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István Szabó (Hungarian: [ˈsɒboː ˈiʃtvaːn]; born 18 February 1938) is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director. Szabó is one of the most notable Hungarian filmmakers and one who has been best known outside the Hungarian-speaking world since the late 1960s.
István Szabó is a renowned filmmaker who won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for Mephisto in 1981. He also directed Sunshine, Colonel Redl, and The Door, among others, and was a former communist spy.
István Szabó is a Hungarian film director who won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for Mephisto (1981). He also made English-language films with Klaus Maria Brandauer and Lajos Koltai, and was a former communist agent.
Jul 14, 2000 · A historical epic by István Szabó, a master of Hungarian cinema, starring Ralph Fiennes as three generations of a Jewish family in Hungary. The film follows their struggles with religion, politics, war, and identity in the 20th century.
Dec 7, 2021 · A retrospective of the Hungarian director István Szabó’s films reflects the awareness of the life of a generation that has been constantly exposed to challenges.
Nov 30, 2020 · The Academy Award-winning director talks about his latest work, a personal story of a doctor who returns to his hometown, starring Klaus Maria Brandauer. He also reflects on the future of cinema as an art form and the role of emotions in filmmaking.
István Szabó is one of Hungary's most celebrated and best-known film directors, and the only Hungarian to have won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, for Mephisto (1981).
