A ceremonial screening of Péter Gárdos’s 1987 film Szamárköhögés (Whooping Cough) opened the 56/70: 1956 Filmre írva film festival at Budapest’s historic Corvin Cinema on Thursday, 15 October, launching three days of screenings and commemorative events ahead of the 70th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. The opening film portrays the 1956 uprising through the eyes of children, capturing the upheaval of everyday life as Budapest des…