Péter Forgács Art Documentaries
- Located at
- DVD-ROM #29 / No. 1
- Original Title
- Hunky Blues - Az amerikai álom
- Date of production
- 2009
- Date
- 2009
- Level
- Item
- Primary Type
- Moving image
- Language
- English
- Duration
- 1 hour 40 min.
Content
- Form/Genre
- Documentary film
- Contents Summary
- A documentary exploring the fate of hundred thousands of Hungarian men and women who arrived to the United States between 1890 and 1921. To tell their sagas the film weaves images from early American cinema, found footage, photographs and interviews. The film reveals the difficult moments of arrival, integration and assimilation, which eventually fed the happiness of the later generations and fulfillment of their own American dream.