{"id":329895,"date":"2019-03-06T05:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T04:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funzine.hu\/?p=329895"},"modified":"2019-03-04T19:51:16","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T18:51:16","slug":"guerillas-lead-actor-spills-behind-the-scenes-secrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funzine.hu\/en\/2019\/03\/06\/culture\/guerillas-lead-actor-spills-behind-the-scenes-secrets\/","title":{"rendered":"Guerilla Lead Actor Spills Behind-the-Scenes Secrets"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the Surrender at Vil\u00e1gos in 1849 which was the formal end of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, there were many guerrilla groups hiding in the woods, who knew nothing about the end of the revolution, and nursing the injured they were preparing for the next combat. Gy\u00f6rgy M\u00f3r K\u00e1rp\u00e1ti\u2019s remarkable film titled Guerilla (to be premiered on 7 March) follows the 20-something Barnab\u00e1s \u2013 who ran away from the military recruitment, so his younger brother had to enlist for service \u2013 embarking on an adventure to take his brother home. <\/strong>The main role is played by third-year student of Budapest University of Theatre and Film Arts Gergely V\u00e1radi who shared some interesting behind-the-scenes info\u00a0<\/strong>about the shooting\u00a0<\/strong>with us.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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photo: N\u00e9meth Kriszti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How did you get the leading role in Guerilla?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

After the first semester at university, I had to perform a transition from one state of mind to another on stage, in total silence. Gyuri (director Gy\u00f6rgy M\u00f3r K\u00e1rp\u00e1ti \u2013 the ed.<\/em>) saw my performance and invited me for a rehearsal. When he told me that I got the leading role, I couldn\u2019t believe it was really happening. I had no idea what to expect as it was going to be my first experience working on a film.<\/p>\n

How did you prepare for the shooting?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Gyuri helped me a lot. He recommended a few war films to watch and observe the actors\u2019 ways of expressing emotional states. Although Gyuri didn\u2019t want the film to have anything to do with the old history books we all studied from once, I did read the chapters on the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. I also looked through soldiers\u2019 diaries and letters. Since the movie was shot on 16 mm, we had several rehearsals before the shooting as a roll of film is quite expensive. We had to complete each scene in the least amount of takes possible, three or four times to the max.<\/p>\n

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photo: N\u00e9meth Kriszti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The film was shot in 27 days in the summer of 2017. What was the shooting like?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

We began shooting at 5am every day which made me exhausted but somehow spirited at the same time. It is a low-budget film, so it was shot with a small crew. We were like a big family: when we were moving from one location to another, everyone helped lug the pieces of the filmmaking equipment. \u00a0During the last few days the grass had to be trodden on a filming location, so the whole crew set off to trample.<\/p>\n

Did you have to overcome any difficulty?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A few. There is a scene in which German soldiers shoot a Hungarian captive. In the moment of firing the camera shows a close-up shot of my face. At first I was so stressed that I couldn\u2019t capture the right emotion. An actual gun was fired, but I still couldn\u2019t do it. I was given a few seconds to get it together. I remember leaning on my knees while the whole crew was waiting for me to look up, nod my head, and start shooting. Eventually, the scene turned out so good it was cut right before the title pops up in the trailer.<\/p>\n

Your character, who is the main protagonist of the film, is a young Hungarian who escaped from the army\u2019s 1848 enlistment. Do you have anything in common?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

There are situations in which we make similar decisions. In the film Barnab\u00e1s hits the road to find his brother and take him home. Due to his immaturity, he starts to feel frightened soon and does everything to avoid conflict. I also tend to avoid conflict, but I\u2019m working on this. I\u2019ve already realized that I need to express myself to avoid being frustrated for days. What\u2019s more, the anger that makes Barnab\u00e1s kill a Russian at the end of the film is a feeling I think I have in me too.<\/p>\n