Luckily, the library I go to has a small collection of films from Hungary that also have English as an option. However, the collection of travel films when it comes to Central and Eastern Europe is terrible, just a couple very dated DVDs that pack Hungary in with other countries. These films are over quick.
Meanwhile countries like Great Britain and France, even Mexico, are represented on the DVD film shelves with large collections. So I asked the librarian when they are ordering more films for the library collection to please buy some that are current and that feature Hungary.
She said, "But Hungary is just a SMALL COUNTRY!"
Yes, I said, "It fits in the state of Indiana, just like France fits in Colorado (or was that Poland?)," knowing damn well that she wasn't really talking about how many square miles a country is but HOW IMPORTANT!
If anything, Hungary should be considered especially unique based on its language which is a mystery to this day, with so many experts with opinions that vary on the roots of it. Hungarians are a mystery too because even with so much research on DNA, there are many theories about where exactly these Hungarians came from, or what tribes of people they mixed with before they arrived in the area we know as Hungary.
PLEASE ASK YOUR LIBRARIANS TO ORDER IN DVD'S ABOUT HUNGARY, and as a Magyar-American emphasize the cultural, historical, and other importance of this "small" country!
