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Father (1966 Film)
''Father'' ( hu, Apa) is a 1966 Hungarian drama film written and directed by István Szabó. The film is a coming of age story. The main character copes with his childhood loss of his father against the backdrop of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and memories of the earlier dictatorship of the Arrow Cross Party modelled on the German Nazi Party. Cast * András Bálint as Takó Bence * Miklós Gábor as Apa * Dániel Erdély as Agyerek Takó * Kati Sólyom as Anni * Klári Tolnay as Anya * Zsuzsa Ráthonyi as Anya Fiatalon * Ilona Petényi * Rita Békés * Judit Halász * Anna Nagy * Zsuzsa Balogh Reception The film won the Grand Prix at the 5th Moscow International Film Festival and the Special Jury Prize at Locarno, and established Szabó as a director of international stature. The film was also selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film was chosen to be part both of Budapest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
István Szabó
István Szabó (; 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's films are based on the tradition of the European auteurism that represent many aspects of the political and psychological conflicts of Central Europe's recent history often inspired by his own personal biography. He made his debut as a student in 1959, creating a short film at the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest, and his first feature film was released in 1964. He achieved his greatest international success with ''Mephisto'' (1981) for which he was awarded an Oscar in the best foreign language film category. Since then, most of Szabó's films have been international co-productions made in a variety of languages. His films are shot in European locations. However, he continues to make films in Hungarian, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judit Halász
Judit Halász (born 7 October 1942) is a Hungarian actress and singer. She has appeared in more than sixty films since 1962. She is known for her albums of Hungarian children's music. Her earlier albums were collaborations with the band , featuring former Illés members János Bródy and , and she has continued to work with individual members of the group throughout her career. Selected filmography References External links * 1942 births Living people Hungarian film actresses {{Hungary-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian Black-and-white Films
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1960s Hungarian-language Films
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1966 Drama Films
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1966 Films
The year 1966 in film involved some significant events. '' A Man for All Seasons'' won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Top-grossing films North America The top ten 1966 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Outside North America The highest-grossing 1966 films in countries outside North America. Events * October 19 - Gulf and Western Industries acquire Paramount Pictures. * November - Seven Arts Productions reach agreement to acquire Warner Bros. for $32 million, later forming a new company Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. * December 15 - Entertainment pioneer Walt Disney, best known for his creation of Mickey Mouse, breakthroughs in the field of animation, filmmaking, theme park design and other achievements, dies at the age of 65. He died while he was producing ''The Jungle Book'', ''The Happiest Millionaire'', and ''Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day''; the last three films under his personal supervision. Awards Academy Awards: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Hungarian Submissions For The Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
Hungary has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film every year since 1965. Only France has a longer unbroken streak entering the Foreign Oscar competition. The Best Foreign Language Film Award is handed out annually by the United States Academy Award for Best International Feature Film to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. Hungary's submission is selected annually by a Selection Committee of esteemed film professionals. Hungarian films have been nominated for Oscar awards ten times, and István Szabó's ''Mephisto'' won an Oscar. Hungarian films were nominated six times in eleven years, between 1978 and 1988. The next win came in 2015 with ''Son of Saul''. István Szabó has had his films selected to represent Hungary seven times between 1967 and 1992, more than any other Hungarian director. Four of his films were nominated for an Oscar, including one win. Zoltán Fábri's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Submissions To The 40th Academy Awards For Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of submissions to the 40th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English-speaking films produced outside the United States. The award is handed out annually, and is accepted by the winning film's director, although it is considered an award for the submitting country as a whole. Countries are invited by the Academy to submit their best films for competition according to strict rules, with only one film being accepted from each country. For the 40th Academy Awards, sixteen films were submitted in the category Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Belgium and Peru submitted films to the competition for the first time. The titles highlighted were the five nominated films, which came from France, Japan, Spain, Yugoslavia and the eventual winner, Czechoslovakia. The winner, Jiří Menzel's ''Closely Watched Trains'', was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest Twelve
The Budapest Twelve is a list of 12 Hungarian films considered the best from the period between 1948 and 1968. The films were chosen in secret ballot of the Hungarian film industry in 1968. Budapest Twelve The International Federation of Film Critics ''(FIPRESCI)'' held its annual conference in Budapest in 1968, the year that marked the 20th anniversary of the nationalization of the Hungarian film industry. On this occasion, the department of film critics of the Alliance of Hungarian Filmmakers choose the best 12 films in a secret ballot. The films were screened at the 4. Hungarian Film Week and one year later aired on the Hungarian Public Television. The full list of films: # Frigyes Bán: ''Treasured Earth'' # Miklós Jancsó: '' The Round-Up'' # Zoltán Fábri: ''Merry-Go-Round'' # András Kovács: ''Cold Days'' # Félix Máriássy: '' Budapest Spring'' # Zoltán Fábri: ''Professor Hannibal'' # Imre Fehér: ''In Soldier's Uniform'' # Károly Makk: ''The House Under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40th Academy Awards
The 40th Academy Awards honored film achievements of 1967. Originally scheduled for April 8, 1968, the awards were postponed to two days later, April 10, 1968, because of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Bob Hope was once again the host of the ceremony. Due to the increasing rarity of black and white feature films, the awards for cinematography, art direction and costume design were merged into single categories rather than having a distinction between color and monochrome. The Best Picture nominees were an eclectic group of films reflecting the chaos of their era. The event was the first one since the 1948 awards show to feature film clips from the Best Picture nominated films. This year's nominations also marked the first time that three different films were nominated for the "Top Five" Academy Awards: Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenplay. The three films were '' Bonnie and Clyde'', ''The Graduate'' and ''Guess Who's Coming to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States with a predominantly non-English dialogue track.80th Academy Awards – Special Rules for the Best Foreign Language Film Award . . Retrieved November 2, 2007. When the first Academy Awards ceremony was held on May 16, 1929, to honor fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Moscow International Film Festival
The 5th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 5 to 20 July 1967. The Grand Prix was shared between the Soviet film '' The Journalist'', directed by Sergei Gerasimov and the Hungarian film ''Father'', directed by István Szabó. The festival line-up included the film ''Spellbound Wood'', directed by Norodom Sihanouk, the former King of Cambodia. Jury * Sergei Yutkevich (USSR - President of the Jury) * Román Viñoly Barreto (Argentina) * Aleksey Batalov (USSR) * Lucyna Winnicka (Poland) * Todor Dinov (Bulgaria) * Hagamasa Kawakita (Japan) * Leslie Caron (France) * András Kovács (Hungary) * Grigori Kozintsev (USSR) * Robert Hossein (France) * Jiří Sequens (Czechoslovakia) * Dimitri Tiomkin (USA) * Andrew Thorndike (East Germany) * Leonardo Fioravanti (Italy) Films in competition The following films were selected for the main competition: Awards * Grand Prix: ** '' The Journalist'' by Sergei Gerasimov ** ''Father'' by István Szabó * Special Golden Prize: '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
