Actor Timothée Chalamet Talks Hungary
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Actor Timothée Chalamet recently gave Hungary a plug while being interviewed for Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of the American classic novel Little Women. The actor was recently in Hungary shooting the adaptation of another classic: Frank Herbert’s Dune. Moreover, he is currently shooting The King, where he plays King Henry V of England in and around Budapest. In the clip below, he does a pretty good job pronouncing the town Szilvásvárad, where a pivotal battle scene was shot. Indeed, The King’s production designer Fiona Crombie was also taken with the location, as she points out to Daily Variety:
For the Battle of Agincourt, Crombie says the geography was very specific. “We needed to find a place that was flanked on either side by forest. We needed it to have a hill and a dip. We went searching for that specifically.” The perfect location for the battle was in Szilvásvárad, Hungary. “It just had the right geography. It was this tiny, little town, but we felt it just had to be there because it gave us the story. It gave us the landscape that we needed.”
This means that Chalamet has shot two films in Hungary this year. Last February he was spotted by fans and media around town. You can see from the snaps below that he was happy to accommodate locals with selfies.
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While its good, if no longer novel, to see famous actors on the streets of Budapest, it is surprising to hear them use correct Hungarian pronunciation. Known for his work ethic, the mercurial actor no doubt boned up on Hungarian during his time here and in anticipation of interviews where the topic may come up. With that in mind, we look forward to much more Hungarian from Chalamet when he promotes both Dune and the King.
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