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Mephisto (1981 Film)
''Mephisto'' is a 1981 political drama film co-written and directed by István Szabó, and based on the novel of the same title by Klaus Mann. It stars Klaus Maria Brandauer as a German stage actor (modeled on Gustaf Gründgens) who finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi regime, the popularity of his character ends up superseding his own existence, until he finds that his best performance is keeping up appearances for his Nazi patrons. The film was a co-production of Hungarian, Austrian, and West German studios; starring a mix of German and Hungarian-speaking actors. It premiered in Budapest on 11 February 1981, and received widespread acclaim from critics, winning the Academy Award for Best Foreign-Language Film, the first Hungarian picture to do so. Brandauer's performance earned him multiple accolades, incl ... [...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] |
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ágnes Bánfalvy
Ágnes Bánfalvy (born 30 April 1954) is a Hungarian actress. She has appeared in more than fifty films since 1975. Selected filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Banfalvy, Agnes 1954 births Living people Actresses from Budapest Hungarian film actresses Hungarian television actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ildikó Kishonti
Ildikó Kishonti (26 April 1947 – 30 August 2009) was a Hungarian actress. She also appeared on television. Filmography References External links * 1947 births 2009 deaths Hungarian actresses {{Hungary-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamás Major
Tamás Major (26 January 1910 – 13 April 1986) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He also acted as the director of the Hungarian National Theatre from 1945 to 1962. Selected filmography * ''A szüz és a gödölye'' (1941) - István, Huber fiatalabb fia * ''Különös házasság'' (1951) - Jezsuita * ''Erkel'' (1952) - Kölcsey Ferenc * ''Merénylet'' (1960) - Halmágyi * ''Az utolsó vacsora'' (1962) * ''Miért rosszak a magyar filmek?'' (1964) - Póczik * ''Világos feladja'' (1964) - Mr. Borowski * ''Az Életbe táncoltatott leány'' (1964) - A képmutogató * ''Mit csinált Felséged 3-tól 5-ig?'' (1964) - Narrator * ''Kár a benzinért'' (1965) - Igazgató * ''A köszívü ember fiai'' (1965) - Baradlay Kázmér * ''The Corporal and the Others'' (1965) - Albert * ''Nem'' (1965) - Lakásügyi elõadó * ''Minden kezdet nehéz'' (1966) * ''Hideg napok'' (1966) - Grassy ezredes * ''És akkor a pasas...'' (1966) - Xandor * ''Egy magyar nábob'' (1966) - Griffard * ''Sell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Péter Andorai
Péter Andorai (25 April 1948 – 1 February 2020) was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in more than 90 films since 1975. He starred in the 1980 film ''Bizalom'', which was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for Best Director. Selected filmography * ''Vörös rekviem'' (1976) - Sallai Imre * ''A kard'' (1977) - Feri * ''Ékezet'' (1977) - Seregi, üzemmérnök * ''Riasztólövés'' (1977) - Csipesz * '' My Father's Happy Years'' (1977) - Varga Ernõ, kommunista * ''Amerikai cigaretta'' (1978) - Jegyüzér * ''Áramütés'' (1979) - Vince * ''Szabadíts meg a gonosztól'' (1979) - Antal, a katona * ''Bizalom'' (1980) - János Biró * '' The Green Bird'' (1980) - Jan Widuchowski * ''Utolsó elötti ítélet'' (1980) - A férfi * ''Mephisto'' (1981) - Otto Ulrichs * '' Another Way'' (1982) - Dönci Horváth - Lívia férje * ''Nyom nélkül'' (1982) - Gyanusított * ''Tight Quarters'' (1983) - Miklós * ''Szeretök'' (1984) - Árko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karin Boyd
Karin Boyd (born 1953 in Berlin) is a German actress and Theatre director. Life and career Boyd was born in 1953 in Berlin. Boyd's father was an American soldier. Boyd's mother was a German. Boyd completed a three-year study acting at the National Theatre School in Rostock, followed by an additional vocal training at the Department of chanson at the Music School in East Berlin Friedrichshain. After working at several small stages in 1973 she came to the Maxim Gorki Theatre in Berlin, where she played for ten years. In addition, she also played first film and television roles for the East German DEFA and Deutscher Fernsehfunk. Her breakthrough as an actress came in 1981 in the role of the dancer Juliette Martens in István Szabó's Oscar-winning film ''Mephisto'' starring Klaus Maria Brandauer. After her exit visa had been granted, in 1983, she moved with her son to West Germany and played on West German theater stages. She occurred in the popular TV-Series ''Ein Fall für zwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
György Cserhalmi
György Cserhalmi (born 17 February 1948, in Budapest) is a Hungarian actor. He graduated from the Actors Academy in 1971. He is also the founder of the Labdater Theatre in the Globe cultural centre. Employment *1971: Debrecen Csokonai Theatre *1972-1975: Veszprem Petofi Theatre *1979-1983: National Theatre, then the Hungarian Film Company *1983-1989: Katona Jozsef Theatre *1989-1991: National Theatre *1991–present: freelance work. Prizes *Kossuth Prize (1990) *SZOT prize (1988) *Elizabeth prize (1987) *Noteworthy artist (1986) *Balazs Bela prize (1982) Films Has acted in more than 200 films, since the early 1970s one of the most significant Hungarian contemporary actors, especially in modern heroic roles. One of the most significant being ''Mephisto'', made in 1981 by Istvan Szabo. He starred in the 1976 film '' Azonosítás'', which won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement at the 26th Berlin International Film Festival. He played a role in the 2002 ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Göring
Hermann Wilhelm Göring (or Goering; ; 12 January 1893 – 15 October 1946) was a German politician, military leader and convicted war criminal. He was one of the most powerful figures in the Nazi Party, which ruled Germany from 1933 to 1945. A veteran World War I fighter pilot ace, Göring was a recipient of the ("The Blue Max"). He was the last commander of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 1 (Jasta 1), the fighter wing once led by Manfred von Richthofen. An early member of the Nazi Party, Göring was among those wounded in Adolf Hitler's failed Beer Hall Putsch in 1923. While receiving treatment for his injuries, he developed an addiction to morphine which persisted until the last year of his life. After Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, Göring was named as minister without portfolio in the new government. One of his first acts as a cabinet minister was to oversee the creation of the Gestapo, which he ceded to Heinrich Himmler in 1934. Following the establishment of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his attempts to exact revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother. ''Hamlet'' is considered among the "most powerful and influential tragedies in the English language", with a story capable of "seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by others". There are many works that have been pointed to as possible sources for Shakespeare's play—from ancient Greek tragedies to Elizabethan plays. The editors of the Arden Shakespeare question the idea of "source hunting", pointing out that it presupposes that authors always require ideas from other works for their own, and suggests that no author can have an original idea or be an originator. When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazism
Nazism ( ; german: Nazismus), the common name in English for National Socialism (german: Nationalsozialismus, ), is the far-right totalitarian political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Nazi Germany. During Hitler's rise to power in 1930s Europe, it was frequently referred to as Hitlerism (german: Hitlerfaschismus). The later related term "neo-Nazism" is applied to other far-right groups with similar ideas which formed after the Second World War. Nazism is a form of fascism, with disdain for liberal democracy and the parliamentary system. It incorporates a dictatorship, fervent antisemitism, anti-communism, scientific racism, and the use of eugenics into its creed. Its extreme nationalism originated in pan-Germanism and the ethno-nationalist '' Völkisch'' movement which had been a prominent aspect of German nationalism since the late 19th century, and it was strongly influenced by the paramilitary groups that emerged af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mephistopheles
Mephistopheles (, ), also known as Mephisto, is a demon featured in German folklore. He originally appeared in literature as the demon in the Faust legend, and he has since appeared in other works as a stock character (see: Mephistopheles in the arts and popular culture). Etymology and name meaning The name ''Mephistopheles'' is a corrupted Greek compound. The Greek particle of negation (μη, ''mē'') and the Greek word for love or loving (φίλος, ''philos'') are the first and last terms of the compound but the middle term is more doubtful. For the middle term, three meanings have been noticed and three different complete etymologies have been established: *not loving light (φως το, ''phōs to''; the old form of the word being ''Mephostopheles'') *not loving Faust *allied to '' mephitic,'' a term which designates the poisonous vapors arising from the earth in certain places—pools, caverns, springs—destructive of human life. It is likely that the name was invent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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