Márta Mészáros
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Márta Mészáros is a Hungarian
film director
. She worked as an English Teachers
meaning? filmmaker in the 1960s, but in the following decade began making films drawing on the oppression of both state and gender. In the 1980s, she created the autobiographical Diary series of films.
She married Miklós Jancsó
in 1960; though they later divorced, their two sons, Nyika Jancsó and Miklós Jancsó Jr., have separately worked as director of photography on many of her films. In 1978 she directed the film Just Like Home
, which starred Anna Karina
. In 1976, she was a member of the jury at the 26th Berlin International Film Festival
. In 1994, her film A magzat
was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival
.
She later became romantically involved with the Polish
actor Jan Nowicki
. After having lived together for many years, they split up in 2008. Nowicki starred in many of her films, including the principal role in The Unburied Dead. His son from an earlier relationship, Łukasz Nowicki, starred in Mészáros' Kisvilma. Mészáros became widely known in Poland and has directed some cinema and TV productions there.
Her critically acclaimed film Napló apámnak, anyámnak
was produced in 1990. She directed a film about Imre Nagy
in 2003–2004, titled The Unburied Dead.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. She worked as an English Teachers
English Teachers
English Teachers is a Canadian documentary television series. The series, which airs on Canada's Life Network, and internationally, profiles several young Canadians teaching English as a Second Language in Taipei, Taiwan....
meaning? filmmaker in the 1960s, but in the following decade began making films drawing on the oppression of both state and gender. In the 1980s, she created the autobiographical Diary series of films.
She married Miklós Jancsó
Miklós Jancsó
Miklós Jancsó is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter.Jancsó achieved international prominence from the mid-1960s onwards, with works including The Round Up , The Red and the White and Red Psalm .Jancsó's films are characterized by visual stylization,...
in 1960; though they later divorced, their two sons, Nyika Jancsó and Miklós Jancsó Jr., have separately worked as director of photography on many of her films. In 1978 she directed the film Just Like Home
Just Like Home
Just Like Home is a 1978 Hungarian drama film directed by Márta Mészáros and starring Anna Karina.-Cast:* Zsuzsa Czinkóczi - Zsuzsi* Jan Nowicki - Novák András* Anna Karina - Anna* Ildikó Pécsi - Zsuzsi anyja* Kornélia Sallay - András anyja...
, which starred Anna Karina
Anna Karina
Anna Karina is a Danish film actress, director, and screenwriter who has spent most of her working life in France. Karina is known as a muse of the director, Jean-Luc Godard, one of the pioneers of the French New Wave...
. In 1976, she was a member of the jury at the 26th Berlin International Film Festival
26th Berlin International Film Festival
The 26th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 25 to July 6, 1976.-Jury:* Jerzy Kawalerowicz * Hannes Schmidt* Marjorie Bilbow* Michel Ciment* Guido Cinotti* Georgi Daneliya* Wolf Hart* Bernard R...
. In 1994, her film A magzat
Foetus (film)
Foetus is a 1994 Hungarian drama film directed by Márta Mészáros. It was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Adél Kováts as Anna* Aliona Antonova as Teréz* Jan Nowicki as Péter* Barbara Hegyi as Judit...
was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival
44th Berlin International Film Festival
The 44th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 10 to 21, 1994.-Jury:* Jeremy Thomas * Chinghiz Aitmatov* María Luisa Bemberg* Hsu Feng* Morgan Freeman* Francis Girod* Corinna Harfouch* Carlo Lizzani...
.
She later became romantically involved with the Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
actor Jan Nowicki
Jan Nowicki
Jan Nowicki is a Polish actor. He has appeared in 90 films and television episodes since 1967.-Selected filmography:* Colonel Wolodyjowski * Family Life * The Hour-Glass Sanatorium * Spiral...
. After having lived together for many years, they split up in 2008. Nowicki starred in many of her films, including the principal role in The Unburied Dead. His son from an earlier relationship, Łukasz Nowicki, starred in Mészáros' Kisvilma. Mészáros became widely known in Poland and has directed some cinema and TV productions there.
Her critically acclaimed film Napló apámnak, anyámnak
Napló apámnak, anyámnak
Diary for My Mother and Father is a 1990 Hungarian film directed by Márta Mészáros.- Synopsis :This story follows a young student, who is orphaned as she grows to adulthood in the shadow of the 1956 Hungarian uprising. Coming from the Communist intelligentsia, she sees her friends and family react...
was produced in 1990. She directed a film about Imre Nagy
Imre Nagy
Imre Nagy was a Hungarian communist politician who was appointed Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary on two occasions...
in 2003–2004, titled The Unburied Dead.
Selected filmography
- 1968 – Eltavozott nap
- 1975 – Örökbefogadás (AdoptionAdoption (film)Adoption is a 1975 Hungarian drama film directed by Márta Mészáros. It tells the story of a Kata, an unmarried female factory worker, who becomes interested in neglected children and tries to adopt one...
) - Winner of the Golden BearGolden BearAccording to legend, the Golden Bear was a large golden Ursus arctos. Members of the Ursus arctos species can reach masses of . The Grizzly Bear and the Kodiak Bear are North American subspecies of the Brown Bear....
at the 25th Berlin International Film Festival25th Berlin International Film FestivalThe 25th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 27 to July 8, 1975.-Jury:* Sylvia Syms * Ottokar Runze* Henry Chapier* Else Goelz* Albert Johnson* Rostislav Yurenev* Carlo Martins* S... - 1978 – Olyan, mint otthon
- 1981 - Anna
- 1984 – Napló gyermekeimnek (Diary for My ChildrenDiary for My ChildrenDiary for My Children is a 1984 Hungarian drama film directed by Márta Mészáros. It was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Grand Prix Spécial du Jury.-Cast:* Zsuzsa Czinkóczi - Juli* Teri Földi - Magda...
) - Winer of the Grand Prix Spécial du JuryGrand Prix (Cannes Film Festival)The Grand Prix is an award of the Cannes Film Festival bestowed by the jury of the festival on one of the competing feature films. It is the second-most prestigious prize of the festival after the Palme d'Or...
at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival1984 Cannes Film Festival- Jury :*Dirk Bogarde *Franco Cristaldi *Michel Deville *Stanley Donen *Istvan Dosai *Arne Hestenes *Isabelle Huppert *Ennio Morricone... - 1987 – Naplo szerelmeimnekDiary for My LoversDiary for My Lovers is a 1987 Hungarian drama film directed by Márta Mészáros. It was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement.-Cast:* Ágnes Csere as Juli...
- Winner of the Silver Bear at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival37th Berlin International Film FestivalThe 37th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 20 February to 3 March 1987.-Jury:* Klaus Maria Brandauer * Juliet Berto* Kathleen Carroll* Callisto Cosulich* Victor Dyomin* Reinhard Hauff* Edmund Luft* Jiří Menzel...
. - 1990 – Naplo apamnak, anyamnak (Diary for My Mother and Father)
- 1992 – Edith és Marlene (TV)
- 1993 – A magzatFoetus (film)Foetus is a 1994 Hungarian drama film directed by Márta Mészáros. It was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Adél Kováts as Anna* Aliona Antonova as Teréz* Jan Nowicki as Péter* Barbara Hegyi as Judit...
- 1995 – La settima stanza
- 1999 – A szerencse lanyai
- 2000 – Kisvilma - Az utolsó napló
- 2004 - A temetetlen halott (The Unburied Dead)
External links
- "Ordinary Lives in Extraordinary Times", 2002 interview from Senses of Cinema
- Central Europe Review interview about Kisvilma – Az utolsó napló (Little Vilma: The Last Diary)