The wonderful Bem (Margit körút 5, 1027 Budapest), an authentically retro institution revived as a repertory cinema that screens films in original language with subtitles – often but not always English/Hungarian. It also has a popular bar.
In the run-up to the Oscars on March 15, Bem has scheduled either recent winners or those in line for an award this year.
In the coming days, look out for Hamnet, Blue Moon, Bugonia and Marty Supreme, among others. And, if you haven’t seen it yet, three-time 2025 winner The Brutalist is well worth three-and-a-half hours of your time, from 8pm on March 8. Brady Corbet’s epic tale of how a Hungarian architect and Holocaust survivor makes his painful way through a corrupt, post-war America while staying true to his vision.
