{"id":6885,"date":"2019-04-10T08:22:30","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T07:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danubiushotels.com\/budapest-guide\/?p=6885"},"modified":"2019-11-07T12:00:26","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T11:00:26","slug":"the-atmosphere-of-berlin-london-munich-new-york-and-paris-in-the-heart-of-budapest-danubius-hotels-in-famous-films-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danubiushotels.com\/budapest-guide\/the-atmosphere-of-berlin-london-munich-new-york-and-paris-in-the-heart-of-budapest-danubius-hotels-in-famous-films-part-ii","title":{"rendered":"The Atmosphere of Berlin, London, Munich, New York and Paris in the Heart of Budapest? \u2013 Danubius Hotels in Famous Films, Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Astoria Hotel in downtown Pest first opened its doors in the spring of 1914. Before that, the site had been home to a busy inn and stagecoach stop for over a century. The building that replaced it was designed in French Empire style and named after the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan. Elegant both inside and out, the Astoria Budapest, with its cosmopolitan atmosphere, attracted numerous international stars and cinematic productions.<\/p>\n

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K\u00e1lm\u00e1n Latab\u00e1r, P\u00e1l S\u00e1ndor, Dezs\u0151 Garas, Istv\u00e1n Szab\u00f3, Klaus Maria Brandauer, P\u00e9ter Andorai, Brian Gibson, Lynn Whitfield, Rub\u00e9n Blades, Sir Michael Gambon, Elem\u00e9r Rag\u00e1lyi, Andy Vajna, Andr\u00e1s Kern, John Cusack, Noah Taylor, Menno Meyjes, Luca Zingaretti, Eszter \u00d3nodi, Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons, Dominic Cooper, Rowan Atkinson, Susannah York, Wim Wenders, Jiri Menzel, Peter Greenaway, Larry Hagman, and Franco Nero are just some of the many stars to have made appearances there.<\/p>\n

In films, the building has doubled for sites in Budapest, Berlin, London, Munich, New York, and Paris, a range of cities that testifies to the Astoria\u2019s special atmosphere, now both a legend, and a concept among filmmakers. Follow us, then, on a fascinating, behind-the-scenes tour of domestic and international films history in this very special hotel.<\/p>\n

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The first major motion picture to feature the Astoria building was the comedy \u00c1llami \u00c1ruh\u00e1z<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (State Department Store<\/em>)<\/strong>. Shot in 1952, the film commenced with a scene staged in front of the hotel, including opening sequences with actor K\u00e1lm\u00e1n Latab\u00e1r, the Hotel building, and Budapest tram and pedestrian traffic that offer an intriguing glimpse of the city at that time in history.<\/p>\n