BUDAPEST CINEMAS

Do Budapest cinemas live on?

Budapest Cinemas

Cinemas may be one of the few aspects in which Budapest is able to compete with most of the other European capitals. If not modernity - because you hardly find any IMAX cinemas here -, at least number and variety. Without trying to categorize all the movie theaters, let me just give a short summary of possibilities. Those who crave for the popular movies may find the best - and most expensive - places in commercial centers, such as Westend or Duna Pl¨¢za. These cinemas offer the greatest sound and picture available nowadays. Also, we should not forget Corvin, which is probably the last high-quality movie theater outside the plazas (and the only one with a history of successful innovation in the early 90's). In the beginning of the new millennium, many cinemas in Budapest closed and no longer are in operation. Those of the remaining few which managed to "evolve", offer decent services for a somewhat lower price, and often a wider variety of movies.

Kossuth is a good example, where the atmosphere of the earlier Hungarian theaters meets modern technology, and where you can see less popular films as well, those which could not make it to bigger theaters. And last, but most definitely not least, there are the "art" cinemas. For the lack of technology, they make up with a unique atmosphere, the possibility to meet other art-movie fans and discuss films with them, and facilities to accommodate such discussions (e.g. coffee shops). Although Budapest is not a movie capital, you can still find the place to your taste to spend an evening watching your favorite film. Budapest airport transfer Budapest Statue Park Budapest taxis Traffic in Budapest Parking in Budapest Parking permit in Budapest Parking in Budapest - Parking fines Parking in Budapest - Wheel locks Budapest synagogues reading list Caves in Hungary Szentendre Hungarian embroidery An American prisoner in Hungary Budapest - A tale of three cities Foreigners in Hungary - The Americans