– Uncle Ernő, so what is this world like?
– What is it like? Well, we have one above us, and there is also one under us.
– And what is holding that one?
– The whale.
– And what is going to happen if it moves?
– This we call earthquake.
– Well, Ady came to my mind…

“Verbavolant, scripta manent”
One of Dr Ernő Barsi’s book starts with this Latin expression, which could be the motto of his life-work as a scientist ethnographer. A never-resting professor, whose passionate love for the Hungarians and the traditional culture has been exemplary for generations: We have to keep our roots.

Duration: 46’   Year of production: 2002-2005