In Wroclaw, in connection with the local festive commemoration of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence, the Polish documentary "János Esterházy's Way of the Cross" was shown.
The main organizers of the 1956 commemorations were the Hungarian Consulate in Wrocław and the Hungarian-Polish Friendship Society named after the local Mieczyslaw Woroniecki. Maciej Jozefowicz, a Polish Catholic priest of Hungarian origin, presented a holy mass for the spiritual salvation of the Hungarian and Polish victims who fell in 1956 after laying a wreath on the Hungarian 1956 memorial located in the city's Bem square.
After the mass, one of the heroes of 1956, László Regéczy-Nagy's grandson, Dobry Balázs, held a projected visual recollection of the reprisals after the Hungarian revolution of 1956, and the moral value of human standing that continues to this day, based on his grandfather's example.
After that, the Polish documentary "János Esterházy's Crossroads" was shown.
One of the most prominent Polish documentary film directors, Artur Janicki from Krakow, reviewed the stages of the dramatic life of the Hungarian-Polish martyr politician with a drama that also includes the specific stylistic features of Polish cinematography.
Source: MI
At the round table discussion after the film screening, which was led by Wrocław consul Ádám Szesztay, the Polish historian Arkadiusz Adamczyk and the Hungarian historian Imre Molnár analyzed the message of the film and through it the current message of János Esterházy's spiritual legacy.
Hopefully, the Hungarian audience will be able to see the film soon, as its Hungarian dubbing is in progress. On the occasion of the celebratory evening, Professor Arkadiusz Adamczyk's Polish-language book on the life of János Esterházy, published by the author in honor of the Esterházy Memorial Year, was also presented.
A large number of Polish people took part in the 1956 commemoration in Wroclaw and related programs.
Source: Felvidék.ma
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